DISHWASHER WITH TRAY

Abstract

A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation. The dishwasher including a lower dish rack and an upper dish rack located above the lower dish rack and having an opening overlying the portion of the lower dish rack and a repositionable tray carried by the upper dish rack and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the opening.

Description

Claims

1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising: a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber;a lower dish rack received within the treating chamber, and having a least a portion with a seat for supporting dishes;an upper dish rack located above the lower dish rack and having an opening overlying the portion of the lower dish rack; anda repositionable tray carried by the upper dish rack and movable between a first position and a second position relative to the opening, wherein in the first position, the repositionable tray defines a first height with the seat, and in the second position, the repositionable tray defines a second height with the seat, the second height being greater than the first height.

2. The dishwasher of claim 1 wherein the repositionable tray is a reversible tray removably disposed within the upper dish rack to flip between the first position and the second position.

3. The dishwasher of claim 1 wherein the repositionable tray includes at least one sidewall and a base wall together defining at least one container.

4. The dishwasher of claim 3 wherein the at least one sidewall is multiple sidewalls defining opposing peripheral edges of the at least one container.

5. The dishwasher of claim 4 wherein the base wall divides the repositionable tray into a primary container and a secondary container, the primary container configured to receive dishes when in the first position and the secondary container configured to receive dishes when in the second position.

6. The dishwasher of claim 5 wherein the opposing peripheral edges include a primary edge defining a perimeter of the primary container and a secondary edge defining a perimeter of the secondary container.

7. The dishwasher of claim 6 wherein the primary edge is vertically spaced from an upper rim of the upper dish rack to define the first position.

8. The dishwasher of claim 7 wherein the secondary edge is level with the upper rim of the upper dish rack to define the second position.

9. The dishwasher of claim 4 wherein the opposing peripheral edges include at least one protrusion.

10. The dishwasher of claim 9 wherein the upper dish rack includes tines spaced apart to receive the at least one protrusion.

11. The dishwasher of claim 3 wherein the base wall is angled.

12. The dishwasher of claim 1 wherein the upper dish rack is a third level dish rack.

13. The dishwasher of claim 1 wherein the repositionable tray is a cutlery tray.

14. The dishwasher of claim 1 wherein the repositionable tray is removable during a cycle of operation to define an open space in the upper dish rack.

15. A repositionable tray for a dishwasher having an upper dish rack and a lower dish rack, the repositionable tray comprising: a set of opposing sidewalls defining a perimeter of the repositionable tray;a base wall extending between the opposing sidewalls and dividing the repositionable tray into a primary container and a secondary container;wherein when in a first position, the repositionable tray defines a portion of a first amount of space between the upper dish rack and the lower dish rack and when in a second position, the repositionable tray defines a second amount of space between the upper dish rack and the lower dish rack greater than the first amount of space.

16. The repositionable tray of claim 15 wherein the primary container carries dishes when the repositionable tray is in the first position and the secondary container carries dishes when the repositionable tray is in the second position.

17. The repositionable tray of claim 15 wherein the repositionable tray is a reversible tray removably disposed within the upper dish rack to flip between the first position and the second position.

18. The repositionable tray of claim 15 wherein the base wall is angled with respect to the opposing sidewalls.

19. The repositionable tray of claim 15 wherein the repositionable tray is a cutlery tray.

20. The repositionable tray of claim 15 wherein the primary container defines a first volume and the secondary container defines a second volume less than the first volume.