发明名称 Silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance
摘要 A dishwasher appliance is provided with a silverware basket. The silverware basket is configured for mounting to a rack assembly of the dishwasher appliance. With the silverware basket mounted to the rack assembly, a handle of the silverware basket permits a user to selectively remove the rack assembly from a wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance or selectively dismount the silverware basket from the rack assembly.
申请公布号 US9226643(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.01.05
申请号 US201213443013 申请日期 2012.04.10
申请人 General Electric Company 发明人 Garnett William Nathan;Hart Daniel J.
分类号 A47L15/50 主分类号 A47L15/50
代理机构 Dority & Manning, P.A. 代理人 Dority & Manning, P.A.
主权项 1. A dishwasher appliance comprising: a tub that defines a wash chamber; a rack assembly mounted within the wash chamber and configured for receipt of articles for cleaning; a silverware basket removably mounted to a front of said rack assembly, said silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a horizontal direction, said silverware basket further extending between a top and a bottom along a vertical direction, said silverware basket also extending between a front and a back along a transverse direction, the transverse direction being perpendicular to the horizontal and vertical directions, wherein said silverware basket comprises: a bottom wall;a front wall extending from said bottom wall along the vertical direction;a back wall extending from said bottom wall, along the vertical direction and spaced apart from said front wall along the transverse direction, wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, and said front wall assist in defining a cavity for receipt of articles for cleaning;a divider positioned within the cavity and extending between and connecting said front wall and said back wall along the transverse direction;a mounting assembly positioned on said back wall where said divider connects with said back wall, said mounting assembly configured for selectively securing said silverware basket to said rack assembly;a handle mounted adjacent said divider, wherein said mounting assembly urges said rack assembly along the transverse direction when a user pulls on said handle in the transverse direction; andwherein said mounting assembly comprises a hook extending into an opening defined by said back wall, the hook being configured for receipt of a projection that extends away from said rack assembly along the transverse direction.
地址 Schenectady NY US