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US3269548A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Rack construction for dishwashing machine

Assignee: Hobart Manfacturing Co
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Filing: 1964-11-20
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Granted: 1966-08-30
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Expires: 1984-11-20
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Russell C Geiger
  • 👤 Paul B Geiger

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 00:01
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/42; A47L15/50; A47L15/507

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
AN IMPROVED UPPER RACK SYSTEM FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE HAVING A TANK DEFINING A CLEANING CHAMBER AND ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE CAPACITY OF TABLEWARE ARTICLES AS WELL AS LARGE ARTICLES SUCH AS DEEP BOWLS, POTS AND PANS AND TALL GLASSES, SAID RACK SYSTEM COMPRISING A RACK HAVING AN OPEN MESH BOTTOM AND FRAME THROUGH WHICH A CLEANSING SPRAY CAN PASS, SAID RACK INCLUDING A SERIES OF GENERALLY PARALLEL SPACED LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS EXTENDING FROM FRONT TO BACK AND HAVING CONNECTED THERETO A SERIES OF GENERALLY PARALLEL SPACED LATERAL MEMBERS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS, A MEANS CONNECTED TO A PLURALITY OF SAID MEMBERS TO DEFINE A SUPPORT FOR THE TABLEWARE ARTICLES, A TRACK SPACED BETWEEN EACH SIDE OF SAID FRAME AND SIDE WALLS OF A TANK, MEANS ADAPTED TO MOUNT SAID TRACKS TO THE SIDE WALLS OF A TANK AT A PREDETERMINED ELEVATION PROVIDING FOR HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF THE CHAMBER, AND MEANS ON SAID TRACKS FOR SUPPORTING SAID FRAME AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS FOR ACCOMMODATING THE LARGE ARTICLES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 170 words
AN IMPROVED UPPER RACK SYSTEM FOR A DISHWASHING MACHINE HAVING A TANK DEFINING A CLEANING CHAMBER AND ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE A LARGE CAPACITY OF TABLEWARE ARTICLES AS WELL AS LARGE ARTICLES SUCH AS DEEP BOWLS, POTS AND PANS AND TALL GLASSES, SAID RACK SYSTEM COMPRISING A RACK HAVING AN OPEN MESH BOTTOM AND FRAME THROUGH WHICH A CLEANSING SPRAY CAN PASS, SAID RACK INCLUDING A SERIES OF GENERALLY PARALLEL SPACED LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS EXTENDING FROM FRONT TO BACK AND HAVING CONNECTED THERETO A SERIES OF GENERALLY PARALLEL SPACED LATERAL MEMBERS EXTENDING ACROSS SAID LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS, A MEANS CONNECTED TO A PLURALITY OF SAID MEMBERS TO DEFINE A SUPPORT FOR THE TABLEWARE ARTICLES, A TRACK SPACED BETWEEN EACH SIDE OF SAID FRAME AND SIDE WALLS OF A TANK, MEANS ADAPTED TO MOUNT SAID TRACKS TO THE SIDE WALLS OF A TANK AT A PREDETERMINED ELEVATION PROVIDING FOR HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF THE CHAMBER, AND MEANS ON SAID TRACKS FOR SUPPORTING SAID FRAME AT DIFFERENT ELEVATIONS FOR ACCOMMODATING THE LARGE ARTICLES.

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