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US20070119801A1
US20070119801A1 US11/563,762 US56376206A US2007119801A1 US 20070119801 A1 US20070119801 A1 US 20070119801A1 US 56376206 A US56376206 A US 56376206A US 2007119801 A1 US2007119801 A1 US 2007119801A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L15/00—Washing or rinsing machines for crockery or tableware
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    • A47L15/50—Racks ; Baskets
    • A47L15/502—Cutlery baskets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
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  • the present invention relates to a device for supporting cutlery, especially for dishwashers.
  • European Patent EP 0 186 157 B1 of the Applicant discloses a household dishwasher having a cutlery basket which provides cutlery receptacles in the form of cutlery holders and cutlery rests for individual items of cutlery placed separately on their side edges.
  • European Patent EP 0 323 496 B1 of the Applicant describes a cutlery basket for a dishwasher.
  • the support surfaces of the disclosed cutlery basket are profiled differently and/or have different support heights, allowing the cutlery items to be placed spaced apart from each other to obtain a good cleaning result.
  • a quiver-shaped cutlery receptacle which is pivotally mounted to the upper rack of a dishwasher is described in DE 10 2004 035 727 A1.
  • Document DE 20 2004 005 059 U1 describes a cutlery insert for a drawer. Said cutlery insert can be pivoted out of the drawer and then be removed therefrom. Both prior art devices do indeed provide a cutlery support which, because it is pivotable, overall provides increased ease of access, but there are still individual or a plurality of cutlery items that are difficult to remove.
  • an object of the present invention to provide a device for supporting cutlery that avoids the above-mentioned disadvantages in cutlery trays and/or that simplifies the removal of cutlery from cutlery trays.
  • the present invention provides a device for supporting cutlery.
  • the device includes at least one movable part configured to support the cutlery, the at least one movable part being configured to lift the cutlery from a rest position by an acting on the at least one movable part.
  • the device of the present invention is designed to include at least one movable and liftable part, the removal of cutlery is simplified.
  • the support surface of the movable part can be lifted from its rest position by acting on the movable part. In this manner, handle portions of the supported cutlery are lifted, so that a plurality of cutlery items can be grasped as a bundle with one movement of the hand and returned to the kitchen drawer.
  • the at least one movable part of the device according to the present invention can be locked in at least two positions, for example, in a first position, hereinafter referred to as “horizontal cleaning position”, and a second position, hereinafter referred to as “tilted removal position”.
  • first position hereinafter referred to as “horizontal cleaning position”
  • second position hereinafter referred to as “tilted removal position”.
  • the movable part is moved to the removal position with one hand and remains in this position because of the lockability in position. Then, the same hand can grip around the bundle of cutlery and remove it.
  • the movable part is in the form of a rocker which is pivotally supported in a cutlery tray in such a manner that it can pivot about an axis of rotation.
  • a cutlery tray may have several such rockers.
  • the rocker is an integral part of the cutlery tray and can be mounted already during the manufacture of the cutlery tray.
  • the rocker has upwardly projecting dividing pins, at least one pin for actuating the rocker projecting upwardly beyond supported cutlery.
  • the rocker is shorter in length than the cutlery supported therein, and least a portion of a handle portion of the cutlery projects beyond the rocker after the device has been tilted, so that these handle cantilevering handle portions can be easily grasped.
  • the at least one movable part takes the form of a wire bar which provides a support surface for one or more cutlery items and has a loop-shaped handle portion.
  • This embodiment makes it possible to retrofit a cutlery tray with the device of the present invention.
  • the wire bar is attached to the cutlery tray using fastening means such as, for example, plastic clips.
  • the device of the present invention can be offered as a retrofit part for dishwashers.
  • FIG. 1 shows a portion of a cutlery tray with a rocker in the cleaning position and with cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 2 shows a portion of the cutlery tray depicted in FIG. 1 with a rocker in the removal position and with cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 3 depicts a portion of the cutlery tray shown in FIG. 1 , with a rocker in the removal position and without any cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 4 shows a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the cleaning position and without any cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 5 depicts a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the removal position and without any cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the cleaning position and with cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 7 shows a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the removal position and with cutlery placed therein.
  • FIG. 1 shows a portion of a cutlery tray 1 for a dishwasher.
  • a rocker 2 is in a horizontal cleaning position, in which rocker 2 is located in the same plane as a grid of cutlery tray 1 , i.e., in a position where the cutlery is placed in cutlery tray 1 for subsequent cleaning. Further details will be described further below with reference to the following Figures.
