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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
May. 17, 2011
Applicants:
James Murray Klump, Crestwood, KY (US);
Stephen Froelicher, Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Rebecca Lynne Hannon, South Lyon, MI (US);
Inventors:
James Murray Klump, Crestwood, KY (US);
Stephen Froelicher, Shepherdsville, KY (US);
Rebecca Lynne Hannon, South Lyon, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/50 (2013.01); A47L 15/505 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dishwasher appliance having a rack assembly that can provide support for both large and small bowls is provided. The rack assembly includes tines, referred to herein as vertical members, that can hold both large and small bowls in a vertical orientation. The rack assembly may be used in a dishwasher to provide the upper rack, lower rack, or both.