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US3511387A
US3511387A US700889A US3511387DA US3511387A US 3511387 A US3511387 A US 3511387A US 700889 A US700889 A US 700889A US 3511387D A US3511387D A US 3511387DA US 3511387 A US3511387 A US 3511387A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
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  • MAsLow AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER RECEIVING MEANS May 12, 1970 Filgdqan. 26, 1968 [0 (/Ar W54 014/ H P III m United States Patent 3,511,387 AUTOMATIC DISHWASHER RECEIVING MEANS Louis Maslow, Huntsville Road, Dallas, Pa. 18612 Filed Jan. 26, 1968, Ser. No. 700,889 Int. Cl. A47f 3/14 US. Cl.
  • This invention relates generally to automatic dishwashers and more particularly to the crockery and utensil carrier receptacles therefor.
  • novel receiving means for an automatic dishwasher comprising carrier members, for holding the crockery and utensils to be washed, which carrier members are each associatingly adapted to be simultaneously detachably engageable and slidingly unengageable when so detachably engaged to one another.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a pair of carrier members according to the invention showing them in detached relationship, partially cut away and in cross-section.
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmented top plan view of one carirer member of the invention, looking down along line 2-2 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a fragmented top plan view of another carrier member of the invention, looking down along line 33 of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a fragmented View showing the carrier members of FIGS. 2 and 3 in attached concentric relationship.
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmented view taken along line 55 of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary view in perspective (similar to FIG. 4) showing the pair of carrier members in detachably engaged concentric relationship.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a carrier member 10 in detached superimposed relationship to another car rier member 12.
  • Carrier members 10 and 12 conform to a generally shallow cylindrical shape, however, this is not essential since it is to be understood that the cylindrical shape may vary in height.
  • Carrier member 10 is open at the top 14 and has grid bottom 16 (FIG. 2);
  • carrier 12 is similar to 10 except it has a bottom comprising a plurality of inter-connected pyramidally shaped holding members 20.
  • the said grid bottom is usually employed to hold glasses, cups or utensils, while the said pyramidal members generally are used to hold plates or bowls.
  • the configuration of the carrier bottom is not critical to the invention, since it may be any conventional crockery or utensil supporting member known to the art, the invention, as subsequently described, lying elsewhere.
  • the carrier member of the invention is preferably cast as an integral plastic body 22, and generally cylindrically shaped, as aforementioned.
  • the upper portion 24 of said body 22 (approximately the upper half) has a larger diameter than that of lower portion 26 with the result that lower portion 26 is concentrically adapted to be received inside of upper portion 24 of another carrier member, e.g. carrier member 10 inside carrier member 12.
  • a plurality of external flanges 30 and internal flanges 32 are formed at the juncture of upper and lower portions 24 and 26, respectively, of body 22, which can be best seen, especially, in FIGS. 1 and 6.
  • the carrier member is provided with, a plurality of oblong shaped apertures 40 which are approximately equally located in upper and lower portions 24 and 26, said oblong being parallel to the horizontal plane of said cylindrical body 22, and being further provided to allow for the circulation of wash water therethrough.
  • each aperture 40 terminates at each oblong end at flanges 30 and 32, however, this is not critical to the invention, since the apertures could be of varying smaller size.
  • a plurality of vertical, inwardly directed channel members are provided in the vertical circular walls 52 and 54 of lower and upper body portions 26 and 24, respectively, said channel members being generally rectangular in front conformation.
  • the aforesaid channel members 50 are preferably provided so that they extend into the generally central part of every other flange 30, 32, preferably, the extreme end of said channel 50 terminating preferably at about the beginning of the upper third 62 of upper portion 24. This terminus point is not critical and may be varied as desired.
  • Channel member 50 is generally rectangularly shaped having a vertically disposed rear wall 70 and a pair of opposing parallel side walls 72 and 74, integral therewith and at right angles thereto.
  • a rib member 78 Projecting vertically from the upper end 76 of side wall 74, and integral therewith, is a rib member 78 which can best be seen in FIG. 6, for example.
  • Rib member 78 is broader at its base 80 i.e. corresponding to the width of wall 74, and tapers upwardly from said base, finally terminating at a point 82, slightly below the rim 84 of upper portion 24 of body 22.
  • rib member 78 inside channel member 50 permits horizontal locking of the two carriers while the carriers are free to be vertically displaced by simply drawing the upper stacked carrier off the lower one.
  • This stacking feature can best be seen by referring especially to FIGS. 4-6. It is to be understood that while two different carrier members, e.g. one having a grid bottom and one a pyramidal bottom, have been illustrated as stacked together, they may be the same or different, and that more than two can be con- -veniently stacked.
  • each individual carrier member is adapted to be superimposed upon by another like adapted carrier member, and so forth, ad infinitum, subject to space requirements, which results in efiicient employment of the space around the washing machines.
