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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Matthew M. Hansen, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Ronald M. Nowell, Jr., Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/50 (2006.01); A47B 88/487 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/507 (2013.01); A47B 88/487 (2017.01); A47B 2210/0043 (2013.01); A47B 2210/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and defining an access opening, a dishrack, and a guide rail assembly slidably mounting the dishrack to the tub. The guide rail assembly has a guide rail mounted to the dishrack or to the tub and has upper and lower tracks, which are spaced from each other by a predetermined height, and at least one pair of wheels comprising upper and lower wheels, which are rotatably mounted to the other of the dishrack or the tub.