The Maytag Company

Paul F Schell

Lawrence J Jordan

A dishwasher rack having substantially upstanding front, rear and side walls and a generally horizontally disposed bottom wall formed from a plurality of longitudinal and lateral wire members includes at least one pivoted divider. The pivoted dividers are each located between a pair of pivot support members which are secured to adjacent wires of the rack bottom by oppositely facing grooves and a deformable locking member. Each pivot support member includes a spring biasing arm having a cam member engageable with a follower associated with a pivoted divider. The cam member and biasing arm cooperate with the follower of the pivoted divider for controlling the positioning of the pivoted divider in either an upright or folded posture.

Dishwasher rack with pivoted divider assembly

A decorator panel construction is provided which utilizes removable and replaceable decorative panel inserts. A support panel holds these panel inserts between forwardly projecting upper and lower horizontal flanges. The panel inserts are further retained on the support panel by a pair of vertically extending elongated side channels secured to the support panel. The subassembly of support panel, panel insert and side channels, is secured to the appliance door by fasteners not visible from the front or sides of the appliance.

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Newton, IA, United States of America

Paul F Schell