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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2018
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Marcus R. Fischer, Stevensville, MI (US);
Christopher C. Wilcox, Stevensville, MI (US);
Daniel S. Mead, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Jamie T. Weinert, Escanaba, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher has a tub defining a wash chamber with an open face, a pivoting door having an open position and a closed position, a slide system having a first rail including a transition element, a second rail slidably interconnected with the first rail for relative sliding, and a dish rack rotatably connected to the slide system by a pivot system. The pivot system is attached to the transition element to cooperatively pivot with the door as the door is moving from the open position to the closed position.