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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Harshal J. Bhajak, Pune, IN;
Gerald J. Mcnerney, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mihir Ponkshe, Pune, IN;
Amit K. Sharma, Pune, IN;
Harshal J. Bhajak, Pune, IN;
Gerald J. McNerney, Stevensville, MI (US);
Mihir Ponkshe, Pune, IN;
Amit K. Sharma, Pune, IN;
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A dish rack is supported for vertical movement relative to a dishwasher tub, with the vertical adjustment being made by manually shifting the dish rack to cause a camming unit of a latching mechanism to cooperate with a follower in establishing at least a lowered position and a raised position for the rack. The camming unit includes a plurality of camming surfaces and ramps establishing multiple tiers upon which the follower is guided while being biased by a spring.