Patent ID: 6865911

Claim:
A household laundry machine for at least one of washing and drying laundry, comprising: a machine housing having: a front side having a surface; an operating panel defining a recess with a frame, said operating panel being disposed approximately flush with said surface of said front side; and a latching edge disposed on said frame of said recess and defining a catch edge; and a drawer slidably disposed in said recess for accommodating detergents or condensate therein, said drawer having: an insertion direction and a removal direction; a front; a bias device; a three-dimensional grip plate fastened at said front, said grip plate having: a front side defining a grip hollow; a latching position; and a rear cavity; a catch disposed in said rear cavity and having an unlocked position and a locked position, said bias device retaining said catch in said locked position, said catch gripping behind said catch edge with respect to said insertion direction in said locked position; an arresting device having an arresting slide moveably disposed into and out from an arresting position, said arresting device retaining said catch out of said locked position when said arresting slide is in said arresting position; during operation of the machine: said grip plate being inserted in said recess; and said catch interacting with said latching edge to hold said grip plate in said recess; and said grip hollow permitting access by a user for actuating said catch from outside said drawer.