Dispenser optimization for easier closing

摘要

A detergent dispenser for dispensing detergent in a domestic appliance, the detergent dispenser comprising a housing, a container defined in said housing and adapted to store detergent, a movable cover adapted to close and seal the container, and at least one extension depending from the cover, said at least one extension adapted to clear detergent from a perimeter of the container as the cover moves.

主权项

1. A detergent dispenser for dispensing detergent in a domestic appliance, the detergent dispenser comprising:
a housing structured to be mounted on the domestic appliance; a container defined in said housing and adapted to store detergent, said container having a first side and a second side; a movable cover adapted to slide laterally in a first direction of travel from an open position to a closed position to close and seal the container; and a pair of extensions each located at an opposite side of the cover and at a forward end of the cover with respect to the first direction of travel, the pair of extensions extending downward toward the housing from the cover, the pair of extensions adapted to pass from the first side of the container to the second side of the container to clear detergent from a perimeter of the container as the cover moves from the open position to the closed position, wherein the pair of extensions extend from the movable cover such that the pair of extentions move past the second side of the container as the cover moves into the closed position.