# US 12,006,624 B2 · Laundry bag for non-contact laundry service

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- Number: US 12,006,624 B2
- Document ID: US12006624B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/415,652
- Filed: 2019-12-17
- Published: 2022-03-10
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2018-12-18
- Assignees: Lifegoeson Company Corp.
- Applicants: Lifegoeson Company Corp.
- Inventors: Sungwoo Cho
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12006624B2

## CPC

- D06F 95/002: {Baskets or bags specially adapted for holding or transporting laundry; Supports therefor}
- G07C 9/00182: {operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks}
- G07C 9/00912: {for safes, strong-rooms, vaults or the like}
- E05B 73/0011: {with retraction of the flexible element for storage (E05B73/0029 takes precedence; for padlocks E05B67/006)}
- E05B 2047/0095: {Mechanical aspects of locks controlled by telephone signals, e.g. by mobile phones}
- E05B 2047/0097: {including means for monitoring voltage, e.g. for indicating low battery state}
- G07C 2009/0019: {the keyless data carrier having only one limited data transmission rangs}
- D06F: LAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a laundry container for a contactless laundry service including a body which provides a space in which laundry is accommodated, a first latching device provided to be attachable to and detachable from a user's door, and a second latching device provided to open or close the laundry container, wherein at least a part of the first latching device is provided to be inserted into the body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A laundry container for a contactless laundry service, comprising:
a body providing a space in which laundry is accommodated;
a first latching device provided to be attachable to and detachable from a user's door;
a second latching device provided to open or close the laundry container;
a power supply part which supplies power to the second latching device;
a controller which controls the second latching device;
a latching operating part which opens or closes the second latching device according to a control signal of the controller; and
a transceiver which transmits or receives a signal to or from a smartphone of a user,
wherein at least a part of the first latching device is provided to be inserted into the body, and
wherein the controller generates the control signal using the signal received from the transceiver.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The laundry container of claim 1, wherein the first latching device comprises:
a door connecting part provided to be attachable to and detachable from a part of the user's door;
a body insertion part provided to be inserted into the body; and
a wire which connects the door connecting part and the body insertion part.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The laundry container of claim 2, wherein the wire is provided to be wound in the body insertion part.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The laundry container of claim 1, further comprising a power sensor which detects remaining power of the power supply part,
wherein the power sensor transmits information about the remaining power of the power supply part to the smartphone of the user through the transceiver.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The laundry container of claim 4, further comprising a power blocking part which blocks power being supplied by the power supply part,
wherein the power blocking part is provided to block the power being supplied by the power supply part in a preset state.

### Claim 6

A laundry container for a contactless laundry service, comprising:
a body which provides a space in which laundry is accommodated;
a first latching device provided to be attachable to and detachable from a user's door; and
a second latching device provided to open or close the laundry container,
wherein at least a part of the first latching device is provided to be inserted into the body, wherein the body comprises:
a main frame which provides a space in which the laundry is accommodated;
one or more sub-frames provided at one surface of the main frame; and
a cover member provided to surround the main frame and the one or more sub-frames.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The laundry container of claim 6, wherein the one or more sub-frames comprises:
a first sub-frame provided in an upper portion of the main frame; and
a second sub-frame provided in a lower portion of the main frame.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The laundry container of claim 7, wherein the main frame is provided to be folded by the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame.