Washer/dryer laundry handling system

A washer/dryer laundry handling system (10) for facilitating the transfer of washed laundry from a washer (12) to a dryer (14) and for minimizing the physical strain on a person doing laundry, the system comprising, in combination:

• the washer (12) having a generally rectilinear configuration with a front, a back, a left side, a right side, a bottom, and a top, the top having a lid (16) movable between an open position and a closed position, the open position being for moving laundry into and out of the washer, the dryer (14) having a generally rectilinear configuration with a top, a bottom, a left side, a right side, a back and a front, the front having a circular opening (20) and a door (22) movable between an open position and a closed position, the open position being for moving laundry into and out of the dryer;
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• a chute (26) having an arcuate leading edge (28) with a length of 17 inches plus or minus 10 percent, an arcuate trailing edge (30) with a length of 22 inches plus or minus 15 percent, a linear left edge (32), a linear right edge (34), a top surface (36), and a bottom surface (38) with a thickness of 0.125 inches plus or minus 15 percent, the chute being fabricated of a polymer chosen from the class of polymers consisting of plastic and rubber, natural and synthetic, and blends thereof, the chute having a centerline (40) extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge with a length of 24 inches plus or minus 10 percent, the centerline being equally spaced from the left edge and the right edge, the chute being flexible allowing bending to configure the arcuate leading edge and the arcuate trailing edge;
• the chute being curved with a radius of curvature of from 20 to 28 inches and an axis of rotation parallel with and elevationally positioned above the centerline and spaced from the centerline and the top surface by a height of 3.50 inches to 4.00 inches, plus or minus 15 percent, all corners being rounded to a 0.50 inch radius, a slot (42) extending through the chute adjacent to and parallel with the upper edge for functioning as a handle, the chute being positionable with the lid and door open and the lower end of the chute inside of the dryer and with the bottom surface of the chute in contact with the circular opening whereby a user may stand and move wet laundry from the washer to the top of the chute for movement into the dryer without standing and bending in continuous energy wasting movements.