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US 11,624,145 B2Granted
Modular laundry system
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsKristina K. Underly, Donald M. Tomasi, Daniel C. Conrad, Richard A. Sunshine, James W. Kendall, Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Lorraine L. Achterberg, Colleen M. Doyle
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Abstract
A laundry system having a first laundry appliance for washing fabric items, a second laundry appliance for drying fabric items horizontally arranged relative to the first laundry appliance, a washing module vertically arranged above one of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance, and a non-tumble drying module vertically arranged above the other of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance for drying fabric items.
Claims20
A laundry system comprising:
- a first laundry appliance for washing fabric items;
- a second laundry appliance for drying fabric items horizontally arranged relative to the first laundry appliance;
- a washing module vertically arranged above one of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance, the washing module comprising:
- a tub;
- and
- a rotatably mounted top-loading wash basket within the tub;
- wherein the washing module has a low capacity relative to a capacity of the first laundry appliance;
- and
- a non-tumble drying module vertically arranged above the other of the first laundry appliance or the second laundry appliance for drying fabric items, the non-tumble drying module comprising:
- a drying chamber;
- and
- a drying rack in the drying chamber on which fabric items can be laid for non-tumble drying.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.