Patent ID: 8387634

Claim:
An assisted-movement system for a dishwasher, the dishwasher being adapted to include a tub portion having a plurality of walls defining a forward opening, and a rack movable in a plane into and out of the tub portion through the forward opening, the assisted-movement system comprising: a biasing device operably engaged between the tub portion and the rack, the biasing device being extendable between a contracted position, corresponding to the rack being fully contained within the tub portion, and an extended position, corresponding to the rack being disposed at least partially outward of the tub portion; and a position control device operably engageable with the rack or the biasing device, the position control device being configured to engage the rack or the biasing device to selectively maintain the rack within the tub portion when the biasing device is in the contracted position, wherein actuation of the position control device is configured to release the rack or the biasing device such that the rack is automatically deployed from the tub portion via the biasing device upon actuation of the position control device.