Dual use detergent dispenser
First Claim
1. An improved detergent dispenser for a clothes washing machine having a tub for holding clothes to be washed, comprising:
- a base mounted in the washing machine;
a first detergent cup in the base to hold and dispense a powder detergent;
a second detergent cup having a bottom wall removably mounted in the first cup to hold and dispense a liquid detergent;
a water inlet above the bottom wall of the second detergent cut to flush detergent from the first and second cups with water.
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Abstract
A clothes washing machine is provided with an improved detergent dispenser which can use either liquid or powder detergent for both the prewash and wash cycles of the machine. The dispenser includes a base for receiving the prewash detergent. A tray having a powder detergent cup and a fabric softener cup is positioned within the base. A liquid detergent cup is removably nested within the powder detergent cup. The liquid detergent cup includes a siphon which drains into the powder detergent cup, which in turn drains into the base of the dispenser. The softener cup includes a siphon which drains into the base of the dispenser. The base includes an outlet drain through which the detergent and fabric softener drain for introduction into the tub of the washing machine.
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28 Claims
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1. An improved detergent dispenser for a clothes washing machine having a tub for holding clothes to be washed, comprising:
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a base mounted in the washing machine;
a first detergent cup in the base to hold and dispense a powder detergent;
a second detergent cup having a bottom wall removably mounted in the first cup to hold and dispense a liquid detergent;
a water inlet above the bottom wall of the second detergent cut to flush detergent from the first and second cups with water. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An improved clothes washing machine having a tub for holding clothes to be washed, the improvement comprising:
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a dispenser having a powder detergent cup, a liquid detergent cup such that a user can choose to use either powder or liquid detergent for a wash cycle of the machine; and
a fabric softener cup for adding fabric softener to the tub;
the liquid detergent cup being removably mounted in the powder detergent cup;
a siphon in the liquid detergent cup;
a water inlet independent of the siphon and in communication with the siphon to flush detergent from the first and second cups with water. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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