Patent ID: 7628043
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
1. A modular laundry system comprising: first and second laundry appliances in a horizontal arrangement, each laundry appliance defining a single width; a first single width horizontal module vertically arranged with the first laundry appliance and having a height less than the first laundry appliance and; and a second single width horizontal module vertically arranged with the second laundry appliance and having a height less than the second laundry appliance and; wherein at least one of the first and second single width horizontal modules comprises a functional element that performs one of a washing function to wash laundry and a drying function to dry laundry with forced air, and the laundry appliances and the horizontal modules are stand-alone units arranged in contiguous relationship to form a coherent modular system.