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Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999

Filed:

Jul. 24, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:

Charles W Pille, Newton, IA (US);

Rodney M Welch, Jackson, TN (US);

Assignee:

Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
211 419 ; 211 418 ; 2483167 ;
Abstract

A rack accessory is provided for a dishwasher for holding plastic bowl lids and utensils. The accessory mounts onto one of the tines of a conventional dishwasher rack. The accessory includes a first receptacle portion with a resilient tab for frictionally engaging flat objects such as lids, and an arm defining a second receptacle portion for holding utensils and the like. An attachment member is provided on the rack accessory for removably mounting the accessory onto a rack tine. The attachment member may be in the form of a cap, a collar, or a clip.


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Pille, Charles. (1999). Dishwasher rack accessory (U.S. Patent No. 5918749). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5918749

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