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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2022
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Justin Daniel Ryan, Louisville, KY (US);
Steven Chadwick Koepke, LaGrange, KY (US);
Nathaniel Lee Min Sheeran, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber. A second rack assembly is slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the first rack assembly. A third rack assembly is slidably positioned in the wash chamber above the second rack assembly. A third spray assembly is positioned over the third rack assembly and configured to direct wash fluid at articles located in the third rack assembly. The third rack assembly includes a wire framework defining the shape of the third rack assembly. The wire framework incudes a boundary wall at a first side portion and a boundary wall at a second side portion. A wire insert includes a wire floor portion. The wire insert is configured to translate along one of the lateral direction and the transverse direction. The wire framework includes one or more detents configured to provide positional feedback when the plurality of hooks of the wire insert pass over the detents.