Patent ID: 8341981

Claim:
A washing machine comprising: a tub holding wash water; a drum rotatable within the tub to hold laundry; a first cabinet forming a first space provided with the tub and the drum to wash laundry; a second cabinet forming a second space for additional function, the second cabinet formed as one body with the first cabinet; a single partition wall provided between the first and second cabinets to partition off the second space from the first space, wherein the second cabinet comprises a first frame and a second frame provided in both opposite portions out of front and rear portions and side portions of the second cabinet, the first and second frames having a rectangular shape, wherein the single partition wall covers the bottom of the first cabinet, simultaneously covering the top of the second cabinet, and the first and second frames are configured of an upper frame and a lower frame coupled to the upper frame and the upper frame covers ends of securing member secured to the single partition wall, wherein the single partition wall is supported by the upper frame of the first frame and the upper frame of the second frame and the tub and the drum are mounted on the single partition wall.