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged portion of cutlery tray 1 .
  • rocker 2 is in the tilted removal position; i.e., in the position in which handle portions 3 of the cutlery are lifted by rocker 2 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a rocker 2 in an enlarged view.
  • Rocker 2 is supported in the cutlery tray in such a manner that it can pivot about an axis of rotation 5 .
  • Rocker 2 has an actuating pin 6 and pins 7 for holding individual cutlery items.
  • Rocker 2 can be tilted from the cleaning position to the removal position by a slight tilt impulse on the actuating pin 6 upwardly projecting beyond the cutlery, which impulse may be imparted, for example, by a finger and is in a direction transverse to axis of rotation 5 .
  • the handle portions of the cutlery are lifted and can then be removed more easily since rocker 2 is shorter in length than the cutlery and, therefore, handle portions 3 project beyond rocker 2 , at least partially.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a portion of cutlery tray 1 which is equipped with another cutlery lifting device, a wire bar 9 , according to the present invention.
  • wire bar 9 is in a horizontal cleaning position, while in FIG. 5 , it is in a tilted removal position.
  • Wire bar 9 has a loop-shaped actuating member 10 which is connected to a first longitudinal part 12 via a first angled part 11 .
  • First longitudinal part 12 is connected to a second angled part 13 , to which in turn is connected a second longitudinal part 14 .
  • Longitudinal part 14 at the same time serves as an axis of rotation 15 and is attached to the cutlery tray by spaced apart plastic clips 16 .
  • wire bar 9 can be moved from the cleaning position (shown in FIG. 4 ) to the removal position (shown in FIG. 5 ), where it can be locked in position.
  • longitudinal part 12 which serves as a support surface, performs an upward movement. In this manner, the handle portions of the cutlery (not shown) are lifted and can then be removed more easily.
  • FIG. 6 shows a knife 17 placed in a cutlery tray which is provided with cutlery receptacles 18 in the form of dividing pins 18 which laterally support knife 17 , the lower handle portion of knife 17 resting on longitudinal parts 12 and 14 of wire bar 9 .
  • cutlery receptacles 18 in the form of dividing pins 18 which laterally support knife 17 , the lower handle portion of knife 17 resting on longitudinal parts 12 and 14 of wire bar 9 .
  • the handle portion of knife 17 is lifted in the process, and projects upwardly beyond pins 18 of the cutlery tray. Since the knife continues to be supported by cutlery receptacles 18 , it remains in the lateral position and can now be removed more easily from the cutlery tray.

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A device for supporting cutlery includes at least one movable part for supporting the cutlery. The at least one movable part is designed to lift the cutlery from a rest position by an acting on the at least one movable part.

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  • Priority is claimed to German patent application DE 10 2005 056 886.6, filed Nov. 28, 2005, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
  • The present invention relates to a device for supporting cutlery, especially for dishwashers.
    • BACKGROUND
  • Devices for supporting cutlery, in particular, cutlery baskets or cutlery trays (both terms will be used synonymously hereinafter) for dishwashers have been known for quite some time.
  • European Patent EP 0 186 157 B1 of the Applicant discloses a household dishwasher having a cutlery basket which provides cutlery receptacles in the form of cutlery holders and cutlery rests for individual items of cutlery placed separately on their side edges.
  • European Patent EP 0 323 496 B1 of the Applicant describes a cutlery basket for a dishwasher. The support surfaces of the disclosed cutlery basket are profiled differently and/or have different support heights, allowing the cutlery items to be placed spaced apart from each other to obtain a good cleaning result.
  • It is difficult to remove cutlery from a dishwasher or, to be more precise, from a cutlery tray according to the prior art. When removing the cutlery from the cutlery tray, the orderly arranged and cleaned cutlery items are difficult to grasp and remove with one movement of the hand. Moreover, unpleasant abrasions on the back of the hand and on the fingers may occur during removal due to sharp-edged portions of the cutlery receptacles.
  • A quiver-shaped cutlery receptacle which is pivotally mounted to the upper rack of a dishwasher is described in DE 10 2004 035 727 A1. Document DE 20 2004 005 059 U1 describes a cutlery insert for a drawer. Said cutlery insert can be pivoted out of the drawer and then be removed therefrom. Both prior art devices do indeed provide a cutlery support which, because it is pivotable, overall provides increased ease of access, but there are still individual or a plurality of cutlery items that are difficult to remove.
