Patent ID: 6637938
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A laundry apparatus comprising:a) a rim piece mountable on a surface; and b) a laundry bag that may be attached to the rim piece or removed from the rim piece; wherein the rim piece of the laundry apparatus is adjustable between a generally horizontal position in which the laundry bag is open, and a lowered position in which the rim piece folds down toward the surface, utilizing a collapsible structure that is attached to the rim piece and to the surface, said structure being collapsible downward, while attached to the surface, to lower the attached rim piece; and wherein the rim piece is in the form of an incomplete circle that has two ends that are attachable to each other to form an openable closure, so that the rim piece may be closed or may be opened for attaching or removal of the laundry bag.