Patent ID: 9332889
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A47L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method of installing a sump/pump assembly in a dishwasher, the dishwasher including a tub having a bottom defining a bottom opening therethrough, the assembly including a sump, a pump, and a motor coupled to the sump, the pump including a fluid inlet, the motor including a shaft operably coupled to the pump for driving the pump, the method comprising the steps of: (a) positioning the assembly within an interior portion of the tub; (b) inserting at least the motor and the pump of the assembly through the bottom opening of the tub; and (c) coupling the assembly to the dishwasher with the motor and the pump positioned below the tub bottom and with a center axis of the fluid inlet positioned vertically closer to the tub bottom than is a center axis of the motor shaft.