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Dishwashing machine and method
Assignee: HUNTER
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Filing: 1947-10-02
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Granted: 1953-06-16
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Expires: 1967-10-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert H Hunter
- 👤 Mills Gates
- 👤 Elmer J Kasper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 02:36
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/26; A47L15/30; A47L15/32; A47L15/0089
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
IN A DISHWASHER HAVING A TUB, A BASKET AND MEANS SUPPORTING THE SAME FOR ROTATION IN THE TUB, A COVER FOR THE TUB, A NOZZLE MOUNTED ECCENTRICALLY ON THE COVER, AND MEANS FOR CONDUCTING HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID TO THE NOZZLE, THE NOZZLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIVERGING ORIFICES FOR DIRECTING A NUMBER OF HIGH VELOCITY STREAMS OF LIQUID INTO THE TUB, SOME OF SAID STREAMS BEING DIRECTED AGAINST THE BASKET TO ROTATE THE LATTER AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE STREAMS OPPOSING SUCH ROTATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
IN A DISHWASHER HAVING A TUB, A BASKET AND MEANS SUPPORTING THE SAME FOR ROTATION IN THE TUB, A COVER FOR THE TUB, A NOZZLE MOUNTED ECCENTRICALLY ON THE COVER, AND MEANS FOR CONDUCTING HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID TO THE NOZZLE, THE NOZZLE HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIVERGING ORIFICES FOR DIRECTING A NUMBER OF HIGH VELOCITY STREAMS OF LIQUID INTO THE TUB, SOME OF SAID STREAMS BEING DIRECTED AGAINST THE BASKET TO ROTATE THE LATTER AND AT LEAST ONE OF THE STREAMS OPPOSING SUCH ROTATION.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
78 words
IN THE PROCESS OF WASHING DISHES AND LIKE ARTICLES IN A ROTARY BASKET BY WATER JET ACTION THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION DIRECTING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE FINE STREAMS OF HIGH VELOCITY WATER DOWNWARDLY FROM A LOCUS WHOLLY ABOVE THE BASKET AND THE ARTICLES DIRECTLY AGAINST ARTICLES IN THE BASKET WHILE THE LATTER IS ROTATING, AND PROGRESSIVELY IMMERSING THE ROTATING BASKET AND THE ARTICLES CONTAINED THEREIN A LIQUID CLEANSING SOLUTION WHILE THE WATER STREAMS ARE SO DIRECTED.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
IN THE PROCESS OF WASHING DISHES AND LIKE ARTICLES IN A ROTARY BASKET BY WATER JET ACTION THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES IN COMBINATION DIRECTING A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE FINE STREAMS OF HIGH VELOCITY WATER DOWNWARDLY FROM A LOCUS WHOLLY ABOVE THE BASKET AND THE ARTICLES DIRECTLY AGAINST ARTICLES IN THE BASKET WHILE THE LATTER IS ROTATING, AND PROGRESSIVELY IMMERSING THE ROTATING BASKET AND THE ARTICLES CONTAINED THEREIN A LIQUID CLEANSING SOLUTION WHILE THE WATER STREAMS ARE SO DIRECTED.
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