US 12,256,879 B2
Dishwasher with tray
Fabio Cardano, Galliate (IT); Umit Can Koralay, Milan (IT); Giuseppina Arresta, Ternate (IT); Mark Steven Feddema, Kalamazoo, MI (US); and Hrushikesh Chandrakant Prabhu, Pune (IN)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/511,316.
Application 18/511,316 is a continuation of application No. 17/695,395, filed on Mar. 15, 2022, granted, now 11,986,144.
Prior Publication US 2024/0081610 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/502 (2013.01) [A47L 15/504 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;
at least an upper dish rack and a lower dish rack received within the treating chamber for supporting dishes; and
a reversible tray carried by one of the upper or lower dish rack and removably disposed within the upper or lower dish rack to flip between a first position and a second position, the reversible tray having a first sidewall and a second sidewall and a base wall angled with respect to the first and second sidewalls, wherein the base wall divides the reversible tray into a primary container and a secondary container, the primary container configured to receive dishes when in the first position and the secondary container configured to receive dishes when in the second position.