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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2007
Kory A. Gunnerson, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Kristen K. Hedstrom, Orlando, FL (US);
Mark E. Palm, Orlando, FL (US);
David K. Reynolds, Jackson, TN (US);
Rodney M. Welch, Beech Bluff, TN (US);
Dean A. Werthman, Jackson, TN (US);
Kory A. Gunnerson, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Kristen K. Hedstrom, Orlando, FL (US);
Mark E. Palm, Orlando, FL (US);
David K. Reynolds, Jackson, TN (US);
Rodney M. Welch, Beech Bluff, TN (US);
Dean A. Werthman, Jackson, TN (US);
Maytag Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A drawer-type dishwasher includes a dispenser mounted to a basin slidably supported in an outer body of the dishwasher. The dispenser includes a main body portion, a reservoir formed in the main body portion for receiving detergent and a lid hingedly mounted for selectivity closing the reservoir. The reservoir includes front, rear, bottom and opposing side walls, with one of the front, rear and opposing side walls being provided with a drainage port which is adapted to be closed by the lid. The dispenser is provided with a manual actuator that enables a consumer to open the dispenser lid to add detergent. An automatic actuator is provided to open the dispenser lid, exposing the reservoir and the drainage port, at a predetermined point in a washing operation. In addition to detergent, the dispenser can be provided with a reservoir for retaining and releasing rinse aid.