US 12,232,682 B2
Moveable shelf assembly for a dishwasher
Fabio Cardano, Galliate (IT); Joseph Thomas Ferencevich, Saint Joseph, MI (US); Umit Can Koralay, Milan (IT); and Mateusz Uzniak, Wroclaw (PL)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/135,427.
Prior Publication US 2024/0341565 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/504 (2013.01) [A47L 15/502 (2013.01); A47L 15/507 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dish rack assembly for a dish treating appliance, the dish rack assembly comprising:
a dish rack having a bottom wall and at least a perimeter wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall and at least partially defining an interior, the perimeter wall including a plurality of cross members and a plurality of vertical members; and
a moveable shelf assembly provided with the perimeter wall, the moveable shelf assembly comprising:
a retaining body having at least one attachment arm configured to be coupled to a dish rack; and
a planar shelf body extending along a width and operably coupled to the retaining body for rotation between a storage position wherein the shelf body is upright and a use position wherein the shelf body is at least partially lowered, wherein the shelf body includes first and second positioning cross bars extending along the width and configured to allow for vertical movement of the shelf body along the retaining body between at least a lower use position and an upper use position;
wherein each vertical member of the plurality of vertical members comprises a contoured portion defining a non-vertical section; and
wherein the at least one attachment arm is coupled to the non-vertical section of the at least one of the plurality of vertical members.