Global Patent Index - EP 1911871 A3

EP 1911871 A3 20080625 - Laundry basket built in a washing machine

Title (en)

Laundry basket built in a washing machine

Title (de)

Wäschekorb eingebaut in einer Waschmaschine

Title (fr)

Corbeille à linge incorporée dans une lave-linge

Publication

EP 1911871 A3 20080625 (EN)

Application

EP 07425628 A 20071008

Priority

IT VR20060156 A 20061009

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1911871A2] The patents called "laundry basket built-in the washing machine" regards a device situated into the washing machine under the glass door, said laundry basket is set up from a 225 container with folding or firm walls. The laundry basket allows to store the washing when the washing machine is emptied and to carry it to the drying room. The laundry basket is characterized by: €¢ folding walls in order to reduce the dimension of the container inside the machine or €¢ 230 firm walls in order to reduce the cost of production and to store dirty washing during the term before the washing, said container stores clothes inside the washing machine in a volume that has not been used up to now. The laundry basket with folding walls is characterized by a particular construction which allows to reduce the dimensions at the minimum, said construction allows to benefit from 235 a container that can be unfolded and folded very easily and quickly characterized by a considerable storage capacity and an excellent firm structure. The laundry basket is unfolded as follow: "walls 1 and 2" are opened at first followed by "walls 3 and 4", said "walls 3 and 4" thank to their construction block "wall 1 and 2" and clamp themselves to the "support structure", see drawing 3/18. 240 Once the laundry basket is unfolded, it is load with the washing and carried where it is needed, when the use of the laundry basket is finished the walls are folded following backwards the steps of the unfolding, and replaced into the "opening" like a drawer. The invention is applicable to all types of washing machines both home and industrial both front loading machines and top loading machines, moreover said invention is 245 applicable to drying machines both home and industrial. The laundry basket built in the washing machine guarantees always to have a specific container for the washing to hand, free of dust or dirt, placed in a small volume inside the washing machine that was not used.

IPC 8 full level

D06F 39/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

D06F 39/12 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1911871 A2 20080416; EP 1911871 A3 20080625; IT VR20060156 A1 20070108

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07425628 A 20071008; IT VR20060156 A 20061009