Dishwasher
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1. A dishwasher comprising:
- a tub at least partially defining a wash chamber and having an open face providing access to the wash chamber and a sump;
a door selectively closing the open face;
a lower dish rack located within the wash chamber;
an upper dish rack located within the wash chamber above the lower dish rack;
a lower rotating sprayer located within the wash chamber beneath the lower dish rack;
an upper rotating sprayer located within the wash chamber beneath the upper dish rack;
a supply tube fluidly coupled to the sump and extending to the upper rotating sprayer; and
a manifold extending laterally from the supply tube and having at least one nozzle with at least one aperture.
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Abstract
A dishwasher having a tub defining a wash chamber, and upper and lower dish racks located within the wash chamber. The dishwasher also has upper and lower rotating sprayers beneath the upper and lower dish racks, and a manifold with at least one nozzle having at least one aperture located in the wash chamber.
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34 Claims
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1. A dishwasher comprising:
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a tub at least partially defining a wash chamber and having an open face providing access to the wash chamber and a sump; a door selectively closing the open face; a lower dish rack located within the wash chamber; an upper dish rack located within the wash chamber above the lower dish rack; a lower rotating sprayer located within the wash chamber beneath the lower dish rack; an upper rotating sprayer located within the wash chamber beneath the upper dish rack; a supply tube fluidly coupled to the sump and extending to the upper rotating sprayer; and a manifold extending laterally from the supply tube and having at least one nozzle with at least one aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A dishwasher comprising:
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a tub at least partially defining a wash chamber and having opposing side walls connected by a rear wall and an open face providing access to the wash chamber; a door selectively closing the open face; a lower dish rack located within the wash chamber; an upper dish rack located within the wash chamber above the lower dish rack; a lower rotating sprayer located within the wash chamber beneath the lower dish rack; an upper rotating sprayer located within the wash chamber beneath the upper dish rack; a manifold extending along at least one of the side and rear walls, and having at least one nozzle having at least one aperture located in the wash chamber; and a liquid supply providing liquid to the lower rotating sprayer, upper rotating sprayer and the manifold, the liquid supply including a supply tube selectively providing wash liquid to the manifold; wherein the manifold includes two opposing portions extending laterally from the supply tube and wherein the two opposing portions are fixedly mounted on the at least one of the side and rear walls of the tub. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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