Patent ID: 8777025

Claim:
A laundry hanging apparatus for a household appliance having a cabinet defining an interior with at least a top surface and a side surface, with the side surface having a lower edge that lies above a surface on which the appliance sits, the laundry hanging apparatus comprising: an expansion assembly comprising a foot configured to abut the surface and a bracket configured to abut the lower edge, wherein the bracket is vertically moveable relative to the foot to adjust the bracket relative to the lower edge of the appliance; a post assembly extending upwardly from the expansion assembly exteriorly of the side surface of the cabinet and having an upper portion extending above the top surface of the cabinet; and a hanging rod assembly extending away from the upper portion of the post assembly; wherein the expansion assembly is expandable between a first configuration where the bracket is inserted between the lower edge of the appliance and the surface, and a second configuration, where the bracket applies pressure to the lower edge and the surface to effectively couple the expansion assembly to the appliance.