Patent ID: 8438881

Claim:
A laundry treating appliance configured to execute a cleaning cycle on an article, comprising: a cabinet defining an interior; a tub located within the interior; a drum located within the tub and defining a treating chamber configured to receive the article for cleaning; and a dispensing system configured to dispense treating chemistry into the treating chamber, comprising: a housing located within the interior of the cabinet; multiple chambers located within the housing; a single use dispenser configured to dispense a single dose of a first treating chemistry and comprising one of the chambers for receiving the single dose of treating chemistry; a bulk dispenser configured to dispense multiple doses of a second treating chemistry and comprising a cartridge removably received within another one of the chambers and containing multiple doses of treating chemistry that are dispensed through an outlet in the cartridge; a first water flow path passing through the housing and the one of the chambers and having a dispensing nozzle in fluid communication with the treating chamber; and a second water flow path comprising: a conduit bypassing the housing and fluidly coupled to the cartridge outlet; a pump to direct the second treating chemistry to the treating chamber; a spray nozzle in fluid communication with the treating chamber; and an in-line mixing chamber comprising a first inlet in communication with the pump, a second inlet in communication with a source of water, and an outlet in communication with the spray nozzle, wherein the first water flow path is configured to direct the dose of treating chemistry dispensed from the single use dispenser into the treating chamber and the second water flow path is configured to spray the dose of treating chemistry dispensed from the bulk dispenser into the treating chamber.