Clean status indicator

A device having a clean status indicator system comprising:

• a frame with a base, a plurality of feet secured to the base, a washing compartment within the frame, a door adjacent the washing compartment, and at least one rack positioned within the washing compartment;
• at least one weight sensor secured to at least one of the plurality of feet;
• a tilt switch operable for indicating if the dishwasher is tilted;
• a mounting bracket having at least one first slide component having at least one slot defined therein, and at least one second slide component disposed within the at least one slot configured to move in relation to the at least one first slide component along at least a first axis extending along a length of the at least one slot, a second axis extending along a width of the at least one slot, and a third axis extending perpendicular to the first axis and the second axis, wherein at least one of the at least one first slide component and the at least one second slide component is secured adjacent to a surface of the device and a rigid support structure immediately adjacent the device, and wherein a length of the slot is perpendicular to a top edge of the device, and wherein at least one of the at least one first slide component and the at least one second slide component allow for movement of the device along the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis;
• wherein the tilt switch interacts with either the at least one first slide component or the at least one second slide component to indicate if the dishwasher has tilted forward;
• a visual display operable for displaying a dual purpose status of the one or more objects within the at least the portion of the washing compartment, the dual purpose status conveying a clean/dirty status of the one or more objects while simultaneously conveying a loading status of the one or more objects;
• a controller having a control logic in operative communication with a power supply, the at least one weight sensor, the tilt switch, and the visual display, wherein the controller is constructed and arranged to receive data from the at least one weight sensor and the tilt switch, and analyze the data from the at least one weight sensor and the tilt switch and send data to the visual display, wherein the controller utilizes the data to determine and monitor the dual purpose status of the one or more objects within the washing compartment;
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• wherein the tilt switch is configured to be activated or deactivated when the dishwasher is a tilted forward.

A clean status indicator for a dishwasher having a frame with a base and a washing compartment within the frame, the clean status indicator comprising:

• at least one weight sensor configured to sense a weight differential of at least a portion of the washing compartment, the weight differential measuring a base weight of the at least the portion of the washing compartment when the portion is empty and a loaded weight of the portion when supporting one or more objects added to the washing compartment;
• a tilt switch operable for indicating if the dishwasher is tilted, wherein the tilt switch confirms that the dishwasher is in a tilted configuration to provide a true weight;
• a mounting bracket secured adjacent to a surface of the device and a rigid support structure immediately adjacent the device configured to allow for forward tilt movement of the device, wherein the tilt switch interacts with the mounting bracket to indicate if the dishwasher has tilted forward;
• a visual display for conveying a dual purpose status of the one or more objects within the at least the portion of the washing compartment, the dual purpose status conveying a clean/dirty status of the one or more objects while simultaneously conveying a loading status of the one or more objects;
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• an integrated controller in communication with the at least one weight sensor, the tilt switch, and the visual display, the integrated controller including a status logic configured to receive data from the tilt switch and the at least one weight sensor,
• wherein the integrated controller utilizes the data to determine and monitor the dual purpose status of the one or more objects within the at least the portion of the washing compartment;
• wherein the status logic selectively compares the data from the at least one weight sensor and determines whether the weight differential exceeds the base weight,
• wherein if the weight differential exceeds the base weight, the visual display continues to indicate the “clean” display status until the weight differential again approximately equals the base weight at which time the status logic communicates a “dirty” display status to the visual display, and
• wherein the “dirty” display status communicates that the one or more objects in the at least the portion of the washing compartment have been removed or unloaded.