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Dishwasher rack construction

US6726031B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 7, 2002
Grant dateApr 27, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 23, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47L15/501
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Dishwasher rack and extender for an automatic dishwasher has 12, 20, 30 or 42 compartments defined by a plurality of rows of adjacent hexagonal compartments with a half hexagonal compartment at the end of each row and two rows of pentagonal compartments with a half pentagonal compartment at one end. The rows of pentagonal compartments border opposite sides of the rows of hexagonal compartments and the end compartments alternate ends from row to row.

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