Patent ID: 7201175
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: A47L,H01H

Abstract:
1. An in-sink dishwasher for mounting in a conventional counter top to provide the user with the dual functionality of a sink and a dishwasher, the in-sink dishwasher comprising: a sink having a bowl defining a wash chamber and terminating in a peripheral flange defining an open top to the wash chamber for receiving dishes to be washed, and the bowl sized to be inserted within an opening in the counter top and the peripheral flange sized to abut the counter top and limit insertion of the bowl; a lid movably mounted to the sink for movement between an opened position permitting access to the wash chamber through the open top and a closed position where the lid closes the open top; a faucet located exteriorly of the wash chamber and configured to introduce liquid into the wash chamber when the lid is in the opened position; a spray arm assembly fluidly connected to the wash chamber and configured to spray liquid in the wash chamber when the lid is in the closed position; and a control system operably coupled to the spray arm assembly for controlling the operation of the dishwasher according to a predetermined wash cycle and comprising a user interface located in the peripheral flange of the sink for selecting the predetermined wash cycle, wherein the in-sink dishwasher can selectively function as a sink by introducing liquid into the wash chamber from the faucet when the lid is open and as a dishwasher when the lid is closed by spraying liquid into the wash chamber from the spray arm assembly in accordance with the predetermined wash cycle.