http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/ Engadget Comments for Inventor's patent application reveals "shape-shifting" dishwasher http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/
Put all the clean dishes in the bottom and as you use them load them in the top. Once most of the dishes are in the top, move the remaining ones up and run the dishwasher.
Now just repeat but go the other direction.

Never need to "put away the dishes" again.



I think some Russian inventor had a similar invention for a small household which was a table with a dishwasher integrated into the pedestal. The top was cut in half the slid open to reveal a top loading small dishwasher. So when you were done with dinner, you just slid open the top, shoved all the dishes into the dishwasher and turned it on.]]>Mar 3rd 2008 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 3rd 2008 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 3rd 2008 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Form of Ice Dish Washer...]]>Mar 3rd 2008 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 3rd 2008 8:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 3rd 2008 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 3rd 2008 8:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/
*Robots in disguise!*]]>Mar 3rd 2008 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 3rd 2008 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/
Wait....washers already do that, don't they?]]>Mar 3rd 2008 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 3rd 2008 11:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 4th 2008 12:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/Mar 4th 2008 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/
Kinda useless, unless all the parts combine into a robo-roommie who actually "DOES the dishes."]]>Mar 4th 2008 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/03/inventors-patent-application-reveals-shape-shifting-dishwashe/
It's really 2 dishwashers in 1, drawers one atop the other. Good for small families or those with complicated schedules. Wastes some space. If 1 dishwasher dies, you have a backup.

Clever idea, already implemeted. No need for shape shifting unless you need to wash a giant object.]]>Mar 4th 2008 10:33AM