Patent ID: 9107561
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A table top dishwasher, comprising: (a) a tub for accommodating articles to be cleaned; (b) a cover member forming a water-tight hood over said tub, said hood comprising a fixed hood portion having side portions and a rotatable door which is connected to the fixed hood portion so as to be rotatable between a raised fully-opened position in which it provides access to the tub and a lowered closed position in which the door forms part of the water-tight hood; (c) a lock which when locked is configured to maintain the door in the closed position; and (d) a spring mechanism adapted to keep the door partially opened at an intermediate position when the lock is unlocked wherein in said intermediate position the door provides for a gap for venting the hood, and wherein said intermediate position is defined rotationally between the fully-opened position and the closed position,