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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 14, 1977
John G Crawford, Louisville, KY (US);
Thomas E Jenkins, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A rack holder for large diameter items of dishware of varying depths such as plates and bowls, including an arrangement of dish holder wire form elements mounted to a rack frame which efficiently accommodates either shallow depth items such as plates or deeper items such as bowls while maintaining a stable, slightly inclined vertical positioning of these items. The arrangement includes a succession of aligned pairs of dish holder elements of alternate configuration. One is comprised of upwardly extending fingers and the other of diverging substantially shorter elements. Both configurations are spaced and formed so as to securely engage shallow depth plates between successive pairs of elements of either configuration, while the divergent elements accommodate deeper bowl items allowing them to be received between the upwardly extending fingers. Particular dimensions and configuration of the elements accommodate the arrangement to a wide variety of dishware. The holder arrangement properly positions the dishes to be particularly adapted to dishwashing machine racks.