Dishwasher door interlock switching means

Claim 1

IN A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE HAVING A HOUSING DEFINING A COMPARTMENT WITH A DOORWAY AND A DOOR MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID HOUSING BETWEEN AN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITION OPERATING MEANS INCLUDING AN ELECTRICA CIRCUIT FOR ENERGIZING SAID OPERATING MEANS AND A SWITCH HAVING NORMALLY OPEN CONTACTS TO DE-ENERGIZE SAID OPERATING MEANS LOCATED IN THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID DOOR, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: A SPRING ELEMENT ENGAGEABLE WITH THE SWITCH HAVING A FLEXED POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND A RRELAXED POSITION WHEN OPENED AND INCLUDING A SWITCH ACTUATING PORTION OPERABLE TO BIAS SAID SWITCH CONTACTS CLOSED IN THE FLEXED POSITION; MENS OPERABLE UPON CLOSING SAID DOOR FOR MOVING SAID SPRING ELEMENT FROM THE RELAXED POSITION TO THE FLEXED POSITION AWAY MEANS FOR BIASING SAID SWITCH ACTUATING PORTION AWAY FROM SAID SWITCH CONTACTS THEREBY DE-ENERGIZING SAID OPERATING MEANS WHILE SAID SPRING ELEMENT IS STILL IN THE FLEXED POSITION AND PRIOR TO OPENING SAID DOOR.