Patent ID: 7506655

Claim:
A dishwasher comprising: a wash chamber; a door for selectively opening and closing the wash chamber, the door comprising an interior door panel, an exterior door panel defining an intermediate space between the interior and exterior door panels; and a salt receiving container mounted in the intermediate space and comprising: a front wall facing the interior door panel and having an opening therein for filling the salt into the container, a rear wall facing the exterior door panel, a top wall disposed in an upper section of the door in its closed state, a venting channel extending over the salt receiving container and providing a connection between an interior of the salt receiving container and ambient air, a vent opening in the top wall connecting the vent channel to the interior of the salt receiving container, and a ridge disposed in the venting channel extending from the front wall toward the rear wall and narrowing a cross section of the venting channel at a distal end of the ridge.