TAMPER RESISTANT APPLIANCE LATCH
Appliance latch (25) for receiving a striker (26) when the appliance lid (12) is closed, providing an electrically activated lock holding the lid (12) closed during portions of the wash cycle that might present a hazard; said striker (26) presents two different surfaces (37a, 37b) to the latch (25), wherein the first of said surfaces activates an anti- tamper slide (44) and the second of said surfaces activates a trap (40) before the appliance may be actuated.