Patent ID: 9487903
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. A washing machine comprising: a cabinet, a wash tub within said cabinet for receiving wash water during a washing operation, a rotatably-driven basket within said wash tub for receiving launderable items for washing, a soap and chemical dispenser disposed within said cabinet, said dispenser having a housing with a bottom having an outlet for communicating water and chemicals from said dispenser to said wash tub during a washing operation, said dispenser having a tray with a plurality of upwardly opening compartments, one of said compartments being a soap compartment for receiving soap for use in a main wash operation of the machine, and at least one of said compartments being a chemical compartment for receiving a chemical for use during a washing operation, said tray being movable between an operative position within said cabinet in overlying relation to said housing bottom and a withdrawn position outwardly of said cabinet for enabling the deposit of soap and chemicals into said compartments, said dispenser having a top mounted in overlying relation to said tray having a plurality of water inlets communicating with a plurality of water passageways, one of said water passageways being a main wash water passageway having an outlet for directing water into said soap compartment of said tray for mixing with soap and overflowing into the dispenser bottom for direction to said wash tub, one of said passageways being a chemical dispensing water passageway having an outlet for directing water to said chemical compartment of said tray for mixing with a chemical additive in the compartment and in turn for direction into said dispenser bottom and said wash tub, and at least one of said water passageways being a flush water passageway having a plurality of flush water outlet ports adjacent an outer perimeter of the dispenser top and at locations outside the perimeters of said compartments for directing water free of soap and chemicals contained within said compartments into the dispenser housing bottom for flushing of the dispenser housing bottom with water free of soap and chemicals dispensed during a washing operation.