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US 5,115,822 AGranted
Dishwasher basket assembly including lift mechanism
OwnerWill E. Nicholsinventor
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Abstract
A dishwasher lower basket assembly including a dish holding basket and a lift mechanism for elevating the basket above the dishwasher door to a position adjacent the upper dish holding basket of the dishwasher.
Claims14
A lower basket assembly for a dishwasher having individual upper and lower baskets comprising:
- a lower basket;
- lift means attached to the lower basket adapted to be supported on an inner surface of a door of said dishwasher when in an open position for moving said lower basket between a first position proximate said inner surface with said lift means in a lower most position and a second position elevated above said inner surface with said lift means in an elevated position and said upper basket positioned within a washing compartment of said dishwasher.
A lower basket assembly for a dishwasher comprising:
- a frame including means for moving said frame between a position within said dishwasher and a position external of said dishwasher supported on an inner surface of a door of said dishwasher when in an open horizontal position;
- a lower basket for holding dishes;
- and
- means for attaching said lower basket to said frame adapted to selectively position said lower basket in a lower position adjacent said inner surface of said door and in a position elevated from said inner surface of said door with said frame positioned on said inner surface of said door.
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A lower basket assembly for a dishwasher comprising:
- lower basket means for holding dishes;
- and
- lift means for selectively moving and positioning said lower basket in a lowermost position and an uppermost position, said lift means including means for moving and supporting said lift means between locations within a washing compartment of the dishwasher and on an inner surface of a door of the dishwasher when in an open substantially horizontal position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.