Patent ID: 7832419

Claim:
A dishwasher comprising: (a) a cabinet, (b) a wash system slidably mounted within said cabinet in such a manner that it may be withdrawn horizontally out of said cabinet for loading with dishes, said wash system including: an open top wash chamber having a floor and side walls and adapted to accommodate dishes within which wash liquid is sprayed, the width of said open top wash chamber perpendicular to the direction of sliding being greater than the depth of said wash chamber in the direction of sliding, (ii) a first rotating spray arm and a second rotating spray arm mounted in the bottom of said wash chamber for producing a spray of wash liquid within said wash chamber, (iii) a manifold located on the floor of said wash chamber, (iv) a wash pump for pressurising said wash liquid which discharges into said manifold, (v) said spray arms receiving wash liquid from said manifold, said first spray arm being mounted on said manifold and supplied with wash liquid directly from said manifold, and said second spray arm being mounted below the first spray arm on said floor and remote from said manifold, said second spray arm supplied with wash liquid from said manifold through first and second ducts, said first duct positioned above the floor of said wash chamber at a location outside a region swept by the second spray arm, and said second duct passing under said floor and said second spray arm, (v) means for evacuating wash liquid from said chamber, and (c) a wash chamber closure mounted in the top of said cabinet which closure is engaged with the wash chamber opening to sealably close off said wash chamber on its retraction into said cabinet.