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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2011
Virgil J. Francisco, Ayden, NC (US);
Mark D. Montgomery, Greenville, NC (US);
Jason M. Patterson, Kinston, NC (US);
Michael Bryan Pike, Kinston, NC (US);
Ramon Rodriguez, New Bern, NC (US);
Virgil J. Francisco, Ayden, NC (US);
Mark D. Montgomery, Greenville, NC (US);
Jason M. Patterson, Kinston, NC (US);
Michael Bryan Pike, Kinston, NC (US);
Ramon Rodriguez, New Bern, NC (US);
Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are related to a detergent dispenser configured to attach to an interior surface of a dishwasher door. The detergent dispenser may comprise a reservoir configured to hold detergent, wherein a portion of the upper wall of the reservoir has been removed to reduce a cross-sectional length thereof such that water flowing down the dishwasher door is encouraged into the reservoir. The detergent dispenser may also comprise a dispenser door comprising a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the dispenser door is configured to cover the reservoir in the closed configuration. The detergent dispenser may be configured to encourage water flowing down the interior surface of the dishwasher door to enter the reservoir when the dispenser door is in the open or closed configuration.