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US 11,375,874 B2Granted
Dishwasher with a dish rack and utensil caddy
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMark S. Feddema, William J. Snell, Sachie Kakehi
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Abstract
An automatic dishwasher configured to implement an automatic treating cycle of operation, comprising a tub defining a dish treating chamber, a dish rack located within the dish treating chamber, and a utensil caddy removably mounted to the dish rack. The utensil rack including a first set of utensil holders provided on a first side wall of the utensil caddy and a second set of utensil holders provided on a second side wall of the utensil caddy.
Claims19
An automatic dishwasher configured to implement an automatic treating cycle of operation, comprising:
- a tub defining a dish treating chamber;
- a dish rack located within the dish treating chamber and comprising a bottom wall defining at least one plane;
- a utensil caddy, removably mounted to the dish rack, and comprising a periphery defining an interior with an open top, the periphery having at least first and second opposing side walls, the first side wall abutting and laying parallel to the bottom wall, and the second side wall movable relative to the utensil caddy between a first position, in opposition to the first side wall, and a second position, abutting the bottom wall;
- a first set of utensil holders provided on the first side wall comprising loops extending from the first side wall, and
- a second set of utensil holders provided on the second side wall comprising pairs of spaced pins defining a slot to receive at least one of a blade or handle of a utensil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.