Patent ID: 8595952

Claim:
A laundry apparatus comprising: a housing having an exterior and defining a recess opening to the exterior; a hanging assembly slidably disposed in the recess for movement between a stored position in which the hanging assembly is disposed at least partially in the recess and a use position in which the hanging assembly is disposed at least partially exteriorly of the recess, and comprising: a first portion coupled to the housing; a second portion pivotally coupled to the first portion for movement about a first axis when the hanging assembly is in the use position; and a third portion pivotally coupled to the second portion for movement about a second axis that is spaced from the first axis when the hanging assembly is in the use position; a drum defining a treating chamber located within the housing and defining an interior space between the drum and the housing; and a second housing located within the interior space and defining an enclosure, with the hanging assembly received within the second housing in the stored position.