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US 10,760,199 B2Granted
Household appliance with a bulk dispenser
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsMarcus A. Cannon, Eric A. Gallagher, Jenn-Yeu Nieh, Bruno T. Ramasco, Mary E. Zeitler
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Abstract
A household appliance includes a cabinet defining an interior, a tub located within the interior, and a basket located within the tub and having a loading opening confronting the tub opening. The appliance also includes a bulk dispenser with a dispensing opening, a first chamber in fluid communication with the dispensing opening, and a second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber.
Claims20
A household appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining an interior and having a wall defining an access opening;
- a cover movable relative to the cabinet between opened and closed positions to selectively close the access opening;
- a tub located within the interior and defining a tub opening confronting the access opening;
- a basket located within the tub and having an edge defining a loading opening confronting the tub opening and the access opening;
- a manually operable bulk dispenser comprising:
- a dispensing opening;
- a first chamber accessible from an exterior of the cabinet and in fluid communication with the dispensing opening and manualy moveable between a dispensing position and a filling position;
- a biasing element biasing the first chamber toward the dispensing position;
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- a second chamber located within the interior of the cabinet and fluidly coupled to the first chamber when the first chamber is in the filling position.
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A manually operable bulk dispenser comprising:
- a dispensing opening;
- a first chamber accessible from an exterior of the bulk dispenser and in fluid communication with the dispensing opening and manually moveable between a dispensing position and a filling position;
- a biasing element biasing the first chamber toward the dispensing position;
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- a second chamber fluidly coupled to the first chamber when the first chamber is in the filling position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.