Patent ID: 8166984

Claim:
A dispenser of washing agents for a household washing machine, the dispenser comprising: a body having a reservoir for a substance that can be delivered, in particular a liquid washing agent, the reservoir being configured for containing a total amount of substance sufficient for performing a number of cycles of operation of the machine and having a charging passage that can be engaged or that can be closed by a plug, wherein the charging passage and the plug have means for mutual coupling, the plug being removable from the charging passage in order to enable introduction of the substance into the reservoir, where in particular set between the plug and the charging passage are operative sealing means, the dispenser including at least part of a dosage system for delivering the substance in substantially pre-defined dosage amounts, said dosage system including an adjustment element which is mounted on said body and manual-selection means, which can be operated by a user in order to set a desired dosage amount from amongst a plurality of possible selectable dosage amounts, wherein said adjustment element and said plug are configured as separate components, wherein said manual selection means comprise said plug, and wherein said plug is coupled to or cooperates in a separable way with said adjustment element.