Patent ID: 11879202
Assignee: ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC D | IPC D

Claim 21:
22. A laundry washing machine comprising:
a casing;
a washing tub located within the casing;
a drum mounted within the washing tub and configured to rotate relative to the casing;
a door attached to the casing and configured to be openable to provide access to the drum;
an additive loading and supply system comprising a dispenser tray having at least one receptacle configured to receive one or more cleaning products therein;
one or more valves configured to selectively provide water to the additive loading and supply system;
a tub supply pipe fluidly connecting the additive loading and supply system to the drum, the tub supply pipe having:
a first portion extending from the additive loading and supply system,
a retainer comprising one or more openings therethrough, the retainer being configured to hold an unbroken unit dose package at least partially directly vertically on top of and abutting the one or more openings, wherein the retainer is configured to allow water to pass vertically through the one or more openings, prevent an unbroken unit dose package from passing through the one or more openings, and allow only a broken unit dose package to pass through the one or more openings, and
a second portion extending from the retainer to the washing tub; and

further comprising:
one or more nozzles configured to direct a flow of water onto the unbroken unit dose package held on the retainer, or
one or more knives or pins configured to break the unbroken unit dose package held on the retainer.