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US3288156A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Dishwasher with upwardly extensible distributor

Assignee: WASTE KING CORP
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Filing: 1964-11-19
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-11-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jordan Hans
  • 👤 Julian F Macias

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 16:10
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/14; A47L15/18; A47L15/22; A47L15/23

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 240 words
IN A FRONT LOADING DISHWASHER, THE COMBINATION OF: (A) A TUB PROVIDED WITH A FRONT WALL HAVING A DOORWAY THEREIN AND PROVIDED WITH A BOTTOM WALL; (B) VERTICALLY SPACED UPPER AND LOWER DISH RACKS IN SAID TUB AND MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF SAID TUB THROUGH SAID DOORWAY; (C) SAID LOWER DISH RACK BEING SPACED UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL OF SAID TUB; (D) A VERTICAL TUBULAR MANIFOLD CENTRALLY LOCATED IN SAID TUB BELOW SAID LOWER DISH RACK AND CARRIED BY SAID BOTTOM WALL OF SAID TUB; (E) A PUMP HAVING AN OUTLET COMMUNICATING WITH THE LOWER END OF SAID MANIFOLD TO DELIVER WATER THERETO; (F) SAID MANIFOLD HAVING RADIAL OUTLETS INTERMEDIATE ITS UPPER AND LOWER ENDS AND HAVING AN AXIAL OUTLET AT ITS UPPER END; (G) A REACTION-TYPE LOWER WATER DISTRIBUTOR ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MANIFOLD INTERMEDIATE ITS UPPER AND LOWER ENDS AND BELOW SAID LOWER DISH RACK AND COMMUNICATIING WITH SAID RADIAL OUTLETS IN SAID MANIFOLD; (H) A VERTICALLY EXTENSIBLE AND CONTRACTIBLE, TELESCOPFOLD IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID AXIAL OUTLET THEREIN ING, UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR MOUNTED ON SAID MANIFOLD IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID AXIAL OUTLET THEREIN DELIVERED THERETO BY SAID PUMP; (I) SAID LOWER DISH RACK HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING TO RECEIVE SAID UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR WHEN IT IS IN ITS EXTENDED CONDITION; (J) SAID UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR HAVING SECTIONS WHICH TELESCOPE DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID MANIFOLD WHEN SAID UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR IS IN ITS CONTRACTED CONDITION; AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 240 words
IN A FRONT LOADING DISHWASHER, THE COMBINATION OF: (A) A TUB PROVIDED WITH A FRONT WALL HAVING A DOORWAY THEREIN AND PROVIDED WITH A BOTTOM WALL; (B) VERTICALLY SPACED UPPER AND LOWER DISH RACKS IN SAID TUB AND MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT INTO AND OUT OF SAID TUB THROUGH SAID DOORWAY; (C) SAID LOWER DISH RACK BEING SPACED UPWARDLY FROM SAID BOTTOM WALL OF SAID TUB; (D) A VERTICAL TUBULAR MANIFOLD CENTRALLY LOCATED IN SAID TUB BELOW SAID LOWER DISH RACK AND CARRIED BY SAID BOTTOM WALL OF SAID TUB; (E) A PUMP HAVING AN OUTLET COMMUNICATING WITH THE LOWER END OF SAID MANIFOLD TO DELIVER WATER THERETO; (F) SAID MANIFOLD HAVING RADIAL OUTLETS INTERMEDIATE ITS UPPER AND LOWER ENDS AND HAVING AN AXIAL OUTLET AT ITS UPPER END; (G) A REACTION-TYPE LOWER WATER DISTRIBUTOR ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MANIFOLD INTERMEDIATE ITS UPPER AND LOWER ENDS AND BELOW SAID LOWER DISH RACK AND COMMUNICATIING WITH SAID RADIAL OUTLETS IN SAID MANIFOLD; (H) A VERTICALLY EXTENSIBLE AND CONTRACTIBLE, TELESCOPFOLD IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID AXIAL OUTLET THEREIN ING, UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR MOUNTED ON SAID MANIFOLD IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID AXIAL OUTLET THEREIN DELIVERED THERETO BY SAID PUMP; (I) SAID LOWER DISH RACK HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING TO RECEIVE SAID UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR WHEN IT IS IN ITS EXTENDED CONDITION; (J) SAID UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR HAVING SECTIONS WHICH TELESCOPE DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID MANIFOLD WHEN SAID UPPER WATER DISTRIBUTOR IS IN ITS CONTRACTED CONDITION; AND

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