Sound inhibitor and sealing arrangement for water distribution chamber

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION, WALL MEANS DEFINING A LIQUID DISTRIBUTION CHAMBER FOR WASHING DISHES OR THE LIKE, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING LIQUID TO SAID CHAMBER INCLUDING SPRAY MEANS FOR SAID CHAMBER OPERABLE FOR DISTRIBUTING SAID LIQUID THROUGHOUT SAID CHAMBER AND TOWARD IMPINGING CONTACT WITH SAID WALL MEANS, AND COATING MEANS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID WALL MEANS TOWARD THE LIQUID BEING DISTRIBUTED TO INTERCEPT SAID LIQUID BEFORE IMPINGING CONTACT IS MADE WITH SAID WALL MEANS, SAID COATING MEANS COMPRISING A SOFT LAYER OF CURED YIELDABLE PLASTISOL HAVING A HARDNESS RATING IN THE RANGE OF 35 TO 50 DUROMETERS (SHORE A) AND A THICKNESS IN THE RANGE OF 1/16 INCH TO 1/8 INCH TO ABSORB THE ENERGY OF A FLYING DROPLET OF SAID LIQUID BEFORE IMPINGING CONTACT IS MADE WITH SAID WALL MEANS, AND SAID COATING MEANS EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY OVER ALL THE EXPOSED INNER SURFACES OF SAID WALL MEANS AND BEING THICKER THAN SAID WALL MEANS.