Easy load extendable/retractable bottom dishwasher rack

A new easy load extendable/retractable bottom dishwasher rack for raising to a height equal to that of a top rack comprising, in combination:

• a rack dimensioned for being received within a dishwasher, the rack being adapted for holding dishes and flatwares therein, the rack having a pair of upper tracks disposed on a lower surface thereof;
• a pair of lower tracks each having a pair of forward wheels and a pair of rearward wheels extending downwardly therefrom, the wheels being slidably received within opposed door tracks of a door of the dishwasher;
• a pair of scissor-action support assemblies extending between the pair of upper tracks and the pair of lower tracks, lower ends of the support assemblies coupled with the lower tracks, a forward lower end being pivotally coupled with the lower track, a rear lower end having a roller disposed thereon for being slidable within the lower tracks, upper ends of the support assemblies coupled with the upper tracks, the upper ends each having a pair of wheels coupled thereto with a space disposed between the wheels;
• a pair of spring-loaded pistons disposed within the pair of upper tracks, the pistons extending between the pair of wheels of the upper ends of the support assemblies, free ends of the pistons positioned within the space between the pair of wheels and coupling with an axle thereof, the pistons pulling the pair of wheels of the upper ends together to raise the rack with respect to the lower tracks and the dishwasher door;
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• a pair of locking members pivotally coupled with forward ends of the lower tracks, the locking members engaging the rack in a lowered orientation and releasing the rack in a raised orientation.