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US 10,517,458 B2Granted
Dishwasher including silverware basket with integrated interior sprayer
AssigneeMidea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorsMark W. Wilson, Timothy Martin Wetzel
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Abstract
A dishwasher and silverware basket therefor include an interior sprayer integrated into the silverware basket and capable of directing a spray of fluid within one or more compartments of the silverware basket to assist in cleaning utensils such as silverware, cutlery, etc. housed within the silverware basket.
Claims21
A dishwasher, comprising:
- a wash tub;
- a pump configured to recirculate fluid within the wash tub;
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- a silverware basket, including:
- a container body including a plurality of side walls defining a perimeter of the container body, the container body defining one or more compartments for retaining utensils;
- an interior sprayer disposed within an interior of the container body and inwardly from the side walls defining the perimeter of the container body, the interior sprayer including one or more nozzles configured to direct a spray of fluid at utensils retained within a compartment among the one or more compartments of the container body, wherein at least one nozzle among the one or more nozzles is disposed within the compartment;
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- an inlet in fluid communication with the pump and the one or more nozzles of the interior sprayer.
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A silverware basket for use in a dishwasher, comprising:
- a container body including a plurality of side walls defining a perimeter of the container body, the container body defining one or more compartments for retaining utensils;
- an interior sprayer disposed within an interior of the container body and inwardly from the side walls defining the perimeter of the container body, the interior sprayer including one or more nozzles configured to direct a spray of fluid at utensils retained within a compartment among the one or more compartments of the container body, wherein at least one nozzle among the one or more nozzles is disposed within the compartment;
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- an inlet in fluid communication with the one or more nozzles of the interior sprayer and configured to receive fluid from a pump of the dishwasher.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.