1 l made from a plastics material in accordance with one embodiment the top section 1 is made from a metal material in order to reduce the risk of breaking the top section 1 when formed by glass or some other fragile material when using the washing machine onto which the lid assembly 10 can be mounted elastic members 6 or at least one elastic member 6 can be located under the top section 1 in particular the elastic members 6 can be located in a central area well inside the periphery of the top section 1 for example the elastic members 6 can be located in the range of 5 30 cm from the periphery of the top section 1 in particular an elastic member can be located at least 10 cm from the periphery of the top section 1 in accordance with one embodiment a number of elastic members 6 are provided in particular at least two elastic members 6 are provided the elastic member s 6 can be formed by an elastomer pads or rubber pads in an alternative embodiment the elastic member s are formed by an elastomer sheet or a rubber sheet in accordance with one embodiment the elastic member s 6 supplement an elastic material located at the periphery under the top section 1 hence in such an embodiment the top section will be supported by an elastic material both at its periphery and in a central area when resting on a lid frame by providing elastic member s 6 under the central area of the top section 1 made by glass a number of advantages can be achieved for.