Washing apparatus and method of washing laundry

A washing apparatus comprising:

• (a) a driving side base (7) having a rotary drive unit (8) and a second transfer joint (10),
• the second transfer joint being connected to the rotary drive unit and able to rotate;
• and
• (b) a washing tank (1) for storing the laundry, where the washing tank includes:
• an opening formed at the upper portion of the washing tank;
• a rotatable shaft (5) piercing through the bottom of the washing tank;
• a rotatable stirring blade (2) disposed on the shaft inside the washing tank;
• and
• a first transfer joint (6) disposed on the shaft, outside the bottom of the washing tank, and serves to transfer a rotational drive to the stirring blade,
• wherein the washing tank is mounted on top of the driving side base and also separated from top of the driving side base;
• when the washing tank is mounted on top of the driving side base, the first transfer joint and the second transfer joint come to engage each other;
• and
• at a state that the washing tank is mounted on top of the driving side base, the stirring blade rotates when the rotary drive unit is operated.

A method of washing a laundry, comprising the steps of:

• (a) preparing a driving side base (7) having a rotary drive unit (8);
• (b) preparing a washing tank (1) having a stirring blade (2);
• (c) mounting the washing tank on top of the driving side base,
• where the stirring blade and the rotary drive unit are connected with each other when the washing tank is mounted on top of the driving side base;
• (d) putting a laundry into the washing tank;
• (e) putting a water into the washing tank;
• (f) driving the rotary drive unit at a state that the washing tank containing the laundry and water is mounted on the driving side base,
• thereby the stirring blade is driven to stir the water and the laundry;
• and
• (g) separating the washing tank being mounted on top of the driving side base from the driving side base.