Patent ID: 8418511

Claim:
A laundry treating machine, comprising: a first laundry treating device including a first washing tub and a first drum rotatably installed in the first washing tub; a second laundry treating device including a second washing tub and a second drum rotatably installed in the second washing tub, wherein the second laundry treating device is located below the first laundry treating device, and wherein the second laundry treating device operates independently of the first laundry treating device; a first draining pipe that guides water discharged from the first washing tub of the first laundry treating device, wherein a portion of the first draining pipe is formed in a ∩-shape; a second draining pipe that guides water discharged from the second washing tub of the second laundry treating device, wherein a portion of the second draining pipe is formed in a ∩-shape; and a joining pipe that connects the first and second draining pipes at a joining point of the first and second draining pipes, wherein the joining point is located under a highest level of the ∩-shaped portion of the first draining pipe and a highest level of the ∩-shaped portion of the second draining pipe and the joining pipe is connected to a lower side of the joining point, and wherein end portions of the first draining pipe, the second draining pipe, and the joining pipe form a Y shape.