Patent ID: 9487908
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: D06F

Claim Text:
1. A top access clothes dryer comprising: a case having a front side and a back side spaced apart from the front side, a left side and a right side spaced apart from the left side, a top side and a bottom side spaced apart from the top side; a first door and a second door disposed selectively adjacent the first door, each door opening upwardly from an approximate center of the top side with regard to the front side and the back side; the first door hingedly opening upwardly to a position above the left side, the second door hingedly opening upwardly to a position above the right side; a constant diameter drum rotatably disposed within the case, the drum rotating about a first bearing disposed within the front side and a second bearing disposed within the back side; a motor and fan drive disposed within the case, the motor and fan drive in operational communication with the drum; a hinged first drum door having a first leading edge and a hinged second drum door having a second leading edge selectively disposed adjacent the first leading edge; wherein the first leading edge and the second leading edge selectively abut and seal the drum doors and the drum; wherein the first leading edge and the second leading edge open outwardly from the drum when in an open position; a pentagonal first storage compartment having a first opening selectively sealed beneath the first door, the first opening continuously disposed from proximal the front side to proximal the back side, the first storage compartment disposed adjacent the left side and the top side; a pentagonal second storage compartment having a second opening selectively sealed beneath the second door, the second opening continuously disposed from proximal the front side to proximal the back side, the second storage compartment disposed adjacent the right side and the top side; a control panel disposed on the top side adjacent the back side, the control panel in operational communication with the generator-motor; and a vent disposed within the control panel, the vent in operational communication with the interior.