Patent ID: 8118242
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A wash arm retainer for a warewasher having at least one wash arm with a plurality of nozzles and being in fluid communication with an adapter for receiving a flow of fluid, comprising: a housing defining a through bore and having a first end and a second end, said housing defining an outer surface and said first end including an edge that is transverse to said outer surface; a cam surface formed on said edge of said first end of said housing and having a clamping position and a release position; and a cap rod extending along a longitudinal axis and slidably disposed in said through bore and provided with an actuator handle projecting transversely from said cap rod, said handle rotating about said longitudinal axis to rotatably, slidingly contact said cam surface while moving between a first handle position and a second handle position, such that said sliding contact between said handle and said cam surface causes said cap rod to move between said release position, in which said cap rod is retracted relative to said housing subject to a biasing force, and said clamping position, in which said cap rod is extended relative to said housing and is disposed at said first end edge to overcome said biasing force.