Patent ID: 6116849
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
A method for unloading laundered items from a washer and transferring them to a dryer with a shuttle hopper, said shuttle hopper being selectively movable between the washer and the dryer and including a bucket for receiving and holding launderable items, said bucket being movable between lowered and raised positions and rotatable between said raised position and a dump position, the method comprising the steps of:moving said shuttle hopper into position in front of said washer,tilting said washer forward to discharge the laundered items from the washer into said shuttle bucket,moving said shuttle hopper into position in front of said dryer,tilting said dryer back,lifting said bucket into said raised position through operation of a lift assembly carried by said shuttle hopper, androtating said bucket into said dump position through operation of a tilt assembly carried by said shuttle hopper so as to discharge said laundered items from said bucket into said dryer.