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US 2013/0152983 A1Published application
Apparatus for mounting a rack in a dishwasher
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRAYBURN L. COX, MARK S. FEDDEMA, CHRISTOPHER C. WILCOX
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Abstract
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber, a rack for holding utensils for treatment within the treating chamber, a first wheel coupled with the tub, a second wheel coupled with the rack, and a track. The track can have first and second channels in a back-to-back relationship for respectively receiving the first and second wheels to slidably mount the rack to the tub.
Claims24
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and having at least one side;
- a rack for holding utensils for treatment within the treating chamber;
- a first wheel mounted to the at least one side of the tub;
- a second wheel mounted to the rack;
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- a track having a first C-shaped channel receiving the first wheel and a second C-shaped channel receiving the second wheel to slidably mount the rack to the tub, with the first and second C-shaped channels in a back-to-back relationship.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.