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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Cemalettin Hastürk, Cerkezkoy/Tekirdag, TR;
Laura Ringemann, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Andrew Roberson, Long Beach, CA (US);
Tolga Yegin, Izmir, TR;
Inventors:
Cemalettin Hastürk, Cerkezkoy/Tekirdag, TR;
Laura Ringemann, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Andrew Roberson, Long Beach, CA (US);
Tolga Yegin, Izmir, TR;
Assignee:
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 3/00 (2006.01); B65D 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dispensing unit includes a liquid collecting apparatus having a drip tray and a drip tray cover. The drip tray cover has an upper surface which comprises a plurality of troughs for collecting liquids. The tray includes an intermediate wall about which the drip tray cover pivots thereby allowing easy removal of the drip tray cover.