  • crockery and utensils mentioned hereina'bove are defined to mean all types of glassware, dishware, utensils and the like. It is futher to be understood that while the novel carrier members have been described as holding washed articles, it is intended that they could also be used for holding soiled articles until the soiled articles are ready to be washed. They may be also conveniently nested or stacked empty which is advantageous because of space saving around the operational area of the dishwasher, and also because of lower freight rates when shipping nested racks. Moreover, advantageously, the carriers of the invention may be stacked in high or low positions whether empty or full of crockery and utensils.
  • Receiving means for an automatic dishwasher comprising carrier members for holding crockery and utensils, which carrier members are each associatingly adapted to be simultaneously detachably engageable and slidingly unengageable when so detachably engaged to one another and wherein each carrier member further comprises a unitary body member open at one end thereof and provided with supporting means at the other end thereof, said body member having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having lateral dimensions larger than said lower portion resulting in a plurality of internal flanges, at least one channel member being provided partially in said lower portion and partially in said upper portion, said channel member being further provided with locking means for detachably engaging a like channel member on another like carrier member.
  • each carrier member further comprises a generally cylindrically shaped body member open at one end thereof and provided with supporting means at the other end thereof, said body member having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion being of a larger diameter than said lower portion resulting in a plurality of internal flanges at least one channel member being provided partially in said lower portion and partially in said upper portion, said channel member being further provided with locking means for detachably engaging a like channel member on another like carrier member.
  • Means according to claim 2 wherein a plurality of channel members are provided, each of said channel members being inwardly directed, said channel member being substantially vertically oriented and further comprising a generally rectangular shaped member having a rear wall and a pair of opposing, parallel side walls at right angles thereto and integral therewith, said locking means further comprising a rib member integrally joined and projecting vertically upwardly from one of said side walls.
  • said supporting means comprise a grid member on one of said carrier members and a plurality of interconnected pyramidal members on the other said carrier member.
  • Receiving means for an automatic dishwasher comprising a carrier member for holding crockery and utensils, which carrier member is adapted to be detachably engageable with another like associatingly adapted carrier member, said carrier member further comprising a unitary body member open at one end thereof and provided with supporting means at the other end thereof, said body member having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion having lateral dimensions larger than said lower portion resulting in a plurality of internal flanges, at least one channel member being provided partially in said lower portion and partially in said upper portion, said channel member being further provided with locking means for detachably engaging a like channel member on another like carrier member.
  • Receiving means for an automatic dishwasher comprising carrier members for holding crockery and utensils, which carrier members are each associatingly adapted to be simultaneously detachably engageable and slidingly unengageable when so detachably engaged to one another, and wherein at least a pair of said carrier members are detachably joined in concentric relationship, and each carrier member further comprises a generally cylindrically shaped integral body member open at one end thereof and provided with supporting means at the other end thereof, said body member having an upper portion and a lower portion, said upper portion being of a larger diameter than said lower portion resulting in a plurality of internal flanges at least one channel member being provided partially in said lower portion and partially in said upper portion, said channel member being further provided with locking means for detachably engaging a like channel member on the other like carrier member, said channel member being inwardly directed, said channel member being substantially vertically oriented and further comprising a generally rectangular shaped member having a rear wall and a pair of opposing, parallel side walls at right angles thereto and integral there
  • said supporting means comprise a grid member on one of said carrier members and a plurality of interconnected pyramidal members on the other said carrier member.

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US4544122A (en) * 1984-06-26 1985-10-01 Northern Telecom Limited Adjustable height support device for a video display unit or the like
AT391261B (de) * 1989-01-31 1990-09-10 Fries Planung & Marketing Spuel- und lagerkorb fuer geschirrspuelmaschinen
AT402605B (de) * 1994-03-25 1997-07-25 Fries Planung & Marketing Geschirrkorb für geschirrspülmaschinen geschirrkorb für geschirrspülmaschinen
US20090101066A1 (en) * 2007-10-19 2009-04-23 Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Rack used to fix workpieces

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US3252582A (en) * 1965-08-03 1966-05-24 Kesilman Sol Modular dish washer rack
US3283915A (en) * 1964-03-31 1966-11-08 Maslow Louis Tray or rack assembly
US3342346A (en) * 1965-09-08 1967-09-19 Shell Oil Co Stacking and nesting tray
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US3342346A (en) * 1965-09-08 1967-09-19 Shell Oil Co Stacking and nesting tray
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US4544122A (en) * 1984-06-26 1985-10-01 Northern Telecom Limited Adjustable height support device for a video display unit or the like
AT391261B (de) * 1989-01-31 1990-09-10 Fries Planung & Marketing Spuel- und lagerkorb fuer geschirrspuelmaschinen
AT402605B (de) * 1994-03-25 1997-07-25 Fries Planung & Marketing Geschirrkorb für geschirrspülmaschinen geschirrkorb für geschirrspülmaschinen
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