Patent ID: 7913415
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A device for drying laundry, the device comprising: a drum receiving the laundry; a ducting system guiding a current of air, said ducting system having a section downstream of the drum, in which the current of air is directed downwardly; a filter disposed within the section and for capturing lint carried in the current of air from the drum; a scraper for scraping lint off the filter; and a receptacle having an aperture for receiving the lint scraped off the filter, the receptacle including a handle and two interlinked shell elements which can be separated from each other, the shell elements defining a storage volume within the receptacle to accommodate the scraped-off lint, wherein the receptacle has a movable pusher which opens the aperture when the receptacle is located in an operating position to accommodate the scraped-off lint, and which closes the aperture upon the receptacle being moved out of the operating position, and wherein the pusher is guided in first guide tracks, the first guide tracks being molded onto the receptacle.