US 11,834,769 B2
Laundry treating appliance with dispenser having a siphon cap
Ethan Harbrecht, Michigan City, IN (US); and Douglas Mikkelsen, Saint Joseph, MI (US)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/404,648.
Application 17/404,648 is a continuation of application No. 16/263,931, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,111,622.
Application 16/263,931 is a continuation of application No. 15/137,198, filed on Apr. 25, 2016, granted, now 10,253,443, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0372025 A1, Dec. 2, 2021
Int. Cl. D06F 39/02 (2006.01); D06F 37/28 (2006.01); D06F 39/14 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/02 (2013.01) [D06F 37/28 (2013.01); D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 39/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A laundry treating appliance for treating laundry according to an automatic cycle of operation, comprising:
a cabinet defining an interior with an opening providing access to the interior;
a treating chamber located within the cabinet and accessible by the opening;
a dispenser having at least one reservoir with a base and an open top and a siphon tube extending from the base and fluidly coupled to the treating chamber; and
a siphon cap received in the open top of the reservoir, the siphon cap comprising:
a funnel having an upper edge closing the open top, the funnel extending between an inlet at least partially defined by the upper edge and an outlet at least partially defined by a lower edge of the funnel, the lower edge of the funnel at least partially forming a bottom of the funnel, and
a collar extending from and below the bottom of the funnel around the siphon tube.