Laundry apparatus
First Claim
1. Laundry apparatus comprising an outer casing with a base, at least one side wall, and a top, within which are located a receptacle for receiving items to be laundered, an arrangement for agitation of said items, a liquid retention device at least partially surrounding said receptacle, and a control system;
- wherein said receptacle is a single-piece drum having opposing first and second end walls with a substantially fully curved side wall therebetween, the liquid retention device and a side wall of the apparatus are provided with aligned ports through which an end portion of the drum may reversibly travel between a retracted position and an extended position, distance of travel of the drum out of the side wall to the extended position being sufficient to allow access to at least one aperture provided in the curved side wall of the drum, said curved side wall of said drum being substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the drum, said aperture being configured and dimensioned to allow insertion and removal of items to be laundered, and the direction of travel of the drum being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drum.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising an outer casing with a base, at least one side wall, and a top, within which are located a drum, typically with a curved side wall and first and second end walls, an agitator and a liquid retainer. The liquid retainer and a side wall having aligned ports through which an end portion of the drum may reversibly travel between a first retracted position and a second extended position. The travel of the drum out of the side wall to the extended position allows access to at least one aperture in the curved side wall of the drum.
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1. Laundry apparatus comprising an outer casing with a base, at least one side wall, and a top, within which are located a receptacle for receiving items to be laundered, an arrangement for agitation of said items, a liquid retention device at least partially surrounding said receptacle, and a control system;
- wherein said receptacle is a single-piece drum having opposing first and second end walls with a substantially fully curved side wall therebetween, the liquid retention device and a side wall of the apparatus are provided with aligned ports through which an end portion of the drum may reversibly travel between a retracted position and an extended position, distance of travel of the drum out of the side wall to the extended position being sufficient to allow access to at least one aperture provided in the curved side wall of the drum, said curved side wall of said drum being substantially parallel to the direction of travel of the drum, said aperture being configured and dimensioned to allow insertion and removal of items to be laundered, and the direction of travel of the drum being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the drum.
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