Dishwasher pump with particle cutter
CA 1290980 C · Owner: Maytag Corporation · Inventors: Jordan, Lawrence J.; Pille, Charles W.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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A bidirectional dishwasher pump includes a particle cutter adjacent the ingress to the drain pump cavity. The particle cutter is associated with the pump drive shaft and includes a primary edge portion and a secondary edge portion. Rotation in a first direction effects cutting of particles by the primary edge portion and rotation in a second direction effects relatively reduced particle cutting and radial outward movement of particles by the secondary edge portion.
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- Granted October 22, 1991. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 22, 2008.
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