Rotating rack assembly
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsCONNOR M. BRANDT, JOSEPH T. FERENCEVICH, JOSEPH J. KIM, SHARATH CHANDRA MACHENAHALLI SHASHIDHAR, VENKATESH GIRISH AJARI
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Abstract
A dishwasher rack is able to rotate with respect to the dishwasher to permit access to all areas of the dishwasher rack from one side of the dishwasher. A skid plate is positioned between the dishwasher rack and a mounting frame to prevent the tines of the dishwasher rack from contacting the tines of the mounting frame. A rotatable member can be used between the dishwasher rack and the mounting frame. The rotatable member has an inner race, an outer race, and a ball bearing assembly positioned between the races. A handle can be coupled to the dishwasher rack.
Claims20
A rotatable dishwasher rack, comprising:
- a dishwasher rack having a housing with a plurality of openings;
- a mounting member;
- a rotatable member positioned between said dishwasher rack and said mounting member to permit rotation of said dishwasher rack with respect to said mounting member;
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- a skid plate positioned in between said mounting member and said rotatable member.
A rotatable dishwasher rack, comprising:
- a dishwasher rack having a housing with a plurality of openings;
- a mounting member;
- a rotatable member positioned between said dishwasher rack and said mounting member to permit rotation of said dishwasher rack with respect to said mounting member;
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- wherein said rotatable member comprises an inner race, an outer race, and a ball bearing assembly positioned therebetween.
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a dishwasher having a dishwasher housing having an interior cavity and at least one set of parallel wheel tracks;
- a dishwasher rack;
- a mounting frame with a front edge, a rear edge, and side edges;
- a rotatable member positioned between said dishwasher rack and said mounting frame;
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- a plurality of wheels coupled to said mounting frame, said plurality of wheels engaging said parallel wheel tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.