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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Midea Group Co., Ltd., Beijiao, CN;
Mark W. Wilson, Simpsonville, KY (US);
Timothy Martin Wetzel, Louisville, KY (US);
Christopher G. Hoppe, Louisville, KY (US);
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Beijiao, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, CN;
Abstract
A dishwasher includes a drinkware spray container capable of directing a spray of fluid against one or more drinkware articles retained by the spray container. The drinkware spray container may be configured as a cup tree including a vertical member or trunk and a plurality of branches that extend from the trunk and support a drinkware article, with nozzles disposed on the branches to direct a spray of fluid into the supported drinkware articles. The drinkware spray container may also be configured as a drinkware basket including a container body defining one or more compartments along with one or more spray members capable of directing a spray of fluid onto interior surfaces of drinkware article retained within the container body.