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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher L. Flowers, Humboldt, TN (US);
Chad M. Thomas, Jackson, TN (US);
Assignee:
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/20 ; A47L 1/542 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 9/20 ; A47L 1/542 ;
Abstract
A dishwasher tub is provided with containment structure which prevents liquid from leaking around a door seal. The containment structure includes a bead that extends along side portions of a front flange of the dishwasher tub. At each lower portion of the front flange, the bead includes an inward and downward extending portion which leads to a substantially vertical portion, and finally to another inward and downward extending portion. The final two portions of the bead are arranged along a reduced dimension section of the front flange and define a trough which guides the liquid back into the tub.