US 7,320,234 B2
System and method for a combined laundry washer and dryer
John P. Hershey, R.R. 16 Box 440 C, Edinburg, Tex. 78539 (US); and Leticia Hershey, R.R. 16 Box 440 C, Edinburg, Tex. 78539 (US)
Filed on Jan. 24, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/338,250.
Prior Publication US 2007/0169519 A1, Jul. 26, 2007
Int. Cl. D06F 39/04 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 68—19.1  [68/20] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combined laundry washer and dryer system, such that the user can wash a first load of laundry, start drying the first load, and wash a second load while the first load is drying, the combined laundry washer and dryer system comprising
a laundry washer, comprising
a drainage plate; and
a magnet-operated, spring-loaded trap door with access to a laundry dryer beneath the washer;
a laundry dryer mounted beneath the laundry washer;
a second load compartment mounted on top of the laundry washer, the second load
compartment comprising a magnet-operated, spring-loaded trap door in the bottom of the second load compartment and with access to the washer;
means of loading laundry into the washer;
means of loading laundry detergents and softeners into the washer; wherein the means of loading laundry detergents and softeners into the washer comprises at least one fill hole for detergent mounted on the second load compartment and leading to a container area with machine-controlled access to the washer; and at least one fill hole for softener mounted on the second load compartment leading to a container area with machine-controlled access to the washer;
means of removing laundry from the dryer; and
means of loading laundry into the second load compartment; and controls.