Patent ID: 7850784
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A47L

Abstract:
1. A dishwasher comprising: a frame; a drawer slidably mounted in the frame, said drawer including a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls that collectively define a wash tub, each of said plurality of side walls including an upper rim portion defining an opening for the wash tub, wherein the wash tub includes a tapered section that extends inward from the upper rim portion; a lid member including a peripheral edge mounted to the frame above the wash tub, said lid member being movable between a first position, wherein the lid member is positioned above the wash tub, to a second position, wherein the lid member is positioned on the wash tub across the opening; and a seal element secured about the lid member, said seal element including a base portion, a deflecting finger portion and a pad portion, both said pad portion and said deflecting finger portion projecting from the base portion, with said deflecting finger portion extending at an angle relative to the pad portion, wherein said seal element is urged against the upper rim portion with the deflecting finger sealing against the tapered section of the wash tub so as to prevent washing fluid from escaping from the wash tub when the lid member is in the second position.