Patent ID: 7775223

Claim:
A dishwasher comprising: an outer housing; a drawer including front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls that collectively define a wash chamber, said drawer being shiftable between a first position wherein the wash chamber is received by the outer housing and a second position wherein the wash chamber is fully extended out of the outer housing; a utility link interconnected between the wash chamber and the outer housing, said utility link including, formed therein, multiple, flexible loops when the utility link is in a relaxed, non-extended state, wherein each of the multiple, flexible loops straighten to enable the drawer to shift between the first and second positions while, at the same time, remaining connected to the outer housing; and a utility link carrier for supporting at least one of the multiple flexible loops of the utility link, the utility link carrier including a rigid portion fixed relative to the outer housing and a semi-rigid support having a first end secured to the rigid portion.