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Appliance hazard warning device

  • US 6,700,500 B1
  • Filed: 05/06/2002
  • Issued: 03/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A pre-contact warning device attachable to a front door of an automatic dishwasher, the front door being openable to a generally horizontal position above a support surface of the dishwasher when loading and unloading dishes, said device comprising:

  • a housing attachable to a surface of the front door;

    said housing including a pre-contact warning signal emitter and a miniature storage battery mounted within said housing;

    an angle-sensitive switch mounted in said housing and operably interconnected between said warning signal emitter and said storage battery, said switch being open and said warning signal emitter off when the front door is closed, said switch being closed and said warning signal emitter on when the front door is open;

    said warning signal emitter, when on, being sufficiently sensorially perceivable to warn or alert a person nearby the dishwasher that the front door is open and is to be avoided.

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