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Hygienic Laundry Basket

a basket and hygienic technology, applied in the field of laundry baskets, can solve the problems of dirty laundry being full of germs and odors, dirty laundry not being sanitary, and being impractical in real li

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-01-07
FLEMING HEATHER +1
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a laundry basket that prevents the transfer of germs, odors, or other contaminants from dirty laundry to clean laundry. The basket, flexible partition, or both, are made with a germicidal and / or odor-resistant material to minimize the risk of contamination. The basket may also be color-coded to easily identify the dirty side and the clean side. Additionally, the flexible partition may include a handle or hole for easy gripping.

Problems solved by technology

Dirty laundry is not sanitary.
Depending on how dirty it gets and how long it spends in a laundry basket, dirty laundry may be full of germs and odors.
While it is theoretically possible to wash or disinfect the laundry basket or to use multiple laundry baskets, this is impractical in real life.

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[0020]FIG. 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Laundry basket 100 is preferably a rigid or semi-rigid laundry basket of any shape that is symmetrical around the midline. A flexible partition 110 is attached to the midline of the laundry basket at mount location 120. The flexible partition is preferably shaped like the inside of the laundry basket, as shown, so that it can act as a lining for half of the laundry basket.

[0021]FIG. 2 shows the process of flipping the flexible partition in mid-flip. To change the location of the flexible partition from one side to the other, the user simply pulls the edge of the flexible partition and flips it inside-out.

[0022]FIG. 3 shows the final result of flipping the flexible partition. Now, the flexible partition is lining the other half of the laundry basket. Note that the side of the flexible partition that is now exposed, as well as the side of the laundry basket that is now exposed, were not exposed before. So, if the user...

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Abstract

A sanitary laundry basket that prevents cross-contamination between dirty laundry and clean laundry by having a flexible partition shaped like half of the interior of the laundry basket, attached to the midpoint of the interior of the laundry basket, where the flexible partition can be “flipped” inside out to cover the other half of the interior of the laundry basket, so that the clean laundry never touches the same surface as the dirty laundry.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application takes priority from Provisional App. No. 62 / 021,015, filed Jul. 4, 2014, which is herein incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to laundry baskets, and particularly to laundry baskets that prevent cross-contamination from dirty laundry to clean laundry.[0004]2. Background[0005]Dirty laundry is not sanitary. Depending on how dirty it gets and how long it spends in a laundry basket, dirty laundry may be full of germs and odors. Those germs and odors are often transferred to the interior of the basket. Then, when the laundry is washed, the same basket is used to transport the clean laundry from the washing machine to its destination, and the same interior surface that was in contact with the dirty laundry is now in contact with the clean laundry. This means that the same germs and odors are transferred from the dirty laundry to the clean laundry. While it...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D06F95/00B65D21/08B65D25/06B65D25/30B65D81/24
CPCD06F95/002B65D25/06B65D81/24B65D21/086B65D25/30
Inventor FLEMING, HEATHERFLEMING, MARK
Owner FLEMING HEATHER