Dishwasher with improved treating agent dispenser mechanism

Claim 1

IN A WASHING MACHINE HAVING A WASHING ENCLOSURE INCLUDING A CLOSURE MEMBER PIVOTABLE ABOUT ITS LOWER EDGE BETWEEN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL CLOSING POSITION AND A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL OPEN POSITION, AND A SEQUENCE CONTROL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A TIMER MOTOR FOR OPERATING SAID ASSEMBLY, THE IMPROVEMENT IN TREATING AGENT DISPENSING SYSTEMS COMPRISING: CAM MEANS SECURED TO SAID TIMER MOTOR FOR OPERATION THEREBY; CAM FOLLOWER MEANS; MEANS BIASING SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS TO A FIRST POSITION, SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS BEING MOVABLE BY SAID CAM MEANS TO A SECOND POSITION; A TREATING AGENT CONTAINER MOUNTED ON SAID CLOSURE MEMBER AND MOVABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS, SAID CONTAINER IN ITS FIRST POSITION BEING ACCESSIBLE TO SPRAYED WATER WITHIN SAID ENCLOSURE FOR DEPOSITION OF AGENT IN SAID ENCLOSURE WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN ITS VERTICAL POSITION AND FOR FILLING WHEN SAID CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN ITS HORIZONTAL POSITION, SAID CONTAINER IN ITS SECOND POSITION ENCLOSING THE AGENT THEREIN AND ISOLATING IT FROM SAID ENCLOSURE; A ONE-WAY CLUTCH CONNECTING SAID FOLLOWER MEANS TO SAID CONTAINER, SAID CLUTCH BEING ARRANGED TO DRIVE SAID CONTAINER FROM ITS SECOND POSITION TO ITS FIRST POSITION WHEN SAID FOLLOWER MEANS MOVES FROM ITS SECOND POSITION TO ITS FIRST POSITION; AND SPRING MEANS ARRANGED TO YIELDABLY RETAIN SAID CONTAINER IN ITS SECOND POSITION WHEN SAID FOLLOWER MEANS IS IN ITS SECOND POSITION.