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Appliance hazard warning device

  • US 6,741,183 B1
  • Filed: 04/08/2003
  • Issued: 05/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A pre-contact warning device for 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 pre-contact sensorially perceivable warning signal emitter;

    an activation control which energizes said signal emitter into a standby mode ready to emit a warning signal when the front door is open;

    a proximity sensor operably interconnected in said device between said signal emitter and said activation control for activating said signal emitter when the front door is open and a person moves into a predetermined proximity to the front door whereby said warning signal emitter produces a sensorially perceivable warning signal to alert the person in predetermined proximity to the dishwasher that the front door is open and is to be avoided.

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