Dishwasher utensil rack and utensil basket therefor
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMark Feddema, Rudd Lauer, Jeffrey Taylor, Lorraine Westlake
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AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMark Feddema, Rudd Lauer, Jeffrey Taylor, Lorraine Westlake
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An automatic dishwasher comprises an open-faced cabinet defining a wash chamber and a utensil rack mounted within the wash chamber. The utensil rack comprises a frame mounted to the cabinet and a basket removably mounted to the frame, and the frame and the basket are configured such that the basket is vertically adjustable relative to the frame. Additionally, the basket comprises a plurality of basket elements that are complementary to form a whole basket. Further, the dishwasher includes a pair of slides for slidably mounting the frame to the cabinet. The slides comprise a track that slidably receives a wheel on the utensil rack and includes an access opening for insertion or removal of the wheel from the track. A closure for selectively closing the access opening prevents undesired removal of the wheel from the track.
An automatic dishwasher comprising:
A utensil rack for use in an automatic dishwasher comprising an open-faced cabinet defining a wash chamber and a door movably mounted to the cabinet for selectively closing the wash chamber;
A utensil rack for use in an automatic dishwasher comprising an open-faced cabinet defining a wash chamber and a door movably mounted to the cabinet for selectively closing the wash chamber, the utensil rack comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.