Patent ID: 7849717
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A47B,B65F,D06F,F25D

Abstract:
1. A modular laundry system comprising: a first laundry appliance having a standardized width; a second laundry appliance having a standardized width and horizontally arranged in a side-by-side relationship relative to the first laundry appliance to define an interface between the first and second laundry appliances and a forward face confronting a user during operation of the first and second laundry appliances; and a non-tumble laundry dryer independently-operable of the first and second laundry appliances, comprising: wherein the non-tumble laundry dryer is vertically arranged with the first and second laundry appliances to span the interface between the first and second laundry appliances, with the forward face of the cabinet facing the same direction as the forward face of the appliances, and the first laundry appliance, the second laundry appliance, and the non-tumble laundry dryer are stand-alone units that are contiguously arranged to define a coherent modular system.