US 12,232,679 B2
Dishwasher with drain assembly
Mateusz Michal Wolowicz, Wroclaw (PL); Pawel Krzysztof Kolodziej, Wroclaw (PL); and Radoslaw Pawel Jonczyk, Wroclaw (PL)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/409,270.
Application 18/409,270 is a continuation of application No. 17/493,952, filed on Oct. 5, 2021, granted, now 11,882,978.
Prior Publication US 2024/0148220 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A47L 15/42 (2006.01); F16L 3/26 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 15/4223 (2013.01) [A47L 15/4246 (2013.01); F16L 3/26 (2013.01); A47L 15/4251 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dishwasher for treating dishes according to a cycle of operation, the dishwasher comprising:
a chassis;
a tub supported by the chassis and at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving the dishes;
a structural element extending from the chassis along the tub and defining a socket, the structural element including a column extending in a vertical direction between a top and a bottom, and wherein the socket includes a first vertical portion extending from the bottom at least partially along the column, a second vertical portion being located next to the first vertical portion and extending parallel to the first vertical portion from the bottom at least partially along the first vertical portion; and
a drain line extending between an inlet and an outlet and received in the socket.