Dishwasher basket assembly

A basket assembly comprising:

• a container portion comprising a bottom surface and a sidewall, the sidewall defining an opening opposite the bottom surface extending within a first plane;
• a handle including a grip portion disposed above the opening, said handle being coupled to said container portion such that said grip portion extends in a handle plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first plane;
• a first lid rotationally coupled to said container portion adjacent to said grip portion and configured to at least partially cover the opening in a closed position, said first lid extending within a first lid plane substantially perpendicular to said handle plane of said grip portion in the closed position;
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• a second lid rotationally coupled to said container portion adjacent to said first lid and said grip portion, said second lid having a second lid plane substantially perpendicular to said handle plane of said grip portion in the closed position and being configured to rotate in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction.

A basket assembly comprising:

• a container portion comprising a bottom surface and a sidewall, the sidewall defining an opening opposite the bottom surface extending within a first plane;
• a lid operably engaged with the container portion and extending along a lid plane across an opening defined by the container portion when said lid is in a closed position, said lid being rotationally coupled with said container portion so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation between the closed position and an open position, said lid comprising a distal end opposite the axis of rotation and opposing sides extending between the distal end and the axis of rotation;
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• a fin defined by the lid and extending from one of the sides of said lid in a direction substantially perpendicular to the lid plane, wherein the fin is configured to rotate with the lid about the axis of rotation, said fin generally defining a fin plane extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, said fin spaced from the axis of rotation and the distal end such that the fin is defined partially between the distal end and the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation defined below the first plane such that said fin is spaced above the first plane when said lid is in the open position.

A lid for a basket, the basket comprising a bottom surface and a sidewall, the sidewall defining an opening opposite the bottom surface extending within a first plane, said lid comprising:

• a lid body;
• a coupling structure associated with said lid body and configured to rotationally couple said lid body to the basket, said coupling structure defining an axis of rotation about which said lid body rotates between a closed position and an open position when coupled to the basket, said lid body comprising a distal end opposite the axis of rotation and opposing sides extending between the distal end and the axis of rotation;
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• a fin defined by the lid body and extending from said lid body in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane generally defined by said lid body, wherein the fin is configured to rotate with the lid body about the axis of rotation, said fin generally defining a fin plane extending perpendicularly to the axis of rotation, said fin spaced from the axis of rotation and the distal end such that said fin is defined partially between the distal end and the axis of rotation, the axis of rotation defined below the first plane such that said fin is spaced above the first plane when said lid body is in the open position.

A basket assembly comprising:

• a container portion comprising a bottom surface and a sidewall, the sidewall defining an opening opposite the bottom surface and having an inner surface and an outer surface;
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• a lid rotationally coupled to said container portion and adapted to receive an elongated item therethrough into the container portion when said lid is disposed in each of a first rotational position and a second rotational position, said lid being rotatable about an axis of rotation between an open position and a closed position, said lid configured to extend partially within the opening to engage the inner surface of the sidewall in the open position,
• wherein said lid defines a lid plane and further includes spaced apart first and second lid members defining respective first and second planes, the first and second planes disposed parallel to the lid plane, said lid further comprising a third lid member defining a third plane disposed perpendicular to the lid plane, the third lid member being operably engaged between the first and second lid members.