Patent ID: 8341982
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A detergent supply apparatus comprising: a detergent bottle containing a liquid detergent; a detergent bottle seat provided at a cabinet in which washing is performed; a detergent inlet formed at the cabinet such that the liquid detergent of the detergent bottle is entered there through; and a detergent mixing part provided in the cabinet, wherein the liquid detergent of the detergent bottle passing through the detergent inlet is stored and mixed with a washing water therein; wherein the detergent bottle seat comprises a detergent bottle seating recess formed at an upper surface of the cabinet, wherein the seating recess is an elastic member that is deformable based on a shape of a bottom portion of the detergent bottle such that the bottom portion of the detergent bottle is detachably received and seated therein, and a plurality of detergent bottle fixing protrusions adapted to maintain the detergent bottle in a stationary position, wherein the detergent bottle fixing protrusions are formed around the detergent bottle seating recess.