Patent ID: 7918942

Claim:
A drain valve for a dishwasher, the drain valve being adapted to be fluidly disposed along a drain channel between a drain pump and a house drain, the drain valve comprising: a housing adapted to receive a fluid through an inlet channel and to channel the fluid toward an outlet channel, and the outlet channel extending from an outlet port defined by the housing; a sealing member disposed within the housing, the sealing member being configured to be capable of forming a sealing engagement with the outlet port; and a cradle member disposed within the housing and configured to receive and partially constrain freedom of movement of the sealing member, the cradle member being further configured to be rotatable within the housing between a valve closed position, where the sealing member is moved by the cradle member to a position such that fluid flow toward the outlet channel urges the sealing member into sealing engagement with the outlet port to close the drain valve, and a valve open position, where the sealing member is moved by the cradle member away from, and out of sealing engagement with, the outlet port such that fluid flow is allowed between the inlet channel and the outlet channel, through the housing, without the sealing member engaging the outlet port.