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Composite tub body for a dishwasher

  • US 7,748,796 B2
  • Filed: 05/21/2008
  • Issued: 07/06/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A dishwasher tub comprising:

  • a main body having first and second opposing side walls interconnected by a rear wall, each of said first and second opposing side walls and rear wall including corresponding upper and lower edge portions and being formed from a multi-layered composite material;

    first and second columns positioned at rear edge portions of the main body, wherein each of the first and second columns are formed from a fiber reinforced material;

    a cap member joined to the upper edge portion of each of the first and second opposing side walls and the rear wall, wherein the cap member includes first and second apertures formed therein, and each of the first and second columns includes a tab member received in a respective one of the first and second apertures; and

    a base member joined to the lower edge portion of each of the first and second opposing side walls and the rear wall.

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