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Laundry treating appliance and dispenser

  • US 10,422,070 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2018
  • Issued: 09/24/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A laundry treating appliance comprising:

  • a housing defining an interior that terminates in an upper edge that defines a door profile;

    a treating chamber located within the interior and mounted to the housing;

    a dispenser door pivotally mounted to the housing for pivoting movement between closed and opened positions;

    at least one dispenser cup fluidly coupled to the treating chamber and slidably mounted to the housing for sliding movement between extended and retracted positions;

    the at least one dispenser cup operably coupled to the dispenser door such that pivotal movement of the dispenser door between the closed and opened positions effects a corresponding sliding movement of the at least one dispenser cup between the retracted and extended positions while maintaining the at least one dispenser cup in an upright position; and

    wherein the at least one dispenser cup has a portion that is complementary in shape to the door profile and nests within the door profile when the dispenser door is in the opened position and the at least one dispenser cup is in the extended position.

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