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APPLIANCE WITH UNIQUE LOCKING RECEPTACLES

  • US 20080276969A1
  • Filed: 05/07/2007
  • Published: 11/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A substrate treating appliance utilizing a plurality of different chemistries for different cycles or different wash loads with a plurality of receptacles for receiving a plurality of cartridges containing the different chemistries, comprising:

  • one half of a lock and key connection arrangement provided at each receptacle providing a unique interconnection configuration at each receptacle, relative to the remaining receptacles, permitting only a selected type of chemistry cartridge to be accepted at a particular receptacle, with a connection effected between the cartridge and the receptacle occurring by means of a rotation of the cartridge relative to the receptacle,each receptacle having a unique characteristic, in addition to the unique interconnection configuration, relative to the remaining receptacles, to alert a user to insert only a correct type of chemistry cartridge into a particular receptacle.

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