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Method of remote picking-up of soiled laundry and delivering clean laundry with on-site yet remote weighing

  • US 6,974,077 B1
  • Filed: 09/09/2004
  • Issued: 12/13/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing laundry pick-up and delivery services comprising the steps of:

  • providing at least one mobile pick-up and delivery vehicle which can travel from a laundry facility to one or more laundry collection locations, said vehicle comprisingstorage areas to stow and transport soiled laundry articles and a separate area for stowing and transporting laundered articles,a laundry scale for weighing said soiled laundry articles collected at each of said laundry collection locations, anda receipt generating mechanism providing a printed indication of the weight of said soiled laundry articles collected at each of said laundry collection locations, as determined by said scale;

    providing a delivery vehicle personnel for driving said delivery vehicle between said laundry facility and each of said laundry locations, and parking said delivery vehicle in each of said laundry collection locations for a designated period of time;

    said delivery vehicle personnel collecting soiled laundry articles from at least one client at at least one of said laundry collection locations;

    said delivery vehicle personnel using said scale for weighing said soiled laundry articles to calculate a laundry weight;

    generating a receipt for said at least one client based on said laundry weight along with the anticipated cost for said laundry services based on said weight;

    servicing said laundry articles at said laundry facility upon receipt from said delivery vehicle; and

    said delivery vehicle personnel distributing said laundered articles to said at least one client at said designated location where said soiled laundry for said client was collected.

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