Patent ID: 7992321

Claim:
A laundry dryer comprising: a dryer drum rotatable in a first direction and a second direction; a drive system for selectively rotatably driving the dryer drum in said first and second directions; and a support system for rotatably supporting the dryer drum, comprising: a first roller that provides a first rotatable support for the dryer drum; a second roller positioned to one side of the first roller and that provides a second rotatable support for the dryer drum at a circumferentially spaced position on the drum; and a third roller positioned on an opposite side of the first roller and that provides a third rotatable support for the dryer drum at a second circumferentially spaced position on the drum; wherein each of the first, second and third rollers contacts an outer surface of the drum within the lower half of the drum circumference and together said rollers stably support the drum for rotation in the first and second directions.