Patent ID: 7900486

Claim:
An agent dispenser for a fabric treatment apparatus, the agent dispenser comprising: a housing; a manifold having at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port, which is in fluid communication with the inlet port; an agent compartment located in the housing and having a bottom in fluid communication with the at least one outlet port; and a siphon tube in fluid communication with the agent compartment to siphon agent and water from the agent compartment; wherein the at least one outlet port is located in the manifold immediately adjacent to the bottom of the agent compartment such that water flowing through the at least one outlet port into the bottom of the agent compartment generates a turbulent flow of water that lifts, suspends, and jostles the agent in the agent compartment to mix with the agent in the agent compartment substantially from the bottom up and fill up the agent compartment until the water and agent mixture is siphoned by the siphon tube.