Patent ID: 6764147
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: A47L,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of assembling a dishwasher tub to a support frame comprising the steps of:providing a substantially rigid support member having a pair of laterally spaced upright U-shaped end portions for supporting a bottom wall of the tub and an inverted U-shaped upright intermediate portion for extending laterally across a top wall of the tub and downward along opposite side walls of the tub, and the upright U-shaped portions and the inverted U-shaped portion being formed from a single continuous piece of tubular material; pulling the laterally spaced upright U-shaped end portions of the support frame away from each other sufficiently to receive the top wall and side walls of the tub therebetween; and forcing the support member downwardly toward the bottom wall until the end portions extend beyond the bottom wall and resiliently spring laterally inward toward each other to support the bottom wall.