Patent ID: 9512558
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: B65D,D06F

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising the steps of: a) adding an article of clothing onto a target panel pivotally coupled within an opening, said opening accessing a storage volume of a clothing hamper, said target panel including a reception mode for receipt of said article of clothing wherein said reception mode includes a first portion of said target panel disposed generally horizontally and presenting a partial horizontal closure of said opening and including a top horizontal surface supporting said article of clothing and wherein said reception mode includes a second portion of said target panel disposed generally at right angles to said first portion and extending generally vertically away from said first portion; b) inclining, without use of an electric motor, said target panel into said storage volume responsive to said article of clothing added onto said target panel, said target panel including a closed mode for depositing said article of clothing into said storage volume by sloping said top surface into said storage volume and wherein said closed mode rotates said second portion to closure of said opening; c) depositing said article of clothing into said storage volume responsive to said inclination of said target panel in said closed mode; and d) declining, without use of an electric motor, said target panel from said storage volume responsive to said article of clothing being deposited into said storage volume until said target panel returns automatically to said reception mode.