Straw holder assembly for a dishwasher appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorJustin Daniel Ryan
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Abstract
A dishwasher appliance and a wash assembly for tubular articles in a dishwasher includes a base forming a conduit, a nozzle fluidly coupled to the conduit and configured to fit within a reusable straw such that the nozzle provides a dedicated flow of wash fluid to the inside of the straw. The wash assembly includes a retainer system to removably secure the straw to the wash assembly. The retainer system may include a resilient clip secured to the nozzle and deformable to accept and release the straw.
Claims20
A dishwasher appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the vertical, lateral, and transverse directions being mutually perpendicular, the dishwasher appliance comprising:
- a tub defining a wash chamber;
- a rack mounted within the wash chamber and configured for receipt of articles for cleaning;
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- a wash assembly for retaining a tubular article having an inner passage and introducing a stream of wash fluid to said inner passage, the wash assembly comprising:
- a base defining a conduit, the conduit having a first end and a second end;
- a nozzle fluidly coupled to the second end of the conduit, the nozzle configured to be received within the inner passage;
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- a retainer system to removably secure the tubular article to the wash assembly;
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- wherein the conduit provides a pressurized flow of a wash fluid to the nozzle.
A wash assembly for retaining a tubular article having an inner passage and introducing a stream of wash fluid to said inner passage, the wash assembly comprising:
- a base defining a conduit, the conduit having a first end and a second end;
- a nozzle fluidly coupled to the second end of the conduit, the nozzle configured to be received within the inner passage;
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- a retainer system to removably secure the tubular article to the wash assembly;
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- wherein the conduit is adapted to provide a pressurized flow of a wash fluid to the nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.