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US3294273A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Silverware washer construction

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-30
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1984-11-30
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Ettlinger Ralph

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 12:56
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47L; A47L15/00; A47L15/42; A47L15/50; A47L15/502

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
IN A DISHWASHING APPARATUS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A SILVERWARE RACK INCLUDING FRAME MEMBERS DEFINING AN OPEN FRAMEWORK, HOLDERS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FRAMEWORK ADAPTED TO CARRY SAID SILVERWARE DURING OPERATION OF SAID APPARATUS, EACH OF SAID HOLDERS INCLUDING MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO SAID FRAME MEMBERS, AND WHEREIN SAID HOLDERS ARE PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBERS TO FACILITATE DISCHARGEOF SAID SILVERWARE THEREFROM, MEANS FORMED IN SAID RACK ADAPTED TO NORMALLY ENGAGE SAID HOLDERS WHEREBY SAID HOLDERS ARE NORMALLY TILTED TOWARD THE SIDE OF SAID APPARATUS WHEREBY SAID PIVOTAL MOVEMENT IS FACILITATED, AND INCLUDING SIDE BARS FORMED IN SAID RACK, SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING RESILIENT FINGERS INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID HOLDERS TO REMOVABLY SECURED SAID HOLDERS IN PLACE, SAID FINGERS PROVIDING THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT OF SAID HOLDERS, AND WHEREIN SAID HOLDERS DEFINE CONCAVE INTERIOR BOTTOM WALLS WHEREBY THE BOTTOM ENDS OF SILVERWARE STANDING IN SAID HOLDERS WILL TEND TO ASSUME POSITIONS TOWARD THE CENTER OF SAID HOLDERS WHILE THE UPPER ENDS WILL FLARE OUTWRADLY TO PROVIDE GREATER CONTACT OF WASHING FLUIDS WITH SAID UPPER ENDS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 173 words
IN A DISHWASHING APPARATUS, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A SILVERWARE RACK INCLUDING FRAME MEMBERS DEFINING AN OPEN FRAMEWORK, HOLDERS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FRAMEWORK ADAPTED TO CARRY SAID SILVERWARE DURING OPERATION OF SAID APPARATUS, EACH OF SAID HOLDERS INCLUDING MEANS FOR ATTACHMENT TO SAID FRAME MEMBERS, AND WHEREIN SAID HOLDERS ARE PIVOTALLY CONNECTED TO SAID FRAME MEMBERS TO FACILITATE DISCHARGEOF SAID SILVERWARE THEREFROM, MEANS FORMED IN SAID RACK ADAPTED TO NORMALLY ENGAGE SAID HOLDERS WHEREBY SAID HOLDERS ARE NORMALLY TILTED TOWARD THE SIDE OF SAID APPARATUS WHEREBY SAID PIVOTAL MOVEMENT IS FACILITATED, AND INCLUDING SIDE BARS FORMED IN SAID RACK, SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING RESILIENT FINGERS INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH SAID HOLDERS TO REMOVABLY SECURED SAID HOLDERS IN PLACE, SAID FINGERS PROVIDING THE PIVOTAL ATTACHMENT OF SAID HOLDERS, AND WHEREIN SAID HOLDERS DEFINE CONCAVE INTERIOR BOTTOM WALLS WHEREBY THE BOTTOM ENDS OF SILVERWARE STANDING IN SAID HOLDERS WILL TEND TO ASSUME POSITIONS TOWARD THE CENTER OF SAID HOLDERS WHILE THE UPPER ENDS WILL FLARE OUTWRADLY TO PROVIDE GREATER CONTACT OF WASHING FLUIDS WITH SAID UPPER ENDS.

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