# US 2014/0196754 A1 · Dispenser optimization for easier closing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0196754 A1 - Document ID: US20140196754A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/740,295 - Filed: 2013-01-14 - Published: 2014-07-17 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14 - Assignees: BSH Home Appliances Corporation - Applicants: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation - Inventors: Janusz Sendor; Scott Tarcy - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196754A1 ## CPC - A47L 15/44: Devices for adding cleaning agents; {Devices for dispensing cleaning agents, rinsing aids or deodorants} - A47L 15/4409: {by tipping containers or opening their lids, e.g. with the help of a programmer} - A47L: DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING (brushes A46B; cleaning quantities of bottles or of other hollow articles of one kind B08B9/00; laundry D06F); SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08) ## Abstract A detergent dispenser for dispensing detergent in a domestic appliance, the detergent dispenser comprising a housing, a container defined in said housing and adapted to store detergent, a movable cover adapted to close and seal the container, and at least one extension depending from the cover, said at least one extension adapted to clear detergent from a perimeter of the container as the cover moves. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A detergent dispenser for dispensing detergent in a domestic appliance, the detergent dispenser comprising: a housing; a container defined in said housing and adapted to store detergent; a movable cover adapted to close and seal the container; and at least one extension depending from the cover, said at least one extension adapted to clear detergent from a perimeter of the container as the cover moves. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the cover is adapted to slide toward the container to close and seal the container. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the at least one extension comprises a plurality of bristles. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the at least one extension comprises a plastic tab. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The detergent dispenser of claim 4, wherein at least one of a lower corner of the extension, distal from the cover, is either chamfered or rounded. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the at least one extension and the cover comprise a one-piece component. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the at least one extension is a separate component from the cover. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the at least one extension comprises a pair of extensions each located at an opposite side of the cover and both at a proximal end of the cover that is proximal to the container in an open position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the at least one extension is comprised of flexible plastic. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, wherein the at least one extension is flexibly retained in an extended position. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, comprising: a seal adapted to be disposed at the perimeter of the container. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The detergent dispenser of claim 1, comprising: a raised lip disposed about the perimeter of the container. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The detergent dispenser of claim 12, further comprising: at least one channel or groove defined at least partially on the housing by the raised lip of the container and extending at least partially along a corresponding edge of the perimeter of the container. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The detergent dispenser of claim 13, wherein the at least one extension is adapted to travel through a corresponding at least one channel or groove as the cover moves. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) A dishwasher for treating crockery, the dishwasher comprising: a washing compartment adapted to contain at least one rack adapted to hold crockery located therein; a door to seal the washing compartment; and the detergent dispenser of claim 1 disposed on an interior surface of the door. ### Claim 16 A method for filling detergent in a container of a detergent dispenser of a domestic appliance, the dispenser having a cover with at least one extension depending therefrom, the method comprising: pouring detergent into the container; and closing the cover over the container such that any detergent spilled around a perimeter of the container is swept clear by the at least one extension. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein closing the cover comprises sliding the cover. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the at least one extension comprises a flexible, plastic tab or a plurality of bristles. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, wherein the at least one extension comprises a pair of extensions, each disposed at a proximal end of the cover and on an opposite side of the cover, said proximal end being proximal to the container when the cover is in an open position. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16, wherein a raised lip is disposed at least partially about a perimeter of the container. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The method of claim 20, wherein a housing and said raised lip define a channel or groove through which the at least one extension will move when the cover is moved. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21, wherein a seal is disposed about the perimeter of said container. ### Claim 23 A cover for closing a container of a detergent dispenser, said cover adapted to seal detergent in said container, the cover comprising: at least one extension depending from the cover in a direction of the container and adapted to follow a portion of a perimeter of the container when the cover moves between open and closed positions, wherein the at least one extension is adapted to push detergent away from a perimeter of the container when the cover is moved. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the cover is adapted to slide toward the container to close and seal the container. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the at least one extension comprises a plurality of bristles. ### Claim 26 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the at least one extension comprises a plastic tab. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The cover of claim 26, wherein the at least one extension is comprised of flexible plastic. ### Claim 28 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein at least one of a lower corner of the at least one extension, distal from the cover, is either chamfered or rounded. ### Claim 29 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the at least one extension and the cover are a one-piece component. ### Claim 30 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the at least one extension is a separate component from the cover. ### Claim 31 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the at least one extension is flexibly retained in an extended position. ### Claim 32 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the at least one extension is located at a proximal edge of the cover, said proximal edge being proximal to the container when the cover is an open position. ### Claim 33 (depends on 23) The cover of claim 23, wherein the at least one extension comprises a pair of extensions. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The cover of claim 33, wherein each of the pair of extensions is located at an opposite side of the cover.