Patent ID: 7870863

Claim:
A dishwasher comprising: a frame assembly; a wash tub including side, rear and bottom walls, said wash tub being slidingly mounted in the frame assembly so as to define a drawer of the dishwasher; a spray arm rotatably mounted within the wash tub; an intake ring in the bottom wall of the wash tub; a plurality of wash system components for selectively performing a washing operation in the wash tub; and a multi-use sump provided at the bottom wall of the wash tub, said multi-use sump including a plurality of integrally formed fluid conduits extending from the intake ring along the bottom wall, each of said plurality of fluid conduits including a respective attachment flange for connecting a respective one of the plurality of wash system components wherein, during the washing operation, the plurality of fluid conduits manage a flow of washing fluid between the plurality of wash system components and the wash tub.