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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2022
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Matt Quintin Reynolds, Anderson, SC (US);
Yousuf Ali Khan Mayanna, Anderson, SC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A drain extension assembly for an appliance that provides fluid communication between an internal storage compartment and an exterior environment via an appliance drain that collects and transfers liquid condensate from an evaporator. The drain extension assembly includes a main body with an inlet and an outlet. The inlet is configured to be secured to the appliance drain and the outlet is configured to be secured to an extension tube discharges the liquid condensate into a drain pan. A vacuum relief system provides selective fluid communication between the main body and the exterior environment. The vacuum relief system includes a pressure relief valve provided at a wall of the main body.