Patent ID: 7195293

Claim:
A device for opening a door of an electric household appliance; the door swinging, about an axis of rotation, between an open position, into which it is pushed by elastic elements, and a closed position, in which it is retained, with the interposition of a peripheral seal, resting against a door stop of a door opening of the appliance by releasable retaining elements; the device comprising a supporting member fixable integrally to the door, and a button fitted integrally to the supporting member to stay, in use, on the same side of an outer surface of the door, and which is pressure-operated in opposition to first elastic elements; the device comprising a push member fitted to the supporting member to slide, in opposition to second elastic elements and along a travel axis substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the door, between an extracted position extracted from a seat on the supporting member, and a withdrawn position housed inside the seat, which is so formed as to be located, in use, at and substantially flush with the peripheral seal; and bolt elements for selectively engaging the push member to lock it in the withdrawn position, and releasing the push member when said button is pressed.