Patent ID: 8905495

Claim:
A dishwasher appliance comprising: a tub defining a wash chamber; a door mounted to said tub, said door configured for permitting selective access to the wash chamber of said tub; a rack assembly selectively positioned within the wash chamber of said tub and configured for the receipt of articles for washing; a silverware basket removably mounted to a front of said rack assembly such that said silverware basket is disposed between said door and said rack assembly when said door is in a closed position, said silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a horizontal direction, wherein said silverware basket comprises: a bottom wall; a back wall extending from said bottom wall, said back wall positioned adjacent said rack assembly; a front wall extending from said bottom wall and spaced apart from said back wall, said front wall positioned adjacent said door when said door is in the closed position; a pair of sidewalls extending between said back wall and said front wall, each side wall of said pair of sidewalls positioned at a respective one of the first and second sides of said silverware basket; wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, said pair of sidewalls, and said front wall define a cavity for receipt of articles for cleaning, wherein said front wall is arcuate along the horizontal direction between the sidewalls of said pair of sidewalls such that a contact point of said front wall is positioned on said door and said front wall is spaced apart from said door at the first and second ends of said silverware basket by between three hundredths of an inch and one quarter of an inch when said door is in the closed position.