Personal and portable laundry system

Abstract

A personal and portable laundry system includes at least one rigid, ventilated container having a sliding lid. The container is sized and shaped to fit a wheeled transporter having a storage compartment and height adjustable handle. A variant of the invention includes semi-rigid containers that are removably attached to a wheeled transporter. The containers have openable lids and carrying handles. A third variation of the invention has a rigid container divided into pie-shaped segments. Each of the segments is sized and shaped to accommodate a laundry duffle that hangs inside the rigid container. The duffels have drawstring closures and may be of different colors.

1 . A laundry cart system comprising a transporter having a multiplicity of substantially rigid laundry storage containers, wherein said storage containers are removably affixed to said transporter.  
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said transporter is supported by at least two wheels, said at least two wheels facilitating rolling said transporter along a horizontal support surface such as a floor.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said storage containers have a closed bottom and an open top end.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said storage containers include removable sliding lids.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the storage containers includes at least one removable sliding side panel.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of said wheels includes a wheel lock.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the open top ends of the storage containers include tracks disposed along a length of two parallel sides of each such container.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7 , with a resilient lid removably fitting onto said track.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the lid has a handle and at least one vent.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the lid has a handle and at least one vent.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein at least one of the laundry storage containers has a projection on which to place the lid when the lid is removed from the top end of said container.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the removable sliding side panel has at least one vent.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the transporter has a tow handle thereon for towing the transporter.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the tow handle is height adjustable.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 1  having a carry handle thereon for lifting the transporter.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein at least one of the storage containers includes at least one handle disposed thereon.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the lid has a fastener disposed to engage the projection on the storage container.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the transporter has a recess at its front end sized and shaped to receive said tow handle when the handle is not being used to tow the transporter.  
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the recess has cavities disposed thereon positioned and shaped to receive deformable protrusions on the tow handle.  
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the recess has cavities disposed thereon positioned and shaped to receive extendable protrusions on the tow handle.  
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the recess has cavities disposed thereon positioned and shaped to receive spring loaded protrusions on the tow handle.  
   
   
       22 . The system of  claim 1 , further having at least one planar panel sized and shaped to engage the transporter and separate the storage containers disposed thereon.  
   
   
       23 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the multiplicity of laundry storage containers is of a different color.  
   
   
       24 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the transporter has at least one storage compartment disposed therein.  
   
   
       25 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the transporter is shaped like a substantially right rectangular rhomboid.  
   
   
       26 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the transporter is adapted to be able to stand on either of the two shorter sides of the substantially right rectangular rhomboid.  
   
   
       27 . A laundry cart system comprising: 
 a transporter, said transporter having a frame;    at least one deformable laundry storage container, said laundry storage container having at least two compartments and being removably affixed to said transporter.    
   
   
       28 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the two compartments are of equal size and shape.  
   
   
       29 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the two compartments are arranged in tandem relative to each other.  
   
   
       30 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein each said compartment has its own opening.  
   
   
       31 . The system of  claim 30 , wherein a lid is disposed over each opening.  
   
   
       32 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the transporter has a pivotally attached shelf at a front end of the frame for supporting the laundry storage container, said shelf being disposed horizontally when transporting laundry and folded up to a vertical position for storage.  
   
   
       33 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the transporter has a tow handle thereon for towing the transporter.  
   
   
       34 . The system of  claim 33 , wherein the tow handle has a handle grip.  
   
   
       35 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein said transporter is supported by at least two wheels, said at least two wheels facilitating rolling said transporter along a horizontal support surface such as a floor.  
   
   
       36 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein at least one of said at least two wheels includes a wheel lock.  
   
   
       37 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one compartmentalized deformable laundry storage container is affixed to the transporter at at least one attachment point.  
   
   
       38 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein each compartment lid of the at least one deformable laundry storage containers is of a different color.  
   
   
       39 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one deformable laundry storage container has at least one handle disposed thereon.  
   
   
       40 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one deformable laundry storage container comprises front, back, top, and bottom surfaces.  
   
   
       41 . The system of  claim 40 , wherein the back and bottom surfaces of the at least one deformable laundry storage container are reinforced relative to the top and front surfaces of said containers.  
   
   
       42 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the two compartments of at least one dual compartmented deformable laundry storage container are each of a different color.  
   
   
       43 . The system of  claim 31 , wherein the lid is removable.  
   
   
       44 . The system of  claim 27 , wherein the transporter has at least one storage compartment disposed therein.  
   
   
       45 . A laundry cart system comprising: 
 a wheeled transporter with a substantially rigid cylindrically shaped laundry storage container affixed thereto;    a partition disposed in said container, said partition dividing the container into three substantially pie shaped compartments of substantially equal angles and volumes; and    deformable bags conformed to removably fit into said pie shaped compartments.    
   
   
       46 . The system of  claim 45 , wherein the deformable bags have reinforced bottoms.  
   
   
       47 . The system of  claim 45 , wherein the deformable bags have a drawstring disposed at a top end of each said bag.  
   
   
       48 . The system of  claim 45 , wherein the deformable bags have at least one handle disposed thereon.  
   
   
       49 . The system of  claim 45 , wherein the deformable bags have at least one eyelet sized and shaped to engage a projection on an interior surface of the storage container.  
   
   
       50 . The system of  claim 45 , wherein the compartments each have lids sized and shaped to cover said compartments.  
   
   
       51 . The lid of  claim 50 , wherein the lid has a handle and at least one vent.  
   
   
       52 . The lid of  claim 50 , wherein the lid has a fastener positioned to engage a projection on the storage container onto which to place the lid when it is removed from a top of the container.  
   
   
       53 . The system of  claim 45 , having a tow handle for towing the transporter.  
   
   
       54 . The handle of  claim 53 , wherein the handle is height adjustable.  
   
   
       55 . The system of  claim 53 , wherein the tow handle is attached to the transporter at a point above the wheels of the transporter.  
   
   
       56 . The system of  claim 45 , having a carry handle positioned on the transporter for lifting the transporter.  
   
   
       57 . The laundry cart system of  claim 45 , wherein each compartment is of a different color.  
   
   
       58 . The laundry cart system of  claim 45 , wherein each of the deformable bags is of a different color.  
   
   
       59 . The system of  claim 45 , wherein the transporter has at least one storage compartment disposed therein.