Dishwasher having a suds suppressor

Claim 1

A DISHWASHER HAVING AT LEAST WASH AND RINSE CYCLES, AND COMPRISING: (A) A WASH CHAMBER FORMED WITH A BOTTOM WALL, A TOP WALL, AND SIDE WALLS, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID WALLS BEING MOVABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SAID WASH CHAMBER; (B) ONE OF SAID SIDE WALLS HAVING A VENT THERETHROUGH PERMITTING THE ENTRANCE OF AIR TO SAID WASH CHAMBER; (C) BAFFLE MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SIDE WALL ABOVE SAID VENT AND HAVING A PORTION THEREOF SPACED FROM SAID SIDE WALL FROM A POINT ABOVE SAID VENT AND EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY PAST SAID VENT TOWARD SAID BOTTOM WALL WHERE IT IS SPACED THEREFROM; SAIS SPACED PORTION OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS AND SAID SIDE WALL DEFINING A PASSAGE FOR THE INWARD FLOW OF AIR FROM SAID VENT TO THE BOTTOM OF SAID WASH CHAMBER UPON TERMINATION OF SAID WASH AND RINSE CYCLES; SAID BAFFLE MEANS PREVENTING THE OUTWARD PASSAGE OF WATER FROM SAID WASH CHAMBER THROUGH SAID VENT WHEN SAID DISHWASHER IS IN A WASH OR RINSE CYCLE; (D) SAID PORTION OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS SPACED FROM SAID SIDE WALL HAVING AT LEAST ONE SLOT THERETHROUGH POSITIONED BELOW SAID VENT IN SAID SIDE WALL; AND (E) SAID PORTION OF SAID BAFFLE MEANS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE SAID SLOT BEING DEFORMED TO PROVIDE A LOUVER-SHAPED DEFLECTOR EXTENDING INTO SAID PASSAGE, WHEREBY WATER PASSING THROUGH SAID SLOT DURING THE WASH AND RINSE CYCLES WILL BE DEFLECTED DOWNWARDLY INTO SAID PASSAGE AND TOWARD THE BOTTOM WALL OF SAID WASH CHAMBER, SAID DOWNWARD DEFLECTION OF WATER EFFECTING A SUPPRESSION OF SUDS WITHIN SAID PASSAGE DURING THE WASH CYCLE, AND EFFECTING A WASH-DOWN OF SUDS RESIDUE WITHIN SAID PASSAGE DURING THE RINSE CYCLE.