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Dishwasher dispensing structure consisting of a reservoir for storing a supply of additive and having an outlet, a cover mounted for movement relative to the reservoir between (a) a closed position and (b) an open position, a trigger mounted movably between a cover block position and a cover release

Dishwasher dispensing structure consisting of a reservoir for storing a supply of additive and having an outlet, a cover mounted for movement relative to the reservoir between (a) a closed position and (b) an open position, a trigger mounted movably between a cover block position and a cover release position for selectively maintaining the cover in its closed position and releasing the cover to its open position, a cover release member movable by the timer mechanism through a first prescribed path in response to operation of the timer mechanism in a first direction through a portion of the path during one portion of the operating cycle and to retrace the path portion in a second, opposite direction during another portion of the cycle, trigger moving structure movable in a third path as the cover release member moves through the one portion of the cycle and in a fourth path that substantially retraces the third path as the cover release member moves in the another portion of the cycle, and cooperating structure on the trigger moving structure and trigger for (a) moving the trigger from its cover block position to its cover release position as the trigger moving structure moves in the fourth path and (b) allowing the trigger moving structure to move relative to the trigger in its blocked position without moving the trigger from its blocked position as the trigger moving structure moves in the third path.

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In a dishwashing apparatus having a hinged door, a wash chamber selectively sealed by the door, a timer mechanism and moving means driven by said timer mechanism in a reciprocating path during an operating cycle, an additive dispensing module comprising: a reservoir for storing a supply of additive

In a dishwashing apparatus having a hinged door, a wash chamber selectively sealed by the door, a timer mechanism and moving means driven by said timer mechanism in a reciprocating path during an operating cycle, an additive dispensing module comprising: a reservoir for storing a supply of additive and having an outlet; a cover; means for mounting the cover to the reservoir for movement relative to the reservoir between (a) a closed position wherein the cover prevents escape of additive from the reservoir outlet and (b) an open position permitting the additive to discharge from the reservoir through said outlet; means for removably operably mounting the reservoir with the cover operatively mounted on the reservoir as a unit to the dishwasher door so that the reservoir outlet is in communication with the wash chamber; and means for interconnecting the cover to the moving means driven by the timer mechanism on the dishwasher with the module operably mounted to the dishwasher door so that in response to the moving means on the dishwasher moving in said reciprocating path the cover moves between its open and closed position.