Patent ID: 8555678
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: an enclosure; a drum housed within the enclosure; a mixing unit, housed within the enclosure, separate from the drum, and in fluid communication with the drum; a water supply unit coupled to the mixing unit; a reservoir having a conduit configured to fluidly couple the reservoir to the mixing unit; a supply module provided on a top surface of the enclosure, receiving a container on a top surface thereof, and having a spout inlet to receive a spout of the container; a hinge assembly configured to couple the supply module to the enclosure so that the supply module can be tilted with respect to the top surface of the enclosure; a support unit rotatably coupled to an underside of the supply module and configured to support the supply module in the tilted state; a container connecting assembly provided on the top surface of the supply module near the spout inlet and configured to fix the spout of a container to the spout inlet; and a reservoir receiving portion, connected to the underside of the supply module corresponding to the spout inlet, having a threaded exterior portion, wherein the reservoir has a threaded interior portion which mates with the threaded exterior portion of the reservoir receiving portion so that the reservoir is removably connected to the reservoir receiving portion.