Patent ID: 9155448
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A47B,A47L

Abstract:
1. A portable washing and drying apparatus comprising: a) a flexible membrane having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a central region surrounded by a perimeter, wherein said flexible membrane has: b) a first substantially rigid elongated frame member and an opposing second substantially rigid elongated frame member, said first and second substantially rigid elongated frame members connected to opposing sides of the perimeter of the flexible membrane, and wherein at least one of said first and second substantially rigid elongated frame members has a plurality of frame projections extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom to place articles over or within the frame projections; c) at least one coupling member connected directly or indirectly to at least one of said first and second substantially rigid elongated frame members, said coupling member designed to couple at least one of said first and second substantially rigid elongated frame members to an external support structure; wherein said flexible membrane is designed to substantially conform to a surface contour when said flexible membrane rests upon the surface contour, and wherein said flexible membrane maintains a concave shape when suspended from said first and second substantially rigid elongated frame members above a surface; and, wherein said flexible membrane is characterized as having a flexibility that allows said first rigid elongated frame member to have an adjustable distance from said second elongated frame member.