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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arthur C. Jermyn, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 1/542 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 1/542 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a visual monitoring device for use in conjunction with a dishwasher wherein a buoyant and weighted member is maintained in a cup-shaped receptacle and movable by water accumulated in the receptacle during the washing portion of the operating cycle, thereby changing the position of the buoyant member to indicate whether additional items can be accepted for washing.