Patent ID: 7089948
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dish-cleaning appliance comprising: a sink comprising a bottom wall and a peripheral side wall extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a wash chamber, with the peripheral side wall defining a top opening providing access to the wash chamber; a lid mounted to the sink and movable between an opened and a closed position to selectively cover the top opening when the lid is in the closed position, the lid having a lower surface and an upper surface, with the lower surface facing the bottom wall when the lid is closed; and a latch for holding the lid in the closed position, the latch comprising: wherein the strike comprises a strike face extending beyond the lower surface of the lid and the catch engages the strike face when the strike is in the latched position to hold the lid in the closed position; wherein the strike face comprises a notch in which the catch is received when the strike is in the latched position to effect the engagement between the strike and the catch and the strike face further comprises a cam surface leading to the notch and the catch comprises a laterally movable slider that moves laterally to follow the cam surface into and out of the notch as the strike is rotated between the latched and released positions to engage and disengage the catch from the strike; and whereby the user can grasp the handle and move the lid to the closed position where the strike, in the latched position, is engaged by the closed position, and the user can rotate the handle to rotate the strike to the released position, permitting the movement of the lid from the closed to the opened position.