Household appliance having a physical alteration element
US10704183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47L2501/26
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A household appliance for treating at least one item according to at least one cycle of operation includes a treating chemistry dispenser receiving a unit dose container and having a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position, a piercing mechanism located proximate to the treating chemistry dispenser and having a piercer that is moveable between a non-piercing position and a piercing position where the piercer is moved to perforate a unit dose container received within the treating chemistry dispenser.
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