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Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010

Filed:

Nov. 29, 2005
Applicants:

Kory A. Gunnerson, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Heather Hagans, Jackson, TN (US);

Kristen K. Hedstrom, Orlando, FL (US);

Mark E. Palm, Orlando, FL (US);

Rodney M. Welch, Jackson, TN (US);

Inventors:

Kory A. Gunnerson, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Heather Hagans, Jackson, TN (US);

Kristen K. Hedstrom, Orlando, FL (US);

Mark E. Palm, Orlando, FL (US);

Rodney M. Welch, Jackson, TN (US);

Assignee:

Maytag Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A drawer-type dishwasher includes a outer housing and an extensible wash chamber that in a first position resides completely within the outer housing and in a second position extends completely out from the outer housing. The wash chamber is connected to the outer housing through a utility link. In order to permit full travel of the wash chamber, the utility link is provided with multiple, flexible loops. The utility link can include a drain hose, an electrical cable or a combination of both. Regardless, the utility link is supported through a carrier that is connected at one end to the outer housing and at another end to the wash chamber.


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