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US3292645A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reaction spray dishwasher having an improved water fill system

Assignee: Motors Liquidation Co
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Filing: 1964-10-13
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1984-10-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ralph S Braden
  • 👤 Robert L Mercer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 04:23
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/42; A47L15/4244; A47L15/14; A47L15/18; A47L15/22; A47L15/23; A47L15/4214; A47L15/4219; A47L15/4221; A47L15/4251; A47L15/4257; A47L15/4259; A47L15/48; A47L15/488

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 266 words
IN COMBINATION, CASING MEANS DEFINING A DISHWASHING CHAMBER HAVING A SUMP, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO SAID SUMP INCLUDING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE MEANS IN SAID SUMP FOR CONTROLLING THE SUPPLY OF SAID WATE, MEANS FOR CONCEALING THE WATER IN SAID SUMP, AND MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID WATER IN SAID CHAMBER FOR WASHING DISHES OR THE LIKE, SAID DISTRIBUTING MEANS INCLUDING ROTATABLE HORIZONTAL SPRAY ARM MEANS HAVING AN INLET OPENING OVERLYING SAID WATER CONCEALING MEANS AND A SPRAY PORT FACING UPWARDLY IN SAID CHAMBER, A VERTICAL SPRAY TUBE ATTACHED TO SAID SPRAY ARM FOR ROTATION THEREWITH AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY TO A CENTRAL PART OF SAID CHAMBER, SAID SPRAY TUBE INCLUDING A HOLLOW COLUMN CONNECTED TO SAID SPRAY ARM AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INLET THEREOF, SAID COLUMN HAVING A SPRAY PORT IN A LOWER PORTION OF THE SIDE THEREOF FACING SIDEWARDLY AND HAVING A BULBOUS HOLLOW SPRAY HEADER ON THE TOP THEREOF HAVING A SPRAY PORT IN THE BOTTOM THEREOF FACING DOWNWARDLY AND THREE PORTS IN THE TOP THEREOF FACING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY, ONE OF SAID PORTS COMPRISING A NOZZLE HAVING AN AXIS AT AN ANGLE TO THE AXIS OF SAID HOLLOW COLUMN, DEFLECTOR MEANS ON THE TOP OF SAID CHAMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF DOWNWARDLY FACING POCKETS AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIS OF SAID NOZZLE AND CONFIGURED REACTINGLY TO ROTATE SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPINGEMENT THEREON OF A JET OF WATER FROM SAID NOZZLE, AND MEANS FOR ROTATABLY AND UNIVERSALLY SUPPORTING SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS WHEREBY SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS WOBBLES AS IT ROTATES IN RESPONSE TO SAID JET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 266 words
IN COMBINATION, CASING MEANS DEFINING A DISHWASHING CHAMBER HAVING A SUMP, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO SAID SUMP INCLUDING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE MEANS IN SAID SUMP FOR CONTROLLING THE SUPPLY OF SAID WATE, MEANS FOR CONCEALING THE WATER IN SAID SUMP, AND MEANS FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID WATER IN SAID CHAMBER FOR WASHING DISHES OR THE LIKE, SAID DISTRIBUTING MEANS INCLUDING ROTATABLE HORIZONTAL SPRAY ARM MEANS HAVING AN INLET OPENING OVERLYING SAID WATER CONCEALING MEANS AND A SPRAY PORT FACING UPWARDLY IN SAID CHAMBER, A VERTICAL SPRAY TUBE ATTACHED TO SAID SPRAY ARM FOR ROTATION THEREWITH AND EXTENDING UPWARDLY TO A CENTRAL PART OF SAID CHAMBER, SAID SPRAY TUBE INCLUDING A HOLLOW COLUMN CONNECTED TO SAID SPRAY ARM AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE INLET THEREOF, SAID COLUMN HAVING A SPRAY PORT IN A LOWER PORTION OF THE SIDE THEREOF FACING SIDEWARDLY AND HAVING A BULBOUS HOLLOW SPRAY HEADER ON THE TOP THEREOF HAVING A SPRAY PORT IN THE BOTTOM THEREOF FACING DOWNWARDLY AND THREE PORTS IN THE TOP THEREOF FACING UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY, ONE OF SAID PORTS COMPRISING A NOZZLE HAVING AN AXIS AT AN ANGLE TO THE AXIS OF SAID HOLLOW COLUMN, DEFLECTOR MEANS ON THE TOP OF SAID CHAMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF DOWNWARDLY FACING POCKETS AT LEAST ONE OF WHICH IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE AXIS OF SAID NOZZLE AND CONFIGURED REACTINGLY TO ROTATE SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPINGEMENT THEREON OF A JET OF WATER FROM SAID NOZZLE, AND MEANS FOR ROTATABLY AND UNIVERSALLY SUPPORTING SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS WHEREBY SAID DEFLECTOR MEANS WOBBLES AS IT ROTATES IN RESPONSE TO SAID JET.

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