In-sink dishwasher with a cutting board
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsJohn M. DeBoer, Jeffery Allen Fries, Kenneth Todd Shelley
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Abstract
A dish-cleaning appliance comprising a sink having a bowl with an open top for providing access to the bowl. A rack for holding dishes is provided and is received within the bowl and a liquid recirculation system is provided for spraying liquid onto the dish rack to effect the cleaning of any dishes along the rack. The lid is mounted to the sink and is movable to selectively cover the open top of the bowl. A cutting board is positioned on top of the lid and a releasable coupling secures the cutting board to the lid to limit relative movement of the cutting board and the lid.
Claims17
A dish-cleaning appliance comprising:
- a sink having a bowl with an open top for providing access to the bowl;
- a rack for holding multiple dishes and sized to be received within the bowl;
- a liquid recirculation system for spraying liquid onto the dish rack;
- a lid mounted to the sink and moveable to selectively cover the open top of the bowl;
- a cutting board positioned on the lid;
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- a releasable coupling securing the cutting board to the lid to limit the relative movement of the cutting board and the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.