Mechanism for holding dishwashing machine door closed and for raising door

• US 3,279,874 A
• Filed: 07/28/1965
• Issued: 10/18/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: George J. Federighi, Tore H. Noren
• Original Assignee: George J. Federighi, Tore H. Noren
• Inventors: Noren, Tore H., Federighi, George J.
• Application Number:
  US04/475,535
• Time in Patent Office: 447 Days
• US Class Current: 312/319.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 15/0081 with vertical sliding closing doors, e.g. hood-type dishwashers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/11 Magnetic

Claims

3. THE COMBINATION WITH A DISHWASHING MACHINE INCLUDING A DISHWASHING AND RINSING SPACE;

AND (A) A VERTICALLY MOVABLE DOOR ADAPTED TO CLOSE THE DISHWASHING AND RINSING SPACE;

OF (B) A LEVER PIVOTED TO SAID DISHWASHING MACHINE AND HAVING A FRONT PORTION EXTENDING FORWARDLY FROM SAID AND BEING OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID DOOR FOR CLOSING IT WHEN SAID FRONT PORTION IS SWUNG DOWNWARDLY;

AND LEVER HAVING A REAR PORTION EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM SAID PIVOT AND SWINGING DOWNWARDLY WHEN SAID FRONT PORTION IS SWUNG UPWARDLY FOR OPENING SAID DOOR;

(C) SPRING MEANS FOR YIELDINGLY EXERTING A CONTINUOUS DOWNWARD PULL ON SAID REAR PORTION OF SAID LVER OF SUFFICIENT FORCE TO LIFT AND MAINTAIN SAID DOOR IN OPEN POSITION WHEN SAID DOOR IS FREED FROM ITS CLOSED POSITION;

AND (D) MAGNETIC MEANS FOR YIELDINGLY HOLDING SAID DOOR IN CLOSED POSITION WHEN SAID DOOR IS MANUALLY CLOSED.