US 12,458,202 B2
Lift and load silverware basket
Joel Boyer, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Midea Group Co., Ltd., Guangdong (CN)
Filed by Midea Group Co., Ltd., Guangdong (CN)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/592,875.
Prior Publication US 2025/0275668 A1, Sep. 4, 2025
Int. Cl. A47L 15/50 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/502 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher silverware container, comprising:
a basket further comprising a front wall and an opposing rear wall, and a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, wherein each of the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall comprises an interior surface such that each interior surface collectively define an interior space;
at least one cam track defined within one interior surface of the basket, the cam track comprising an entrance point configured to removably receive a loading tray within the cam track; and
the loading tray positionable about the basket, the loading tray further comprising:
a cell cover; and
at least one leg extending from a first side of the cell cover, wherein said at least one leg has a coupling element positioned on a distal end thereof such that the coupling element is positioned within the at least one cam track to allow vertical movement of the loading tray with respect to the basket.