Modular laundry system with horizontally arranged cabinet module
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1. A modular laundry system comprising:
- a first laundry appliance;
a second laundry appliance horizontally or vertically arranged relative to the first laundry appliance;
a cabinet module having a width equal to the width of at least one of the first and second laundry appliances and a height equal to or greater than the height of the at least one of the first and second laundry appliances, and that is horizontally arranged relative to the first and second laundry appliances; and
one or more functional elements located interiorly of the cabinet module, wherein any functional elements located interiorly of the cabinet module perform non-laundry care functions selected from a group consisting of storage, staging, garbage and recycling collection, shelving, laundry sorting, hanging, bulk dispensing, resource management, resource supply and/or recovery/reclamation, resource treatment, lighting, refrigeration, entertainment, pet care, data collection and communication, home automation, home security, home safety, power outlet, power supply, and module controller function;
wherein the first laundry appliance, the second laundry appliance, and the cabinet module are stand-alone units that are contiguously arranged to form a coherent modular system.
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Abstract
A modular laundry system comprises a first laundry appliance, a second laundry appliance horizontally or vertically arranged relative to the first laundry appliance, and a cabinet module horizontally arranged relative to the first and second laundry appliances.
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1. A modular laundry system comprising:
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a first laundry appliance; a second laundry appliance horizontally or vertically arranged relative to the first laundry appliance; a cabinet module having a width equal to the width of at least one of the first and second laundry appliances and a height equal to or greater than the height of the at least one of the first and second laundry appliances, and that is horizontally arranged relative to the first and second laundry appliances; and one or more functional elements located interiorly of the cabinet module, wherein any functional elements located interiorly of the cabinet module perform non-laundry care functions selected from a group consisting of storage, staging, garbage and recycling collection, shelving, laundry sorting, hanging, bulk dispensing, resource management, resource supply and/or recovery/reclamation, resource treatment, lighting, refrigeration, entertainment, pet care, data collection and communication, home automation, home security, home safety, power outlet, power supply, and module controller function; wherein the first laundry appliance, the second laundry appliance, and the cabinet module are stand-alone units that are contiguously arranged to form a coherent modular system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A modular laundry system comprising:
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a first laundry appliance; a second laundry appliance horizontally or vertically arranged relative to the first laundry appliance; and a cabinet module having a width equal to the width of at least one of the first and second laundry appliances and a height equal to or greater than the height of the at least one of the first and second laundry appliances, and that is horizontally arranged relative to the first and second laundry appliances, and comprises; a chamber for receiving an article; and one or more functional elements located interiorly of the cabinet module, wherein at least one of the functional elements located interiorly of the cabinet module performs a refreshing function by exposing an article in the chamber to a refreshing medium to at least one of remove wrinkles and remove odors from the article; wherein the first laundry appliance, the second laundry appliance, and the cabinet module are stand-alone units that are contiguously arranged to form a coherent modular system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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