Patent ID: 6743986
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A47L,D06F,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
Door lock with a restart lockout for an electrical household appliance having a door, comprising:a locking device having a closed position in which the door is locked and an open position in which the door is unlocked, a restart lockout device having a release state in which the electric household appliance is operable and a lockout state in which the household appliance is inoperable, means for engaging the restart lockout device when the locking device changes over from the closed position to the open position and for moving the restart lockout device from the release state into the lockout state in response to the changeover from the closed position to the open position, and means for changing over the locking device from the open position into the closed position free of engagement with the restart lockout device so as to maintain the restart lockout device in its lockout state upon a changeover of the locking device from the open position into the closed position.