Dishwasher rack tag having dissolvable component for indicating completion of a wash and clean cycle
OwnerJeffrey A. Bussellinventor
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a tag for placement within a dishwasher to indicate at least one of a running of a dishwasher run cycle and/or a clean condition of items placed within the dishwasher upon completion of the cycle. The tag includes a body adapted to being supported within an interior of the dishwasher so that a surface of the body is visible. A patch of material is formed upon the surface of said body and constructed of a dissolvable material, such that the patch is caused to be dissolved upon activation of the wash cycle.
Claims15
A tag for placement within a dishwasher to indicate at least one of a running of a dishwasher run cycle and/or a clean condition of items placed within the dishwasher upon completion of the cycle, said tag comprising:
- a body adapted to being supported within an interior of the dishwasher so that a surface of the body is visible;
- a patch of material formed upon the surface of said body and constructed of a dissolvable material;
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- said patch being caused to be dissolved upon activation of the wash cycle.
A tag for placement within a dishwasher to indicate at least one of a running of a dishwasher run cycle and/or a clean condition of items placed within the dishwasher upon completion of the cycle, said tag constructed of any of a biodegradable or recyclable material and comprising:
- a body constructed of a semi-rigid and heat resistant material and adapted to being supported within an interior of the dishwasher so that a surface of the body is visible;
- a notch formed through an interior location of the body;
- a patch of material formed upon the surface of said body and constructed of a dissolvable material;
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- said patch being caused to be dissolved upon activation of the wash cycle.
A tag for placement within a dishwasher to indicate at least one of a running of a dishwasher run cycle and/or a clean condition of items placed within the dishwasher upon completion of the cycle, said tag constructed of any of a biodegradable or recyclable material and comprising:
- a body constructed of a semi-rigid and heat resistant material and adapted to being supported within an interior of the dishwasher so that a surface of the body is visible;
- a notch formed through an interior location of the body, a looped lanyard portion affixed through said notch;
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- a patch of material formed upon the surface of said body and constructed of a dissolvable material, said patch being constructed of a material not limited to any combination of one or more of a dry soap or a gelatinous composition;
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- a first indicia placed upon said dissolvable patch and indicating a dirty pre-washed condition within the washer, a second indicia printed upon the body and, upon dissolving of the patch being subsequently revealed to indicate completion of the wash cycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.