Movable cutlery basket
AssigneesBSH Home Appliances Corporation, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsCasey Carr, Deborah Harr
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Abstract
A dishwasher rack includes a frame and a support rail disposed along sides of the frame. A plurality of cutlery baskets are coupled to the rail. Each cutlery basket is movable from a respective first location on the rail to a respective second location on the rail. The cutlery baskets may be removable to enable a user to adjust a ratio of cutlery storage area to crockery storage area as desired. Also, the cutlery baskets may be arranged to revolve along a perimeter of the rack so that a user can load empty baskets at the same location.
Claims25
A dishwasher rack, comprising:
- a frame including at least two contiguous sides disposed along a perimeter of the rack, the two sides including a first side and a second side;
- a support rail disposed along the at least two sides of the frame such that the rail includes a first portion corresponding to the first side of the frame and a second portion corresponding to the second side of the frame;
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- at least one cutlery basket coupled to the rail and arranged to be movable along the perimeter of the rack from the first portion of the rail to the second portion of the rail without disengaging from the rail as the at least one cutlery basket moves from the first portion of the rail to the second portion of the rail or vice versa.
A cutlery basket assembly, comprising:
- a support rail configured to extend along at least a first side and a second side of a dishwasher rack such that the rail includes a first portion corresponding to the first side of the rack and a second portion corresponding to the second side of the rack;
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- at least one cutlery basket coupled to the rail and arranged to revolve in the rack so as to be movable along the rail from the first portion of the rail to the second portion of the rail.
The cutlery basket according to 17, wherein the rail forms a loop within the rack, and the plurality of cutlery baskets is arranged to revolve along the loop.
A dishwasher rack, comprising:
- a frame including at least two contiguous sides disposed along a perimeter of the rack, the two sides including a first side and a second side;
- a support rail disposed along the at least two sides of the frame such that the rail includes a first portion corresponding to the first side of the frame and a second portion corresponding to the second side of the frame;
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- a plurality of cutlery baskets coupled to the rail and arranged to be movable from the first portion of the rail to the second portion of the rail,
- wherein the plurality of cutlery baskets is movable along the rail,
- further comprising a plurality of carriers corresponding respectively to the plurality of cutlery baskets, wherein each carrier is movable relative to the rail, and
- wherein each carrier is pivotable relative to a corresponding cutlery basket so as to facilitate movement of the carrier along a curved portion of the rail.
A dishwasher rack, comprising:
- a frame including at least two contiguous sides disposed along a perimeter of the rack, the two sides including a first side and a second side;
- a support rail disposed along the at least two sides of the frame such that the rail includes a first portion corresponding to the first side of the frame and a second portion corresponding to the second side of the frame;
- and
- a plurality of cutlery baskets coupled to the rail and arranged to be movable from the first portion of the rail to the second portion of the rail,
- wherein the plurality of cutlery baskets is movable along the rail,
- further comprising a plurality of carriers corresponding respectively to the plurality of cutlery baskets, wherein each carrier is movable relative to the rail, and
- wherein the rail is a T-shaped rail, and each carrier includes a channel to receive a portion of the T-shaped rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.