Patent ID: 6954992

Claim:
A dryer comprising: a housing; a drum rotatably installed in the housing; a heating apparatus for supplying hot air to the drum; a door opening/closing an entrance formed at the housing for putting a laundry in the drum; and an apparatus for opening/closing the door, comprising: a hook provided at one side of the door of the dryer, the hook having a hanging portion formed at one end to have an incline surface; a latch body provided to the housing in the vicinity of the entrance wherein the hanging portion is inserted into the latch body; a pair of holders provided to confront each other in the latch body to hold the hanging portion; and a pair of springs provided at a rear of the holders, respectively, wherein the latch body comprises a first reception part receiving the hanging portion; and a pair of second reception parts provided adjacent to both sides of the first reception part to hold and guide the holders, respectively, and wherein a pair of passing holes communicating with the second reception parts are formed at both of the sides of the first reception part to let the holders pass through, respectively.