(19)
(11) EP 1 405 945 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/13

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/15

(21) Application number: 03017722.4

(22) Date of filing: 04.08.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
D06F 58/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 02.10.2002 IT PN20020078

(71) Applicant: Electrolux Home Products Corporation N.V.
1930 Zaventem (BE)

(72) Inventors:
  • Traina, Alfredo
    33080 Barcis, Pordenone (IT)
  • Arreghini, Luigi
    30020 Pradipozzo di Portogruaro, Venezia (IT)

(74) Representative: Giugni, Valter 
PROPRIA S.r.l., Via Mazzini 13
33170 Pordenone
33170 Pordenone (IT)

   


(54) Improved clothes drying machine


(57) Clothes drying machine comprising a rotating drum (1) and a front loading opening (2), and provided with a support framework (3) surrounding said loading opening as the frame of a picture, in which there is capable of being positioned in a removable manner a basket-like rack (4) having a reticular structure and an approximately cylindrical shape, adapted to be inserted inside said rotating drum with its axis in an approximately horizontal position, and further adapted to hold clothing items that must be dried. In a preferable manner, such a basket-like rack is capable of being unfolded and spread out on a plane (6), and said loading opening is substantially circular in its shape.







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