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US 2026/0102049 A1Published application
Glass and stemware soft touch holding system
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJOSEPH T. FERENCEVICH, PRACHI S. SAWANT, RANIT THAPLIYAL, AMERESH B. VISWANATHAN
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Abstract
A glass support system for a dishwasher having a dishwasher insert that has a rigid base section and a flexible support section that engages the rim of the glass. The dishwasher insert can be used with clips that engage the stem of the glass. The dishwasher insert has hooks and slots to engage the wire rails of a dishwasher rack.
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A dishwasher insert comprising:
- a base section made of a rigid material, said base section having a plurality of spaced apart hooks for coupling said base section to a dishwasher rack;
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- a flexible section made of a flexible material, said flexible material having a plurality of grooves for engaging the rim of a glass.
A dishwasher rack, comprising:
- a wire frame housing having a plurality of horizontal members and a plurality of vertical wire members;
- at least one dishwasher insert having:
- a base section made of a rigid material, said base section having a plurality of spaced apart hooks for coupling said base section to one or more of said plurality of horizontal wire members;
- a flexible section made of a flexible material, said flexible material having a plurality of grooves for engaging the rim of a glass;
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- at least one clip member coupled to one or more horizontal wire members, said clip member having a generally horizonal slot for receiving said one or more horizontal wire members, and a first groove for receiving a stem of said glass.
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A dishwasher rack, comprising:
- a wire frame housing having a plurality of horizontal wire members and a plurality of vertical wire members;
- at least one dishwasher insert having a base section coupled to said wire frame housing and a flexible section extending above a top wall of said base section, made of a flexible material for supporting the rim of a glass;
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- at least one clip member coupled to said wire frame housing, said clip member having a first groove for receiving the stem of said glass.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.