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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2005
Gian Battista Ala, Volpiano, IT;
Gian Battista Ala, Volpiano, IT;
ITW Industrial Components S.R.L., Milan, IT;
Abstract
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 means, 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 means; and the device including a supporting member fixable integrally to the door; 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 means; a push member fitted to the supporting member to slide, in opposition to second elastic means and along an 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the axis of rotation of the door, between an extracted position extracted from a seat on the supporting member, and a withdrawn position housed inside the seat, which is formed at and substantially flush with the peripheral seal; and bolt means for selectively engaging the push member to lock it in the withdrawn position, and releasing the push member when the button is pressed.