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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Applicant:
Jesse Allen Curran, Versailles, KY (US);
Inventor:
Jesse Allen Curran, Versailles, KY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2006.01); A47G 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dishwasher rack basket assembly that includes a water impervious basket of open mesh construction, the basket is selectively positionable between a first size and a second size, the first size securing small items while permitting flow of liquid therethrough, the second size smaller than the first size and not securing small items while permitting flow of liquid therethrough, and a projection positioned on the basket, wherein the projection is engageable to transform the basket from the first size to the second size.