Patent ID: 8499773

Claim:
Device ( 1 ) for dispensing a washing agent in a washing machine, particularly in a dishwasher, comprising: a body ( 2 ) in which is formed an essentially bowl-shaped receptacle ( 3 ) having a mouth ( 4 ) and intended to receive a quantity of washing agent, a cover ( 5 ) connected to the body ( 2 ) and movable with respect to it between a position in which the mouth ( 4 ) of the said receptacle ( 3 ) is closed and a position in which the mouth is open, and return means tending to move the cover ( 5 ) towards the open position; the device ( 1 ) being characterized in that the cover ( 5 ) has a first portion ( 5 a ) hinged to the body ( 2 ) about a first axis ( 7 ) which is essentially parallel to the mouth ( 4 ) of the receptacle ( 3 ) and which is translatable along guide means ( 6 ) provided in the said body ( 2 ), and a second portion ( 5 b ) connected to a crank element ( 8 ) essentially by hinging about a second axis ( 9 ) parallel to the first axis ( 7 ); the said crank element ( 8 ) being hinged to the body ( 2 ) about a third, fixed axis ( 10 ) which is parallel to the said first and second axes ( 7 , 9 ).