Patent ID: 8303725

Claim:
A dishwasher, comprising: a tub portion having a bottom wall, a rear wall, a pair of spaced side walls, a top wall, and a front wall, the front wall being formed at least in part by a door member movable between an open position and a closed position; a lower rack located proximate to the bottom wall of the tub portion and slidable into and out of the tub portion when the door member is in the open position, and an upper rack spaced vertically above the lower rack and slidable into and out of the tub portion when the door member is in the open position, each rack having a bottom wall, a front wall extending generally vertically upwardly from a front edge of the bottom wall, a rear wall extending generally vertically upwardly from a rear edge of the bottom wall, and a pair of spaced side walls extending generally vertically upwardly from opposite side edges of the bottom wall; and an upper handle formed separately from the upper rack, the upper handle comprising a first handle portion and a second handle portion formed separately from the first handle portion and engaging the first handle portion, the first and second handle portions being form-fitted with the upper rack so as to capture a part of the upper rack therebetween to secure the handle member to the upper rack, wherein the handle member is positioned to be grasped and pulled for sliding the rack out of the tub portion, wherein the upper handle is configured such that moving the door member to the closed position causes the door member to contact and urge the upper handle inwardly of the tub portion so as to ensure that the upper rack is slid inwardly to a desired predetermined position with respect to the rear wall of the tub portion.