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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Joel Charles Boyer, Louisville, KY (US);
Errin Whitney Gnadinger, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/23 (2006.01); A47L 15/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L 15/23 (2013.01); A47L 15/42 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present subject matter provides a spray assembly for a dishwasher appliance. The spray assembly includes a spray arm, a bearing, and a bracket for mounting the spray assembly to a dishwasher appliance. The spray arm is mounted for rotation relative to the bearing, and the bearing is mounted to the bracket. The spray assembly includes features for rotating the bearing relative to the bracket with the spray arm. Such rotation can assist with mounting of the bearing to the bracket.