| 摘要 |
A gasket (322) for a dishwasher including at least one slidably open top wash chamber (308) and a wash chamber closure (320) for each respective wash chamber. The gasket comprises: a first downward facing flexible flange (408) having a first distal edge (402) and a first proximate edge, the proximate edge attached to the bottom surface of the closure around the periphery thereof, at an angle of between 60o and 90o, with respect to the bottom surface; and a second downward facing flexible flange (410) having a second distal edge (404) and a second proximate edge, the proximate edge attached to the first distal edge of the first flange at a second angle of between 90o and 180o concurrent with the first angle, both flanges having a thickness at their distal edges (402, 404) which is greater than their thickness elsewhere. In use, the closure is engaged with the opening of the wash chamber, the first flange and the second flange deform such that when the closure is fully engaged with the opening, the first distal edge and the second distal edge bear substantially similar loads.
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