Patent ID: 9345382
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A47L

Claim Text:
1. A domestic dishwasher comprising: a compartment including an opening adapted to facilitate insertion and removal of dishes; a door that closes the opening; a first rack for holding the dishes, the first rack being adapted to fit within the compartment in a retracted position when the door is closed, the first rack being movable from the retracted position to an extended position when the door is open, wherein when the door is in an open position, the first rack is slidable at least partially out of the compartment through the opening, the first rack and the compartment do not include any rolling elements that would otherwise allow the first rack to roll between the extended position and the retracted position, the first rack includes a plurality of first sliding surfaces, each comprising one of a plurality of horizontal wires that are fixed with respect to a side of the first rack and are transverse to a side wall of the compartment, the compartment includes a second sliding surface, the first sliding surfaces and the second sliding surface are slidingly-engaged while the first rack is sliding out of the compartment, the first rack includes a plurality of third sliding surfaces, each comprising one of a plurality of vertical wires that each extend below the plurality of horizontal wires and that each are fixed with respect to the side of the first rack, and the compartment includes a fourth sliding surface extending vertically below the second sliding surface, the plurality of the third sliding surfaces and the fourth sliding surface together prevent the first rack from moving beyond a predetermined limit in a first lateral direction but allow uninhibited movement in a direction opposite to the first lateral direction, and the first rack is slidable onto the door when the door is open.