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A utensil holder for use in a dishwasher includes a basket including front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls, as well as an upper opening. The rear wall has a height greater than the front wall. A lid member, having a support surface across which are arrayed a plurality of openings, is secured a

A utensil holder for use in a dishwasher includes a basket including front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls, as well as an upper opening. The rear wall has a height greater than the front wall. A lid member, having a support surface across which are arrayed a plurality of openings, is secured across the upper opening. The plurality of openings receive and arrange utensils to be exposed to a washing operation. A handle member, including first and second upstanding portions interconnected through a cross bar portion, extends from the basket. The cross bar portion includes angled sections that enable a gripping section to be offset. The utensil holder is designed to mount in various configurations to an inner liner of a dishwasher door, or alternatively be supported on a rack in the dishwasher.

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1. A dishwasher comprising: a tub having top, bottom, rear and opposing side walls that collectively define a wash chamber having a frontal opening;a door extending across the frontal opening, said door including an outer shell and an inner liner, said inner liner being provided with a plurality of

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A dishwasher comprising: a tub having top, bottom, rear and opposing side walls that collectively define a wash chamber having a frontal opening;a door extending across the frontal opening, said door including an outer shell and an inner liner, said inner liner being provided with a plurality of mounting elements that define left, right and center mounting zones;a rack shiftably mounted in the wash chamber; anda utensil holder including: a removable basket including front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls and an upper opening, said basket being adapted to be removably mounted on a select one of the inner liner of the door and the rack and wherein the rear wall of the basket includes at least one mounting member, said mounting member being adapted to interengage with at least a select one of the plurality of mounting elements in order to locate the utensil holder on the inner liner of the door;a handle member extending from the basket, wherein the handle member enables the utensil holder to be readily picked off both the inner liner of the door and the rack; andwherein the basket is selectively mountable in one of the left, right and center mounting zones through the at least one mounting member and the plurality of mounting elements. 2. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein each of the front, bottom and opposing side walls of the basket is constituted by a lattice work. 3. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the front, bottom and opposing side walls of the basket are integrally formed, said side walls including a plurality of catch members. 4. The dishwasher according to claim 3, further comprising: a plurality of dividers arranged within the basket. 5. The dishwasher according to claim 3, wherein the rear wall of the basket includes a plurality of tab elements which engage with the plurality of catch members on the side walls of the basket in forming the basket. 6. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the mounting member is constituted by a keyhole opening. 7. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the mounting elements on the inner liner constitute a plurality of pegs that project substantially perpendicularly outward from the door. 8. The dishwasher according to claim 7, wherein the plurality of pegs constitute four posts arranged on the inner liner, said four posts defining the right, left and central zones. 9. The dishwasher according to claim 8, wherein the at least one mounting member is adapted to engage with a select one of the plurality of pegs to secure the utensil holder to the inner liner. 10. The utensil holder according to claim 9, further comprising: an additional basket, said additional basket being adapted to be supported on the inner liner of the door. 11. The dishwasher according to claim 1, further comprising: a lid member snap-fittingly secured about the upper opening, said lid member having a support surface that slopes from the rear wall toward the front wall, said support surface being provided with a plurality of openings for receiving utensils and a handle positioned on a central, rear portion of the support surface. 12. The dishwasher according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of openings are constituted by elongated slots formed in the support surface. 13. The dishwasher according to claim 12, wherein the plurality of openings in the lid member are arranged in a plurality of rows extending longitudinally across the support surface. 14. The dishwasher according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of rows are constituted by two rows. 15. The dishwasher according to claim 13, wherein the plurality of openings are arranged in a plurality of zones spaced across the lid member. 16. The dishwasher according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of zones are constituted by three zones, a first outer zone, a second outer zone and a central zone. 17. The dishwasher according to claim 16, wherein the plurality of openings in each of the first and second outer zones are angled relative to the plurality of openings in the central zone. 18. The dishwasher according to claim 16, further comprising: first and second dividers separating the basket into a plurality of regions that correspond to the plurality of zones on the lid member. 19. The dishwasher according to claim 11, wherein the lid member is provided with a plurality of clips for removably attaching the lid member to the basket. 20. The dishwasher according to claim 19, wherein the plurality of clips are constituted by hooks that engage with the front and opposing side walls. 21. The dishwasher according to claim 1, wherein the handle member includes first and second upstanding portions interconnected through a cross bar portion, said cross bar portion having first and second angled sections that lead away from the rear wall towards the front wall of the basket to establish an offset to a gripping section. 22. The dishwasher according to claim 21, wherein the first and second upstanding portions are integrally formed with the rear wall.