Patent ID: 8827390

Claim:
An appliance, the appliance defining vertical, lateral, and transverse directions, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the appliance comprising: a cabinet defining a chamber; at least one transverse guide supported by said cabinet; a drawer assembly supported by said at least one transverse guide and configured for movement along the transverse direction in and out of the chamber of said cabinet on said at least one transverse guide, said drawer assembly comprising: at least one vertical guide; at least one track member carried by said at least one vertical guide and configured for movement along the vertical direction on said at least one vertical guide, said at least one track member defining a channel positioned within a vertical plane, the channel extending between a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion of the channel positioned above the second end portion of the channel along the vertical direction; a container supported by said at least one track member; a biasing member configured for urging said container and said at least one track member upwardly along the vertical direction, said biasing member having a guided end, the guided end of said biasing member slidably received within the channel of said at least one track member, the guided end of said biasing member positioned at the first end portion of the channel when said container is being raised, the guided end of said biasing member positioned at the second end portion of the channel when said container is being lowered; a latch mechanism positioned at the first end portion of the channel, said latch mechanism configured for engaging and selectively securing the guided end of said biasing member at the first end portion of the channel; and a resetting member mounted within the chamber of said cabinet, said resetting member having a sloped surface for engaging the guided end of said biasing member.