Dining table having integral dishwasher
Patent 5687752 Issued on November 18, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 15, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 15, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInventorApplicationNo. 558176 filed on 11/15/1995US Classes:134/115R, Combined or convertible134/143, Interconnected tank closure and other movable element134/165, Rail or rod form guides for work or work holder134/177, Attached to or operatively interconnected with treating chamber closure134/200With closable work-treating chambersExaminersPrimary: Coe, Philip R.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA47L 015/42AbstractA space-saving dishwasher has a washing basin having side and bottom walls and an open top, and a vertically shiftable rack assembly for carrying dishes. A shifting mechanism is coupled with the rack assembly for selectively shifting the latter between a lower cleaning position, wherein the rack assembly is disposed within the basin below the open top, and an upper loading position, wherein the rack assembly is disposed above the open top of the basin. The dishwasher further includes a lid member for covering the open top of the basin when the rack assembly is in the cleaning position. Structure is also provided for cleaning the dishes carried in the rack assembly, when the assembly is in the cleaning position. The dishwasher is particularly designed for installment within an opening of a substantially horizontally extending table-top or kitchen counter top.Field of SearchCombined or convertibleWith work feeding and/or discharging means With means to hold work holder in draining position above treating liquid Interconnected tank closure and other movable element With movably mounted spray or jet applying conduits or nozzles Immovably mounted on movable work support And spray or jet applying conduit or nozzle Work support reciprocated by pivoted links or lever or by strands Rail or rod form guides for work or work holder Conduit or nozzle attached to or operatively interconnected with treating chamber closure With fluid discharge reaction nozzle Attached to or operatively interconnected with treating chamber closure Fluid discharge reaction nozzle With closable work-treating chambers Miscellaneous | |
