Top loading dishwashing apparatus

Claim 1

IN A TOP LOADING DISHWASHER THE COMBINATION OF, A TUB FORMING A WASHING ENCLOSURE HAVING A TOP OPENING THEREIN, WASHING FLUID SUPPLY MEANS FOR DIRECTING WASHING FLUID INTO SAID TUB, A MOVABLE DISH SUPPORTING RECEPTACLE HAVING A BOTTOM PORTION, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID RECEPTACLE IN SAID TUB, A WASHING FFLUID DISTRIBUTING TUBE FOR SPRAYING ARTICLES SUPPORTED BY SAID RECEPTACLE, MEANS FOR SECURING SAID WASHING FLUID DISTRIBUTING TUBE ON SAID RECEPTACLE WHEREBY SAID TUBE IS LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE PLANE OF THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE RECEPTACLE, MEANS INCLUDING SAID RECEPTACLE SUPPORT MEANS FOR MOVING SAID RECEPTACLE OUT OF SAID TUB THROUGH THE TOP OPENING THEREIN TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING DISHES TO AND FROM SAID RECEPTACLE, SAID RECEPTACLE SUPPORT MEANS SERVING TO ALIGN SAID WASHING FLUID DISTRIBUTING TUBE IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH SAID WASHINUG FLUID SUPPLY MEANS WHEN SAID RECEPTACLE IS LOCATED AT A PREDETERMINED POSITION WITHING SAID TUB FOR DIRECTING WASHING FLUID THROUGH SAID TUBE TO BE SPRAYED AGAINST ARTICLES CARRIED BY SAID RECEPTACLE.