| 20090064730 | Household Appliance with a lye Container - A household appliance having a detergent container at least partially formed from plastic defining a plastic area and further including at least one ballast weight having a plastic body attached to the detergent container, wherein a mechanical connection of the plastic body of the ballast weight to the plastic area of the detergent container is formed using a plastic welding process. The household appliance includes at least one raised connecting element formed on at least one of the plastic body of the ballast weight and the plastic area of the detergent container, configured for contact with a contact surface of at least one of the plastic body to be connected and the plastic area to be connected, wherein the at least one raised connecting element is configured for bonded connection to the contact surface using a plastic welding process. | 03-12-2009 |
