US 2015/0083718 A1Published application

Laundry hampers with accessible front loading regions

AssigneeNeatfreak Group Inc.

InventorsBERTRAND BARRE, FRANCIS LEPAGE

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Abstract

Laundry hampers are disclosed that are front loading, in that they permit removal and replacement of individual laundry bags without requiring the bags to be raised significantly in order to remove the laundry bags from a supporting frame. Removable laundry bags are supported, at least in part, by support members, such as front vertical posts having cupped or saddle-shaped supports disposed atop the vertical posts. As a result, the requirement for a top front horizontal bar of the frame is eliminated, permitting the laundry bags to be removed and replaced in position using a substantially horizontal direction of movement. This, in turn, provides ergonomic benefit, as significantly less physical effort is required to both remove and replace the laundry bags.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A garment storage hamper, comprising:

a frame having a top side having a top opening, a bottom side, a rear side, a left side, a right side, and a front side, a first outer support member disposed at the left side of the frame, a second outer support member disposed at the right side of the frame, and at least one front opening disposed between the first outer support member and the second outer support member and extending through the front side of the frame;
and
at least one laundry bag removably supported by the frame, each of the first and second outer support members supporting a portion of at least one laundry bag;
wherein the frame does not include a top front horizontal support member extending from the first outer support member to the second outer support member across the front side of the frame and proximate the top side of the frame, thereby permitting at least one laundry bag to be pulled outward through the front side of the frame through a front opening of the frame and without requiring the at least one first laundry bag to be removed by raising the at least one laundry bag through the top opening of the frame.

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A garment storage hamper, comprising:

a support structure having a top side having a top opening, and a front side, a first outer support member disposed at a one side of the support structure, a second outer support member disposed at another side of the support structure, and at least one front opening disposed between the first outer support member and the second outer support member and extending through the front side of the support structure;
and
at least one laundry bag removably supported by the support structure, each of the first and second outer support members supporting a portion of at least one laundry bag;
wherein the support structure does not include a top front horizontal support member extending from the first outer support member to the second outer support member across the front side of the support structure and proximate the top side of the support structure, thereby permitting at least one laundry bag to be pulled outward through the front side of the support structure through a front opening of the support structure and without requiring the at least one first laundry bag to be removed by raising the at least one laundry bag through the top opening of the support structure.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/559,479Filed 3 Dec 2014
Priority: 25 Sep 2013
Published: 26 Mar 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

D06F 95/004
Baskets or bags specially adapted for holding or transporting laundry; Supports therefor: bags; Supports therefor
D06F 95/002
Laundry systems or arrangements of apparatus or machines; Mobile laundries: baskets or bags specially adapted for holding or transporting laundry;…
D06F
Laundering, drying, ironing, pressing or folding textile articles