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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2007
Applicant:
Terry L. Hygema, Greer, SC (US);
Inventor:
Terry L. Hygema, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
Group Dekko, Inc., Garrett, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/10 (2006.01); F16K 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a water vacuum break assembly for use in a washing machine and a method of assembling the water vacuum break assembly. The water vacuum break assembly includes a housing defining at least one water inlet opening, a water cavity fluidly connected with the at least one water inlet opening, and a control system cavity positioned proximate the water cavity, the control system cavity configured for selectively retaining one of at least two differently configured control systems configured for sensing and/or regulating a temperature of water in the water cavity.