Patent ID: 6128931
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A textile laundering system, comprising:a washing machine having two opposed sides and at least one equipment access portion, wherein one side is a loading side for loading textiles into the washing machine and the other side is an unloading side for unloading textiles from the washing machine, and wherein the washing machine is positioned within a sealed opening in a vertical partition separating a first laundering area from a second laundering area such that the loading side is located within the first laundering area and the unloading side is located within the second laundering area;a dryer having at least one equipment access portion;means for measuring the number and sizes of particulates present within laundered textiles; andwherein the equipment access portions of the washer and dryer are enclosed within at least one service chase area separate from the first and second laundering areas.