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Dishwasher rack assembly with fold down combs

US5351837A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 7, 1993
Grant dateOct 4, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L15/503
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A dishwasher rack assembly includes a first elongated rod extending across the rack bottom in one direction and a second elongated rod extending across the rack bottom and crossing the first rod at an angle. A comb includes a base rod overlying the first elongated rod and a finger projecting outward of the base rod. A connector includes a first pair of spaced apart walls forming a first downwardly open recess receiving the rods in a vertical array; a second pair of spaced apart walls forming a second downwardly open recess receiving the second elongated rod; and a third set of spaced apart walls forming a laterally open recess intersecting the first and second recesses and receiving the finger so that the comb can be moved between a position with the finger extending upward and a position with the finger lying parallel to the first and second rods.

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