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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 20, 2013
Applicant:

Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag, Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Michael Edenius, Stockholm, SE;

Mats Lundberg, Stockholm, SE;

Fredrik Påhlman, Stockholm, SE;

Camilla Gibson, Stockholm, SE;

Virgil J. Francisco, Ayden, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/42 (2006.01); A47L 15/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/502 (2013.01); A47L 15/4278 (2013.01); A47L 15/501 (2013.01); A47L 15/503 (2013.01); A47L 15/505 (2013.01); A47L 15/508 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dishwasher may include a basket; tubing at the bottom of the basket; at least one utensil holder rotatably connected to the tubing and rotatable between an operating positionl, in which an article can be held at the utensil holder, and a resting position, in which the utensil holder is stowed away when not in use; and a nozzle communicating with the tubing and located to direct a jet of washing liquid towards an article held at the utensil holder. The utensil holder may include a clamping portion adapted to engage an article to be cleaned, and the nozzle may be located in proximity of the clamping portion. The utensil holder may include a valve means which provides for fluid communication between the tubing and the nozzle in the operating position, and which may block the fluid communication between the tubing and the nozzle in the resting position.


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