Lid construction for drawer dishwasher

A dishwasher comprising:

• a frame assembly;
• a drawer having bottom, front, rear, and side walls defining a drawer compartment, said front, rear, and side walls having upper edges forming an upwardly presented opening in said drawer compartment;
• a lid shaped to fit in covering relation over said upwardly presented opening in said drawer compartment;
• a guide mechanism mounting said drawer to said frame assembly for movement from a closed to an open position;
• a spray assembly within said drawer compartment for spraying a washing fluid on objects within said drawer compartment;
• a spray conduit connected to said frame assembly and positioned for fluid connection to said spray assembly whenever said drawer is in said closed position;
• said spray conduit being disconnected from said drawer when said drawer moves from said closed position toward said open position.

A dishwasher comprising:

• a support assembly;
• a drawer having bottom, front, rear, and side walls defining a drawer compartment, said front, rear, and side walls having upper edges forming an upwardly presented opening;
• a guide mechanism mounting said drawer to said support assembly for movement between a closed position and an open position;
• a lid shaped to fit in covering relation over said upwardly presented opening of said drawer compartment;
• lid mounting mechanism movably mounting said lid to said support assembly for movement between a lower position and an upper position;
• a bias mechanism urging said lid toward said upper position;
• said lid being in sealed covering relation over said upwardly presented opening of said drawer compartment when said drawer and said lid are in said closed position and said lower position respectively;
• said lid moving upwardly away from said upwardly presented opening of said drawer compartment and toward said upper position in response to said urging of said bias mechanism when said drawer moves from said closed position to said open position;
• a spray assembly within said drawer compartment for spraying washing fluid onto objects within said drawer compartment;
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• a washing fluid conduit connected to said lid and connected to said spray assembly for delivering washing fluid to said spray assembly.

A drawer dishwasher comprising:

• a frame;
• a drawer having a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls forming a drawer compartment having an upwardly presented drawer opening, said side walls each having upper edges surrounding said upwardly presented opening;
• a lid mounted to said frame and having lid edges adapted to register with said upper edges of said drawer;
• said drawer being connected to said frame for movement from a retracted position spaced from said lid to a closed position wherein said upper edges of said drawer are in registered alignment below said lid edges;
• a drawer spray mechanism within said drawer for spraying washing fluid on objects within said drawer;
• a lid spray mechanism connected to said lid for spraying washing fluid on objects within said drawer when said drawer is in said closed position;
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• a seal member between said lid edges of said lid and said upper edges of said drawer and forming a fluid tight seal there between when said drawer is in said closed position.

A dishwasher comprising:

• a support assembly;
• a drawer having bottom, front, rear, and side walls defining a drawer compartment, said front, rear, and side walls having upper edges forming an upwardly presented opening;
• said upper edges of said side walls being inclined downwardly from said front wall to said rear wall;
• a guide mechanism mounting said drawer to said support assembly for movement between a closed position and an open position;
• a lid having a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and opposite side walls, and being wedge shaped with said rear wall having a vertical height greater than said front wall;
• said lid being shaped to fit in sealed covering relation over said upwardly presented opening of said drawer compartment when said drawer is in said closed position;
• lid mounting mechanism movably mounting said lid to said support assembly for movement between a lower position and an upper position;
• a bias mechanism urging said lid toward said upper position;
• said drawer contacting said lid when said drawer moves from said open to said closed position to move said lid from said upper position to said lower position, whereby said lid will be in said lower position and in sealed covering relation over said upwardly presented opening of said drawer compartment when said drawer is in said closed position;
• said drawer moving out of contact with said lid when said drawer moves from said closed to said open position, whereby said lid moves from said lower position to said upper position in response to said bias mechanism.