Dishwasher basket assembly

Abstract

Provided is a basket assembly that includes a container portion and a lid rotationally coupled thereto. The lid may include a rib that extends therefrom at a location proximal to an axis of rotation of the lid. The lid may be configured to interfere with an interference portion of the container portion as the lid is rotated between a closed position and an open position relative to the container portion, the interference between the rib and the interference portion being configured to maintain the lid in at least one of the open position and the closed position. Various associated apparatuses are also provided.

1 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A lid for a basket assembly, said lid comprising:
 a lid body structure adapted to be rotationally coupled to a container portion of a basket and to be rotatable between at least a first and a second orientation, the lid body structure being configured to allow an elongated item to pass therethrough in each of the first and second orientations.   
     
     
         28 . A lid according to  claim 27 , wherein said lid body structure includes a three-dimensional lattice. 
     
     
         29 . A lid according to  claim 28 , wherein said three-dimensional lattice includes opposing first and second lattice surfaces and a third lattice surface, each of said first and second lattice surfaces being generally perpendicular to said third lattice surface. 
     
     
         30 . A lid according to  claim 29 , wherein said first, second, and third lattice surfaces each define spaces respectively dimensioned to accommodate the elongated item. 
     
     
         31 . A lid according to  claim 27 , wherein the at least first and second orientations include a first orientation and a second orientation disposed perpendicularly to the first orientation. 
     
     
         32 . A basket comprising:
 a container portion defining an opening and having spaced apart and opposing first and second wall portions, each of said opposing first and second wall portions having an edge disposed adjacent to the opening, the edge of each of the first and second wall portions being concavely configured with respect to a depth of the container portion.   
     
     
         33 . A basket according to  claim 32 , the container portion further includes spaced apart and opposing third and fourth wall portions respectively extending between and operably engaging the first and second wall portions, each of the third and fourth wall portions having an edge disposed adjacent to the opening. 
     
     
         34 . A basket according to  claim 32 , further comprising a lid rotationally coupled to the container portion so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation parallel to the third and fourth walls between an open position exposing the opening and a closed position covering the opening. 
     
     
         35 . A basket according to  claim 34 , wherein the first and second wall portions are aligned to receive an elongated item within the respective concavities defined thereby, across the container portion, with the lid being rotatable toward the closed position to retain the elongated item within the concavities. 
     
     
         36 . A basket assembly comprising:
 a container portion defining a keyway having contiguous wider and narrower regions, the narrower region being at least partially bounded by opposing oblique sides.   
     
     
         37 . A basket assembly according to  claim 36 , wherein the wider and narrower regions of the keyway are substantially aligned along a depth direction of said container portion. 
     
     
         38 . A basket assembly according to  claim 36 , further comprising a lid including a protrusion extending from said lid along an extension direction, said protrusion having a cross-section defined transversely to the extension direction with the cross-section having a longer dimension and a shorter dimension, wherein the wider region of the keyway is configured to accommodate the longer dimension of said protrusion and the narrower region of the keyway is configured to accommodate the shorter dimension of said protrusion. 
     
     
         39 . A basket assembly according to  claim 38 , wherein the cross-section of said protrusion is substantially elliptical.