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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 18, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dwight W Jacobus, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph D Tobbe, Taylorsville, KY (US);
Lawrence R Collins, Louisville, KY (US);
James R Cochrane, Louisville, KY (US);
Glen Miller, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134135 ; 134201 ; 211 41 ;
Abstract
A mechanism for securing items in a dishwasher rack includes a support member mounted on the rack, and a U-shaped contact member with the distal ends of the contact member rotatably connected to the support member. A spring is mounted on the support member and engages the ends of the contact member to urge the contact member into engagement with items in the dishwasher rack.