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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Debra L. Bengston, Jackson, TN (US);
Mark Britton, Portland, OR (US);
Heather Hagans, Jackson, TN (US);
Scott D. Raches, Jackson, TN (US);
Wayne M. Vanlandingham, Texarkana, TX (US);
Christopher W. Vaughn, Mebane, NC (US);
Karl R. C. Wendt, Des Moines, IA (US);
Debra L. Bengston, Jackson, TN (US);
Mark Britton, Portland, OR (US);
Heather Hagans, Jackson, TN (US);
Scott D. Raches, Jackson, TN (US);
Wayne M. VanLandingham, Texarkana, TX (US);
Christopher W. Vaughn, Mebane, NC (US);
Karl R. C. Wendt, Des Moines, IA (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A utensil holder assembly for a dishwasher includes multiple utensil baskets that can be mounted in various different configurations in the dishwasher to provide a consumer with the flexibility to construct diverse arrangements of dishware, cookware, utensils and the like for a washing operation. In a first configuration, two utensil baskets are interconnected to form an elongated basket which can be mounted to an inner liner of a dishwasher door. In a second configuration, one basket is mounted to the inner liner and the other basket is supported on a rack in the dishwasher. In a third configuration, both of the baskets are supported on the rack.