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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2000
Casey Brian Arthur Beck, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Mark H. Nelson, Berrien Springs, MI (US);
John Irven Smith, Coloma, MI (US);
Jeffrey Ray Taylor, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dishwasher rack which includes a basket supporting a plurality of fences rotatably about a common axis. The basket has a plurality of wires forming a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a front and back wall. The bottom wall has a plurality of upwardly oriented tines connected to and extending from the bottom wall in a first area and further has an open area without upwardly oriented tines. A first fence is provided having an axle wire and a plurality of support wires. The axle wire is rotatably supported adjacent the bottom wall such that the first fence may be rotated between a front position and a back position. A second fence is provided having a connection wire and a plurality of support wires. The connection wire is rotatably connected to axle wire such that the second fence may rotate about the axle wire between a front position and a back position. The first fence and second fence may be rotated to the first position such that the support wires of the first fence and the support wires of the second fence form an upstanding array for supporting dishes. Alternatively, one or both of the first fence and second fence may be rotated to the back position.