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US 5,344,029 AGranted
Dishwasher holddown rack
AssigneeAnn T. Oghia
InventorsAnne T. Oghia, Hady G. Oghia
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Abstract
Rack-like structure adapted to be placed over items in the upper rack of a dishwasher to hold them down and prevent them from being inverted. The structure includes three pivotally connected sections which allow the structure to engage taller items in the center of the upper rack and shorter items along the outer edges of the upper rack. The outer sections include pockets along their outer edges for holding container lids and the like.
Claims4
Structure adapted to overlie items placed in the upper rack of a dishwasher comprising:
- a plurality of planar panels each including a generally rectangular outer rail having four sides and a plurality of parallel spaced transverse rails each connected to an opposed pair of sides of said outer rail;
- and
- means for pivotally connecting said panels in side-to-side relationship.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.