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US 10,519,587 B2Granted
Laundry treating appliance detergent dispenser
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsBenjamin A. Beres, Paul E. Brownie, Eric A. Gallagher, Guy M. Kazmierzak, Andrew C. Kubasiak
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Abstract
A laundry treating appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior, a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening, a dispenser having a drawer with at least one chemistry container and a faucet, and a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet.
Claims21
A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having an access opening to the interior;
- a treating chamber located within the interior and accessible through the access opening;
- a treating chemistry dispenser having a drawer with at least one container and the drawer having a faucet with an outlet, wherein the drawer is moveable between a first position and a second position and the outlet is in fluid communication with the treating chamber;
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- a water supply fluidly coupled to the faucet and having an actuator accessible by a user, wherein actuation of the actuator controls a supply of water from the water supply to the faucet through the dispenser drawer, and wherein the faucet can dispense water mixed with treating chemistry.
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A laundry treating appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having a shroud defining an access opening to the interior;
- a basket located within the interior, the basket having an open top aligned with the access opening and rotatable about a vertical axis;
- a treating chemistry dispenser having a drawer slidable relative to the shroud and the drawer having a faucet with an outlet, the drawer being slidable between a first position, where the outlet underlies the shroud, and a second position, where the outlet extends beyond the shroud and overlies the basket;
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- a water supply comprising a water line fluidly coupled to the faucet, a valve fluidly coupled to the water line, and an actuator accessible by a user, wherein actuation of the actuator controls an opening/closing of the valve to control a supply of water to the faucet through the dispenser drawer, and wherein the faucet can dispense water mixed with treating chemistry.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.