US 11,805,965 B2
Height adjuster mechanism for a dishwasher dish rack
Harshal J. Bhajak, Pune (IN); Joseph T. Ferencevich, Saint Joseph, MI (US); Gerald J. McNerney, Middleton, WI (US); Thomas M. O'Brien, Saint Joseph, MI (US); Mihir Ponkshe, Pune (IN); and Amit K. Sharma, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/495,857.
Application 15/413,971 is a division of application No. 14/574,439, filed on Dec. 18, 2014, granted, now 9,596,975, issued on Mar. 21, 2017.
Application 14/458,661 is a division of application No. 13/110,048, filed on May 18, 2011, granted, now 8,813,766, issued on Aug. 26, 2014.
Application 17/495,857 is a continuation of application No. 16/451,232, filed on Jun. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,160,434.
Application 16/451,232 is a continuation of application No. 15/413,971, filed on Jan. 24, 2017, granted, now 10,342,408, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Application 14/574,439 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/458,661, filed on Aug. 13, 2014, granted, now 9,681,792, issued on Jun. 20, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0022725 A1, Jan. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. A47L 15/50 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/504 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49716 (2015.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dish rack, comprising:
a plurality of rails defining a front portion and a side portion;
a support body fixedly coupled to the side portion of the plurality of rails, the support body including a retainer element;
a base member operably coupled to the side portion and the support body and including an upper body portion that is configured to translate within the support body, wherein the upper body portion includes a latch housing, and wherein the latch housing includes a latch element and a side slot, and further wherein a portion of the latch element extends through the side slot; and
a control arm extending across the front portion of the plurality of rails and operably coupled with the base member to translate the plurality of rails between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the base member.