Container system supported by one or more appliances
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1. A container system for use with one or more appliances, comprising:
- a container having an open top, first and second sidewalls, and a bottom;
a cover for the container, that can be manipulated between a closed position and an open position that allows access to the interior of the container;
mounting means being provided on at least one of said first and second sidewalls for securing the container to and in side by side relationship with at least one appliances and;
wherein the cover of the container, when in the closed position, is adapted to be approximately at the same level as a top work surface of the adjacent appliance whereby the cover provides an effective extension of the work surface of the appliance.
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Abstract
A container system is supported by one or more laundry appliances. The container may have an open top with a cover provided, or slide out of a container housing. The container system further includes mounting structure between the container or container housing and the appliance or appliances to support the container or container housing in side by side relationship with one appliance or between two appliances, so that the cover closing the container or the top of the container housing is substantially flush with the top work surface of the adjacent appliance or appliances, effectively forming a continuous work surface.
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19 Claims
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1. A container system for use with one or more appliances, comprising:
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a container having an open top, first and second sidewalls, and a bottom; a cover for the container, that can be manipulated between a closed position and an open position that allows access to the interior of the container; mounting means being provided on at least one of said first and second sidewalls for securing the container to and in side by side relationship with at least one appliances and; wherein the cover of the container, when in the closed position, is adapted to be approximately at the same level as a top work surface of the adjacent appliance whereby the cover provides an effective extension of the work surface of the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A container system for use with one or more appliances comprising:
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a container housing having first and second sidewalls top and bottom walls and an open front; an open topped container configured to slide in and out of the open front of the container housing; mounting means being provided on at least one of said first and second sidewalls for securing the container housing to and in adjacent side by side relationship with at least one appliance, and, wherein the top of the container housing is adapted to be approximately at the same level as a top work surface of the at least one appliance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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