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US 11,873,598 B2Granted
Cartridge bin for a rotatable drum
AssigneeWade Chapman
InventorsWade Chapman, Nathan Parrow
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a cartridge bin and a rotatable drum. The objective is to reduce labor associated with loading and unloading articles processed in a rotatable drum, for instance during laundering operations. The cartridge bin is configured to at least partially nest within the rotatable drum. Features are disclosed to rotationally align and couple these two components.
Claims7
A system comprising:
- a rotatable drum;
- and
- a cartridge bin configured to selectively couple to the rotatable drum, the cartridge bin being configured to nest inside the rotatable drum on a linear axis common to the rotatable drum and the cartridge bin, the rotatable drum having guide ring, the cartridge bin having a contoured lip, a contour of the guide ring being complimentary with a contour of the contoured lip such that communication between the guide ring and the contoured lip aligns the cartridge bin in a predetermined rotational position about the linear axis with respect to the rotatable drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.