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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:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Bsh Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jeff Vogus, New Bern, NC (US);
Assignee:
BSH Home Appliances Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03C 1/06 (2006.01); F16L 55/00 (2006.01); F16L 3/10 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01); D06F 39/08 (2006.01); D06F 39/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 55/00 (2013.01); A47L 15/4223 (2013.01); F16L 3/1075 (2013.01); D06F 39/083 (2013.01); D06F 39/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A home appliance, such as a dishwasher, and a method of assembling a home appliance includes a basin with an integrally formed hose lock. The hose lock includes a slot component and a tab connected to the slot component by way of a living hinge. When the living hinge is bent, a slot in the slot component is closed-off by the tab to secure a hose in the slot component.