US 12,185,895 B2
Removable basket for a dishwashing appliance
Alan Stevenson Lucas, Louisville, KY (US); and Arpit Singhal, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/505,806.
Prior Publication US 2023/0123920 A1, Apr. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 15/08 (2006.01); A47L 15/16 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/507 (2013.01) [A47L 15/16 (2013.01); A47L 15/505 (2013.01); A47L 15/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A basket assembly for a dishwashing appliance, the dishwashing appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the basket comprising:
a basket body comprising a floor and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the floor, wherein the plurality of sidewalls defines at least two apertures, the basket body being removably provided within the dishwashing appliance;
a receiving boss defined through the floor of the basket body, the receiving boss defining an inlet at the floor and an outlet opposite the inlet through which fluid is dispensed; and
a lid selectively coupled to the basket body via a pair of latch bars at least partially received by the at least two apertures, wherein the lid comprises a concave dome formed therein, and wherein the dome is located over the receiving boss such that liquid dispensed through the receiving boss is distributed within the basket via the dome.