    • SUMMARY
  • It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a device for supporting cutlery that avoids the above-mentioned disadvantages in cutlery trays and/or that simplifies the removal of cutlery from cutlery trays.
  • In an embodiment, the present invention provides a device for supporting cutlery. The device includes at least one movable part configured to support the cutlery, the at least one movable part being configured to lift the cutlery from a rest position by an acting on the at least one movable part.
  • Since the device of the present invention is designed to include at least one movable and liftable part, the removal of cutlery is simplified. The support surface of the movable part can be lifted from its rest position by acting on the movable part. In this manner, handle portions of the supported cutlery are lifted, so that a plurality of cutlery items can be grasped as a bundle with one movement of the hand and returned to the kitchen drawer.
  • To further increase the ease of use, the at least one movable part of the device according to the present invention can be locked in at least two positions, for example, in a first position, hereinafter referred to as “horizontal cleaning position”, and a second position, hereinafter referred to as “tilted removal position”. This eliminates the need to hold the at least one movable part in the removal position with one hand while the other hand grips around the bundle of cutlery items and removes it. Advantageously, the movable part is moved to the removal position with one hand and remains in this position because of the lockability in position. Then, the same hand can grip around the bundle of cutlery and remove it.
  • In an embodiment of the device of the present invention, the movable part is in the form of a rocker which is pivotally supported in a cutlery tray in such a manner that it can pivot about an axis of rotation. A cutlery tray may have several such rockers. In this specific embodiment, the rocker is an integral part of the cutlery tray and can be mounted already during the manufacture of the cutlery tray. Preferably, the rocker has upwardly projecting dividing pins, at least one pin for actuating the rocker projecting upwardly beyond supported cutlery. In order to allow for easy grasping of the supported cutlery items, the rocker is shorter in length than the cutlery supported therein, and least a portion of a handle portion of the cutlery projects beyond the rocker after the device has been tilted, so that these handle cantilevering handle portions can be easily grasped.
  • In another embodiment of the device according to the present invention, the at least one movable part takes the form of a wire bar which provides a support surface for one or more cutlery items and has a loop-shaped handle portion. This embodiment makes it possible to retrofit a cutlery tray with the device of the present invention. To this end, the wire bar is attached to the cutlery tray using fastening means such as, for example, plastic clips. Thus, the device of the present invention can be offered as a retrofit part for dishwashers.
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  • Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are schematically illustrated in the drawings and will be described in more detail below. In the drawings,
  • FIG. 1 shows a portion of a cutlery tray with a rocker in the cleaning position and with cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 2 shows a portion of the cutlery tray depicted in FIG. 1 with a rocker in the removal position and with cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 3 depicts a portion of the cutlery tray shown in FIG. 1, with a rocker in the removal position and without any cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 4 shows a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the cleaning position and without any cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 5 depicts a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the removal position and without any cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 6 illustrates a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the cleaning position and with cutlery placed therein;
  • FIG. 7 shows a portion of a cutlery tray with a wire bar in the removal position and with cutlery placed therein.
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • FIG. 1 shows a portion of a cutlery tray 1 for a dishwasher. A rocker 2 is in a horizontal cleaning position, in which rocker 2 is located in the same plane as a grid of cutlery tray 1, i.e., in a position where the cutlery is placed in cutlery tray 1 for subsequent cleaning. Further details will be described further below with reference to the following Figures.
  • FIG. 2 shows an enlarged portion of cutlery tray 1. Here, rocker 2 is in the tilted removal position; i.e., in the position in which handle portions 3 of the cutlery are lifted by rocker 2.
  • FIG. 3 shows a rocker 2 in an enlarged view. Rocker 2 is supported in the cutlery tray in such a manner that it can pivot about an axis of rotation 5. Rocker 2 has an actuating pin 6 and pins 7 for holding individual cutlery items. Rocker 2 can be tilted from the cleaning position to the removal position by a slight tilt impulse on the actuating pin 6 upwardly projecting beyond the cutlery, which impulse may be imparted, for example, by a finger and is in a direction transverse to axis of rotation 5. In this manner, the handle portions of the cutlery are lifted and can then be removed more easily since rocker 2 is shorter in length than the cutlery and, therefore, handle portions 3 project beyond rocker 2, at least partially.
  • FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate a portion of cutlery tray 1 which is equipped with another cutlery lifting device, a wire bar 9, according to the present invention. In FIG. 4, wire bar 9 is in a horizontal cleaning position, while in FIG. 5, it is in a tilted removal position.
  • Wire bar 9 has a loop-shaped actuating member 10 which is connected to a first longitudinal part 12 via a first angled part 11. First longitudinal part 12 is connected to a second angled part 13, to which in turn is connected a second longitudinal part 14. Longitudinal part 14 at the same time serves as an axis of rotation 15 and is attached to the cutlery tray by spaced apart plastic clips 16. By actuating the loop-shaped actuating member 10, wire bar 9 can be moved from the cleaning position (shown in FIG. 4) to the removal position (shown in FIG. 5), where it can be locked in position. In the process, longitudinal part 12, which serves as a support surface, performs an upward movement. In this manner, the handle portions of the cutlery (not shown) are lifted and can then be removed more easily.
  • FIG. 6 shows a knife 17 placed in a cutlery tray which is provided with cutlery receptacles 18 in the form of dividing pins 18 which laterally support knife 17, the lower handle portion of knife 17 resting on longitudinal parts 12 and 14 of wire bar 9. When loop-shaped actuating member 10 of wire bar 9 is now actuated, then longitudinal part 12 performs an upward movement.
  • As shown in FIG. 7, the handle portion of knife 17 is lifted in the process, and projects upwardly beyond pins 18 of the cutlery tray. Since the knife continues to be supported by cutlery receptacles 18, it remains in the lateral position and can now be removed more easily from the cutlery tray.
  • The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein; reference should be had to the appended claims.

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1. A device for supporting cutlery, the device comprising at least one movable part configured to support the cutlery, the at least one movable part being configured to lift the cutlery from a rest position by an acting on the at least one movable part.
2. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one movable part is disposed in a dishwasher.
3. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one movable part is lockable in at least one lowered position and at least one raised position.
4. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one movable part includes a rocker pivotally supported about an axis of rotation.
5. The device as recited in claim 3 wherein the at least one movable part includes a rocker pivotally supported about an axis of rotation.
6. The device as recited in claim 4 wherein the rocker includes an upwardly projecting dividing pin and an actuating pin configured to actuate the rocker, the actuating pin projecting upwardly beyond the cutlery.
7. The device as recited in claim 5 wherein the rocker includes an upwardly projecting dividing pin and an actuating pin configured to actuate the rocker, the actuating pin projecting upwardly beyond the cutlery.
8. The device as recited in claim 4 wherein the rocker has a length shorter than a length of the cutlery so that at least a portion of a handle portion of the cutlery projects beyond the rocker in a lifted position of the device.
9. The device as recited in claim 5 wherein the rocker has a length shorter than a length of the cutlery so that at least a portion of a handle portion of the cutlery projects beyond the rocker in a lifted position of the device.
10. The device as recited in claim 6 wherein the rocker has a length shorter than a length of the cutlery so that at least a portion of a handle portion of the cutlery projects beyond the rocker in a lifted position of the device.
11. The device as recited in claim 7 wherein the rocker has a length shorter than a length of the cutlery so that at least a portion of a handle portion of the cutlery projects beyond the rocker in a lifted position of the device.
12. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the at least one movable part includes a wire bar pivotally supported about an axis.
13. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein the wire bar is configured to be retrofitted as an accessory on a cutlery tray using a fastening apparatus.
14. The device as recited in claim 12 wherein the cutlery includes a plurality of cutlery items disposable together on the wire bar.
15. The device as recited in claim 13 wherein the cutlery includes a plurality of cutlery items disposable together on the wire bar.
16. A cutlery tray for a dishwasher, the cutlery tray comprising a device for supporting cutlery, the device comprising at least one movable part configured to support the cutlery, the at least one movable part being configured to lift the cutlery from a rest position by an acting on the at least one movable part.
17. The device as recited in claim 16 wherein the at least one movable part is lockable in at least one lowered position and at least one raised position.
18. The device as recited in claim 16 wherein the at least one movable part includes a rocker pivotally supported about an axis of rotation.
19. The device as recited in claim 18 wherein the at least one movable part includes a rocker pivotally supported about an axis of rotation.
20. The device as recited in claim 19 wherein the rocker includes an upwardly projecting dividing pin and an actuating pin configured to actuate the rocker, the actuating pin projecting upwardly beyond the cutlery.
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