Detergent dispenser for improved detergent removal
First Claim
1. A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub defining a top and a bottom;
a door hingedly connected to the tub and configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door further comprises an interior surface configured to face the tub when the door is in the closed position;
at least one spray arm configured to provide water within the tub; and
a detergent dispenser defining a top and a bottom, wherein the detergent dispenser is positioned on the interior surface of the door such that the top of the detergent dispenser is configured to generally face the top of the tub when the door is in the closed position, wherein the detergent dispenser comprises;
a reservoir configured to contain detergent therein; and
a wall extending outwardly from the reservoir and at least partially around the reservoir, wherein at least a portion of the wall proximate the top of the detergent dispenser is removed to reduce a cross-sectional length thereof such that water flowing down the interior surface of the dishwasher door is encouraged into the reservoir.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are related to a detergent dispenser configured to attach to an interior surface of a dishwasher door. The detergent dispenser may comprise a reservoir configured to hold detergent, wherein a portion of the upper wall of the reservoir has been removed to reduce a cross-sectional length thereof such that water flowing down the dishwasher door is encouraged into the reservoir. The detergent dispenser may also comprise a dispenser door comprising a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the dispenser door is configured to cover the reservoir in the closed configuration. The detergent dispenser may be configured to encourage water flowing down the interior surface of the dishwasher door to enter the reservoir when the dispenser door is in the open or closed configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. A dishwasher comprising:
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a tub defining a top and a bottom; a door hingedly connected to the tub and configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door further comprises an interior surface configured to face the tub when the door is in the closed position; at least one spray arm configured to provide water within the tub; and a detergent dispenser defining a top and a bottom, wherein the detergent dispenser is positioned on the interior surface of the door such that the top of the detergent dispenser is configured to generally face the top of the tub when the door is in the closed position, wherein the detergent dispenser comprises; a reservoir configured to contain detergent therein; and a wall extending outwardly from the reservoir and at least partially around the reservoir, wherein at least a portion of the wall proximate the top of the detergent dispenser is removed to reduce a cross-sectional length thereof such that water flowing down the interior surface of the dishwasher door is encouraged into the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A detergent dispenser for a dishwasher, wherein the dishwasher comprises a tub defining a top and a bottom and a door defining an open position and a closed position, wherein the detergent dispenser defines a top and a bottom, wherein the detergent dispenser is configured to be positioned on an interior surface of a door of the dishwasher such that the top of the detergent dispenser is configured to face the top of the tub of the dishwasher when the door is in the closed position, wherein the detergent dispenser comprises:
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a reservoir configured to contain detergent therein; and a wall extending outwardly from the reservoir and at least partially around the reservoir, wherein at least a portion of the wall proximate the top of the detergent dispenser has been removed to reduce a cross-sectional length thereof such that water flowing down an interior surface of the dishwasher door is encouraged into the reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing a dishwasher comprising; a tub defining a top and a bottom; a door hingedly connected to the tub and configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position, wherein the door further comprises an interior surface configured to face the tub when the door is in the closed position; at least one spray arm configured to provide water within the tub; and positioning a detergent dispenser defining a top and a bottom on the interior surface of the door such that the top of the detergent dispenser is configured to generally face the top of the tub when the door is in the closed position, wherein the detergent dispenser comprises a reservoir configured to hold detergent and a wall extending outwardly from the reservoir and at least partially around the reservoir, wherein at least a portion of the wall proximate the top of the detergent dispenser has been removed to reduce a cross-sectional length thereof such that, during operation of the dishwasher, water flowing down the interior surface of the dishwasher door is encouraged into the reservoir.
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