US 11,773,527 B2
Laundry treating appliance and dispenser
Tobias Bronn, Althutte (DE); Tibor Budicky, Poprad (SK); and Jan Martinko, Poprad (SK)
Assigned to Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed by WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION, Benton Harbor, MI (US)
Filed on Nov. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/536,201.
Application 16/850,386 is a division of application No. 15/354,077, filed on Nov. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,648,121, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 17/536,201 is a continuation of application No. 16/850,386, filed on Apr. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,214,911.
Prior Publication US 2022/0081822 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. D06F 39/02 (2006.01)
CPC D06F 39/02 (2013.01) [D06F 39/022 (2013.01); D06F 39/028 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dispenser for a laundry treating appliance comprising:
at least one treating chemistry compartment having a chamber and defining an outlet opening fluidly coupling the chamber to an exterior of the chamber; the at least one treating chemistry compartment comprising edges;
a siphon comprising grooves that receive the edges of the at least one treating chemistry compartment to slideably connect the siphon to the at least one treating chemistry compartment for selectively opening or closing the outlet opening; and
an actuator moving the siphon between a first position, wherein the siphon closes the outlet opening to enable the dispenser to operate in a liquid mode, and a second position, wherein the siphon opens at least a portion of the outlet opening to enable the dispenser to operate in a powder mode.