Patent ID: 8757742
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A47B,A47L

Abstract:
1. An adjustable rack assembly for use with a washing appliance, said adjustable rack assembly comprising: a rack comprising a first side wall and an opposing second side wall; a first rail assembly comprising a first plurality of horizontal rails; a second rail assembly comprising a second plurality of horizontal rails; a first support assembly coupled to said first side wall of said rack and comprising a first support plate configured to be removably coupled to said first rail assembly at any horizontal rail of said first plurality of horizontal rails; and a second support assembly coupled to said second side wall of said rack and comprising a second support plate configured to be removably coupled to said second rail assembly at any horizontal rail of said second plurality of horizontal rails; wherein said first support plate comprises a projection configured to extend downward and between any horizontal rail of said first plurality of horizontal rails and a first side wall of a tub of the washing appliance, and said second support plate comprises a projection configured to extend downward and between any horizontal rail of said second plurality of horizontal rails and a second side wall of the tub of the washing appliance, to secure said rack to said first rail assembly and said second rail assembly, and wherein each horizontal rail of said first plurality of horizontal rails and said second plurality of horizontal rails defines an extension, and said first support plate comprises a locking notch defined in a rear edge thereof and configured to couple to the respective extension of any horizontal rail of said first plurality horizontal rails, and said second support plate comprises a locking notch defined in a rear edge thereof and configured to couple to the respective extension of any horizontal rail of said second plurality of horizontal rails.