Lint basket for a lint storage system

A lint storage enclosure system for a laundry dryer, the lint storage enclosure system comprising:

• an elongated lint basket having an inlet opening for receiving lint laden air;
• means for creating a linear collection of lint within said elongated main body;
• and
• an indicator for visually signaling when the lint basket is substantially full of lint.

A lint storage system for a laundry dryer comprising:

• an elongated lint basket having:
• a first end wall having an inlet opening,
• a second end wall,
• a filter wall extending between the first and second end walls, the filter wall generally having a U-shaped cross-section and further having an outlet opening extending longitudinally from the first end wall to the second end wall wherein the outlet opening is configured to have increased size at successive linear points extending from the first end wall to the second end wall;
• a filter medium disposed across the outlet opening;
• and
• a lid disposed above the lint basket having a window disposed near the first end wall of the lint basket, wherein lint is supplied into the lint basket through the inlet opening and accumulates in linear fashion therein growing from the second wall to the first wall such that when lint accumulation is visible through the window the lint basket is substantially full of lint.