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US 5,474,378 AGranted
Adjustable support apparatus for a dishrack
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJohn I. Smith, Michael L. Giddings
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AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJohn I. Smith, Michael L. Giddings
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A manually adjustable support assembly for movably supporting an upper dishrack within a dishwasher. A plurality of support assemblies are provided for each dishrack and permit manual adjustments of the dishrack between predetermined vertically spaced positions. Each of the adjustable support assemblies comprise a housing for interconnection with the dishrack. A flex plate is disposed adjacent the housing and slidably interconnects with the housing. A wheel rotatably interconnects with the flex plate and is rotatably received into a track supported on the sidewall of the dishwasher tub. The flex plate includes a positioning rib which is received into one of a plurality of receiving slots formed into the housing. By flexing the flex plate, the positioning rib may be disengaged from one of the receiving slots and the flex plate moved longitudinally relative to the housing. By relaxing the flex plate, the positioning rib is engaged into the adjacent-most receiving slot. In this fashion, therefore, the dishrack may be moved between predetermined vertical positions.
An adjustable support assembly in combination with a dishwasher having a tub defining outer sidewalls at opposite sides of a dishwashing space within a cabinet, horizontal tracks on the sidewalls, and a dishrack, wherein a plurality of said manually adjustable support assemblies are provided for permitting manual adjustments of the dishrack between predetermined vertically spaced positions and for moveably carrying said dishrack on the sidewall tracks for movement into and from the dishwashing space, said adjustable support assembly comprising:
An adjustable support assembly in combination with a dishwasher having a tub defining outer sidewalls at opposite sides of a dishwashing space within the cabinet, horizontal tracks on the sidewalls, and a dishrack, wherein a plurality of said manually adjustable support assemblies are provided for permitting manual adjustments of the dishrack between predetermined vertically spaced positions and for moveably carrying said dishrack on the sidewall tracks for movement into and from the dishwashing space, said adjustable support assembly comprising:
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