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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Michael Alexander Benedict, Louisville, KY (US);
Rebecca Ann Alvord, Louisville, KY (US);
Ryan James Diener, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian Michael Schork, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A tine assembly for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The tine assembly includes a plurality of segmented tines. Each segmented tine of the plurality of segmented tines includes a plurality of tine segments. Each tine segment of the plurality of tine segments is pivotally or rotatably mounted to a respective adjacent tine segment of the plurality of tine segments such that the segmented tines of the plurality of segmented tines are compliant. A related dishwasher appliance is also provided.