US 11,986,144 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 Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/695,395.
Prior Publication US 2023/0292986 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/502 (2013.01) [A47L 15/504 (2013.01)] 18 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;
a lower dish rack received within the treating chamber, and having a least a portion with a seat for supporting dishes;
an upper dish rack located above the lower dish rack and having an opening overlying the portion of the lower dish rack; and
a repositionable tray carried by the upper dish rack comprising at least one sidewall and a base wall together defining at least one container and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the opening, wherein in the first position, the repositionable tray defines a first height with the seat, and in the second position, the repositionable tray defines a second height with the seat, the second height being greater than the first height and wherein the base wall divides the repositionable 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.