A dishwashing machine and a method for washing ware therewith are disclosed. The machine includes a wash chamber, a tank for holding a cleansing liquid, a spray system including a selectively operable pump for spraying ware to be cleaned with liquid from the tank, and a heater for heating the liquid within the tank. The heater is regulated to maintain the liquid substantially at a first predetermined temperature whenever the pump is operating, and to maintain the liquid substantially at a second...

A spray system is disclosed for forming directed streams of liquid under pressure. A supply conduit having an open end and a manifold communicating with a plurality of spray nozzles and having an inlet conduit with an open end cooperate for insertion of the inlet conduit into the supply conduit to connect the manifold to the supply conduit, the manifold is placed near the supply conduit in a predetermined but misaligned position. A plate having a slot defines at least a portion of a pair of cam ...

A spray system is disclosed for forming directed streams of liquid under pressure. A supply conduit having an open end and a manifold communicating with a plurality of spray nozzles and having an inlet conduit with an open end cooperate for insertion of the inlet conduit into the supply conduit to connect the manifold to the supply conduit, the manifold is placed near the supply conduit in a predetermined but misaligned position. A plate having a slot defines at least a portion of a pair of cam ...

A automatic dishwasher protective system is provided for intercepting and preventing an accumulation of leakage liquid into an area beneath the dishwasher prior to the leakage liquid contacting the underlying surface on which the dishwasher is supported. It also includes an element in the intercepting and preventing means for diverting leakage liquid from the dishwasher away from an area beneath the dishwasher, and alerting a user of the dishwasher that leakage liquid is being emitted into the a...

A multilayer detergent tablet containing an outer layer, a barrier layer and an inner layer. The tablet releases sequentially ingredients contained in the outer layer and ingredients contained in the inner layer. The time interval between the release of the outer layer ingredients and the release of the inner layer ingredients is controlled by the particular choice of an ingredient for the barrier layer and the relative thicknesses of the inner layer, the barrier layer and the outer layer. The t...

The present invention relates to a nonaqueous liquid automatic dishwashing composition disposed in a water soluble package that can be added directly into an automatic dishwasher.

The present invention pertains to a machine dishwashing or rinsing composition being substantially free from anionic synthetic detergents or fatty acid soaps, and having a very low or zero phosphate content, which comprises a nonionic detergent surfactant, a water-soluble calcium sequestering agent, a specific polymeric material and an alkaline detergent material, said composition having improved non-filming, non-spotting or non-streaking properties.

Mildly alkaline enzymatic machine dishwashing composition comprising a detergency builder, an amylolytic enzyme, a peroxy compound bleach and optionally a proteolytic enzyme, having a pH of from 9.3 to 10.8 determined from a solution of 3 g/l of the composition in distilled water, and containing not more than 0.2% by weight, preferably not more than 0.1% by weight of chloride. The composition is non-corrosive to silverware.

A new and improved dishwashing aid for the handicapped comprised of a container having four walls, a closed bottom, an open top, an inner surface, and an outer surface. A plurality of apertures are formed in the four walls. The device contains a plurality of holding chambers. Each holding chamber having a closed bottom, an open top, and a curved sidewall therebetween. The curved sidewall is tapered from the open top to the closed bottom. The curved sidewall has a first end and a second end. The ...

A washing and scrubbing utensil has a hollow elongated handle having a back longitudinal end provided with a cap and an opposite front longitudinal end formed with a central longitudinally forwardly projecting feed tube communicating with the interior of the handle and with two longitudinally forwardly projecting holding spikes each having opposite edges formed with sawteeth. A sponge is fitted to the front end with the spikes and feed tube imbedded in the sponge and the sawteeth of the spikes p...