Patent ID: 11918167
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Furniture, games (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. An automatic dishwashing device, comprising:
a frame having a front, back, top, bottom and two sides;
a tub arranged within the frame and defining a hollow dishwashing cavity accessible via an access opening at the front of the frame;
a rack slidably disposed within the tub and longitudinally extendable from a stored position within the tub to an extended position outside of the tub; and
at least one tray including a utensil area and slidably fixed above the rack on a pair of opposite and parallel support rods extending from a front to a back of the rack, wherein the tray is configured to selectively remain partially within the tub when the rack is in the extended position or extend outside the tub when the rack is in the extended position, the tray including an engagement area adjacent the utensil area and an engagement extender extending from the engagement area from a front of the tray on each side of the tray and defining a guide recess to slidably engage the respective support rod, wherein the engagement area is configured to rest on the respective support rod and the engagement extender is configured to selectively receive a portion of the respective support rod to support the tray when the tray remains within the tub and the rack is in the extended position.