Conduit docking assembly for a dishwasher appliance

A dishwasher appliance, comprising:

• a cabinet defining a wash chamber for the receipt of articles for washing;
• a rack for carrying the articles, the rack configured for movement between a retracted position and an extended position and configured for adjustment between an upper position and a lower position within the wash chamber;
• a fluid supply located along a rear portion of the wash chamber and defining an egress for a flow of fluid out of the fluid supply;
• a conduit attached to the rack and movable with the rack between the retracted position and the extended position as well as between the upper position and the lower position, the conduit having a connecting end;
• a chamber positioned at the connecting end of the conduit and defining an opening;
• a sealing plate positioned at the opening of the chamber and defining an upper aperture and a lower aperture;
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• a docking station attached to the fluid supply, the docking station having an upper docking port, a middle docking port, and a lower docking port, the upper aperture and the lower aperture of the sealing plate each configured to receive one of the upper, middle, and lower docking ports when the rack is in the retracted position, and wherein the middle docking port has an opened end to permit the flow of fluid through the egress and into the conduit when the rack is in the retracted position and wherein the upper docking port and the lower docking port each have a closed end to prevent the flow of fluid into the conduit when the rack is in the retracted position.