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A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The silverware basket appliance includes features for selectively securing a cover of the silverware basket in an open position. To selectively secure the cover in an open position, the silverware basket can include a pin with a noncircular

A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The silverware basket appliance includes features for selectively securing a cover of the silverware basket in an open position. To selectively secure the cover in an open position, the silverware basket can include a pin with a noncircular cross-section that rotatably mounts the cover to the silverware basket or a recess defined by a brace that can receive a portion of the cover in the open position or both.

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1. A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance, the silverware basket extending between a top and a bottom along a vertical direction, the silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a lateral direction, the silverware basket also extending between a front and a back

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A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance, the silverware basket extending between a top and a bottom along a vertical direction, the silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a lateral direction, the silverware basket also extending between a front and a back along a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the silverware basket comprising: a bottom wall;a back wall extending from said bottom wall along the vertical direction; anda front wall extending from said bottom wall along the vertical direction, said front wall spaced apart from said back wall along the transverse direction;a pair of sidewalls spaced apart along the lateral direction, said pair of sidewalls extending between and connecting said back wall and said front wall along the transverse direction;a cover rotatably mounted to said back wall, said cover having an edge, the edge of said cover positioned at a lateral end of said cover and spaced apart from a back portion of said cover; anda brace mounted to said back wall and extending along the transverse direction towards said front wall, said brace defining a vertically oriented recess configured for receipt of the edge of said cover when said cover is in an open position, the recess of said brace positioned between an arcuate surface of said brace and said back wall along the transverse direction. 2. The silverware basket of claim 1, further comprising a divider disposed between said pair of sidewalls along the lateral direction, said divider extending between and connecting said back wall and said front wall along the transverse direction. 3. The silverware basket of claim 2, wherein said brace is positioned on said back wall where said divider connects with said back wall. 4. The silverware basket of claim 1, wherein said cover comprises a pin about which said cover is rotatable, said pin received within a hole defined by said brace, said pin having a contact surface that engages said brace, the contact surface having a noncircular lateral cross-section. 5. The silverware basket of claim 4, wherein the contact surface of said pin comprises an arcuate portion and a substantially linear portion. 6. The silverware basket of claim 5, wherein the substantially linear portion of the contact surface is positioned at a bottom of the hole of said brace when said cover is in the open position. 7. The silverware basket of claim 1, wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, said front wall, and said cover each define a plurality openings for permitting liquids to flow through the silverware basket. 8. The silverware basket of claim 1, further comprising a clasp mounted to said cover, said clasp configured for engaging said front wall when said cover is in a closed position. 9. A silverware basket for a dishwasher appliance, the silverware basket extending between a top and a bottom along a vertical direction, the silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a lateral direction, the silverware basket also extending between a front and a back along a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the silverware basket comprising: a bottom wall;a back wall extending from said bottom wall along the vertical direction; anda front wall extending from said bottom wall along the vertical direction, said front wall spaced apart from said back wall along the transverse direction;a pair of sidewalls spaced apart along the lateral direction, said pair of sidewalls extending between and connecting said back wall and said front wall along the transverse direction;a brace mounted to said back wall and extending along the transverse direction towards said front wall, said brace defining a hole, the hole of said brace positioned between an arcuate surface of said brace and said back wall along the transverse direction, said brace also defining a vertically oriented recess, the recess of said brace positioned between the arcuate surface of said brace and said back wall along the transverse direction;a cover having a pin about which said cover is rotatable, the pin of said cover received within the hole of said brace, the pin of said cover having a contact surface for engaging said brace, the contact surface of the pin having a noncircular lateral cross-section, said cover also having an edge, the edge of said cover positioned at a lateral end of said cover and spaced apart from a back portion of said cover, the vertically oriented recess of said brace configured for receipt of the edge of said cover when said cover is in an open position. 10. The silverware basket of claim 9, wherein the contact surface of the pin comprises an arcuate portion and a substantially linear portion. 11. The silverware basket of claim 10, wherein the substantially linear portion of the contact surface is positioned at a bottom of the hole of said brace when said cover is in an open position. 12. The silverware basket of claim 9, wherein said brace defines a recess configured for receipt of an edge of said cover when said cover is in an open position. 13. The silverware basket of claim 9, further comprising a divider disposed between said pair of sidewalls along the lateral direction, said divider extending between and connecting said back wall and said front wall along the transverse direction. 14. The silverware basket of claim 13, wherein said brace is positioned on said back wall where said divider connects with said hack wall. 15. The silverware basket of claim 9, wherein said bottom wall, said back wall, said front wall, and said cover each define a plurality openings for permitting liquids to flow through the silverware basket. 16. The silverware basket of claim 9, further comprising a clasp mounted to said cover, said clasp configured for engaging said front wall when said cover is in a closed position. 17. A dishwasher appliance comprising: a tub defining a wash chamber;a door mounted proximate said tub for permitting selective access to the wash chamber of said tub;a rack assembly received within the wash chamber of said tub;a silverware basket mounted to said rack assembly, the silverware basket extending between a top and a bottom along a vertical direction, the silverware basket extending between a first side and a second side along a lateral direction, the silverware basket also extending between a front and a back along a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the silverware basket comprising:a bottom wall;a back wall extending from said bottom wall along the vertical direction; anda front wall extending from said bottom wall along the vertical direction, said front wall spaced apart from said back wall along the transverse direction;a pair of sidewalk spaced apart along the lateral direction, said pair of sidewalk extending between and connecting said back wall and said front wall along the transverse direction;a cover having a pin about which said cover is rotatable, the pin of said cover having a contact surface, the contact surface of the pin having a noncircular lateral cross-section, said cover also having an edge, the edge of said cover positioned at a lateral end of said cover and spaced apart from a back portion of said cover; anda brace mounted to said back wall and extending along the transverse direction towards said front wall, said brace defining a hole, the pin of said cover received within the hole of said brace such that the contact surface of the pin engages said brace, said brace also defining a vertically oriented recess configured for receipt of the edge of said cover when said cover is in an open position, the recess of said brace positioned between an arcuate surface of said brace and said back wall along the transverse direction. 18. The dishwasher of claim 17, wherein the contact surface of the pin comprises an arcuate portion and a substantially linear portion. 19. The dishwasher of claim 18, wherein the substantially linear portion of the contact surface is positioned at a bottom of the hole of said brace when said cover is in the open position.