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Twist-preventing apparatus for mounting a rack in a dishwasher

  • US 8,915,560 B2
  • Filed: 11/27/2012
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dishwasher comprising:

  • a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber and having a side;

    a rack for holding utensils for treatment within the treating chamber;

    a first wheel mounted to the side of the tub;

    a second wheel mounted to the rack at a fixed non-perpendicular angle relative to the rack, wherein the fixed non-perpendicular angle cambers the second wheel so that a top of the second wheel is further away from the rack than a bottom of the second wheel; and

    a track having a first C-shaped channel receiving the first wheel, and a second C-shaped channel receiving the second wheel to slidably mount the rack to the tub, with the first and second C-shaped channels in a back-to-back relationship.

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