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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Michael S. Osvatic, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael K. Hintz, Waukesha, WI (US);
Joel C. Bragg, Waterford, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Krieger, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Mark D. Rodaer, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Michael S. Osvatic, Waukesha, WI (US);
Michael K. Hintz, Waukesha, WI (US);
Joel C. Bragg, Waterford, WI (US);
Jeffrey J. Krieger, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Mark D. Rodaer, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works, Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mechanized vent for a dishwasher employs a vent plate moving about a hinge axis as driven by a cam mechanism at a surface of the vent plate removed from the hinge axis.