Patent ID: 7735345

Claim:
A fabric treatment appliance comprising: a cabinet having opposing side walls coupled by a front wall, a rear wall, and a top wall which at least partially define a housing; a laundry treatment system comprising; a laundry treatment chamber located in the housing to receive fabric; and an automatic laundry processing system in the cabinet providing at least one of mechanical energy, thermal energy, and chemical energy to the fabric in the laundry treatment chamber to perform a laundry treatment process; and a stain treatment station integrated into the cabinet and comprising: a compartment located within the housing and separate from the laundry treatment chamber; a fabric treatment reservoir located within the compartment; a drawer horizontally retractably into the cabinet and having a perforated surface for supporting fabrics to be treated; a treatment fluid dispenser fluidly coupled to the fabric treatment reservoir to deliver fabric treatment liquid from the reservoir onto the perforated surface; and a drain located within the compartment and beneath the perforated surface to receive the treatment liquid that passes through the perforated surface; wherein the stain treatment station forms a cohesive unit and the laundry treatment system and the stain treatment station are integrated into the housing to form a stand-alone cabinet.