Rear support system for dishwasher tub
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorsJeffrey N. Williams, Daniel Hruby, Heather M. Hagans, J. Don Milam
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Abstract
A dishwasher tub is supported and retained on a frame. The rear legs of the frame include lower brackets which support the tub and upper brackets which retain and clamp the tub against movement during shipping. The lower brackets are interconnected by a brace to provide enhanced stability to the frame. The upper brackets and lower brackets are connected together by a male hook on one bracket received in a female slot in the other bracket.
Claims18
A support assembly for a dishwasher tub, the tub having a opposite side walls each with a lower outwardly flared portion terminating in a lower edge, the support assembly comprising:
- a pair of legs;
- a pair of lower brackets, each mounted on one of the legs and having an inwardly extending support member adapted to extend under the lower edge to support the tub;
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- a pair of upper brackets, each mounted on one of the legs and having a retainer member adapted to extend over the flared portion of the side wall to retain the tub in position.
A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub having a bottom panel, a rear wall and opposite side walls defining corners of the tub;
- a frame with a pair of spaced apart rear legs;
- a first bracket on each leg to receive one of the corners of the tub and to support the tub;
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- a second bracket on each leg to engage a portion of one of the walls to retain the tub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.