Patent ID: 8221558

Claim:
A dishwasher having a crockery basket for holding items to be washed, the dishwasher comprising: a spray apparatus including a first contoured body portion having a first edge, a second contoured body portion having a second edge which corresponds to the first edge wherein the first contoured body portion is joined to the second contoured body portion to form a fluid-tight hollow space therebetween and a seating face at the first edge and the second edge when the first contoured body portion is joined to the second contoured body portion; and a joining seam member, with the first contoured body portion and the second contoured body portion being joined together using the joining seam member disposed at the seating face, wherein the first edge of the first contoured body portion and the second edge of the second contoured body portion are each formed with a first edge section which extends away from the hollow space together with a second edge section which extends away from the first edge section and is essentially perpendicular thereto, and wherein the joining seam member is formed with a first end section and a second end section which project into a first gap formed between the second edge section and an outer surface of the first contoured body portion, and into a second gap formed between the second edge section and an outer surface of the second contoured body portion, and which clamp around respective second edge sections.