Fully automatic clothes washing machine

A washing machine comprising:

• an upwardly open washing tank having a first side wall;
• a water container having a second side wall surrounding said first side wall and including an overflow pipe, an upper end of said second side wall forming an upwardly open opening;
• a support member fixed to said upper end and extending around said opening, said support member forming an upwardly open annular groove spaced inwardly of said upper end of said second side wall;
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• a cover for closing said opening, said cover including an outer peripheral edge hingedly connected by a hinge to said support member to be swingable between open and closed position, said peripheral edge including an downward projection disposed along all of said peripheral edge except for said hinge, said projection being received in said groove when said cover is in said closed position;
• said cover including a lifting handle situated at a location disposed opposite said hinge, said cover forming a water-guiding chamber for guiding wash water into said tank, said chamber including an upright surface disposed adjacent said handle, and an inclined surface inclined downwardly toward said upright surface from a location adjacent said hinge, said upright surface including a water supply hole extending therethrough at a lower end thereof to conduct wash water into said tank, and a shutter mounted on said cover for movement between first and second positions for opening and closing, respectively, said water supply hole, said shutter being generally upright when in said second position.