Portable washer and dryer
OwnerAaron Hammond, Shedra Hammondinventors
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Abstract
A portable apparatus for washing and drying clothes, and a method of manufacturing said apparatus, are described. In one aspect an apparatus includes a washing unit and a drying unit. The washing unit includes a washing compartment configured to be collapsible, a water tube connected from a top washer end to a bottom washer end of the washing unit, a water hose extending from a side wall of the washing unit, and a wringer coupled to an end of the washing compartment. The drying unit includes a drying compartment, a power compartment, a fan assembly at the top dryer end and coupled to the drying compartment, a heating assembly, and an air vent. In one aspect the drying unit is coupled to the washing unit.
Claims21
An apparatus for washing and drying clothes comprising:
- a washing unit comprising:
- a washer top end and a washer bottom end, the washer top end including a securable cover that selectively covers and exposes an opening;
- a washing compartment having an inner layer extending between the top washer end to the bottom washer end of the washing unit, the inner layer including a plurality of washing grooves, the washing compartment configured to be collapsible;
- a water tube connected from the top washer end to the bottom washer end of the washing unit;
- a water hose extending from a side wall of the washing unit at a location that is closer to the top washer end than the bottom washer end of the washing unit;
- and
- a wringer coupled to an end of the washing compartment that is closer to the bottom washer end of the washing unit than the top washer end of the washing unit;
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- a drying unit coupled to the washing unit, the drying unit comprising:
- a top dryer end and a bottom dryer end;
- a first dryer side wall and a second dryer side wall, wherein the washing unit is configured to be coupled to the first dryer side wall of the drying unit;
- a drying compartment extending between a lower side of the top dryer end to an upper side of the bottom dryer end of the drying unit;
- a power compartment at the bottom dryer end and coupled to the drying compartment;
- a fan assembly at the top dryer end and coupled to the drying compartment;
- a heating assembly coupled to the second dryer side wall of the drying unit;
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- an air vent located in the second dryer side wall of the drying unit.
A method of manufacturing a portable apparatus for washing and drying clothes, comprising:
- connecting a securable cover that selectively shields and exposes an opening to a top washer end of a washing unit;
- inserting, into the washing unit, a washing compartment having an inner layer between the top washer end and a bottom end of the washing unit, the inner layer including a plurality of washing grooves, the washing compartment configured to be collapsible;
- connecting a water tube from the washer top end to the washer bottom end of the washing unit;
- connecting a water hose extending from a first side wall of the washing unit at a location that is closer to the top washer end than the bottom washer end of the washing unit;
- connecting a wringer to an end of the washing compartment that is closer to the bottom washer end of the washing unit than the top washer end of the washing unit;
- connecting a top dryer end and a bottom dryer end to a first dryer side wall of a drying unit;
- connecting a top dryer end and a bottom dryer end to a second side wall of the drying unit;
- inserting, into the drying unit, a drying compartment to a lower side of the top dryer end and an upper side of the bottom dryer end;
- connecting a power compartment at the bottom dryer end of the drying unit;
- connecting a fan assembly at the top dryer end of the drying unit;
- connecting a heating assembly to the second dryer side wall of the drying unit;
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- connecting an air vent to the second dryer side wall of the drying unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.