Laundry Hamper For Insertion Into Clothes Washers And Dryers

Abstract

One embodiment of a hamper for the insertion into conventional consumer and commercial clothing washers and dryers. The article is cylindrical shaped article to fit inside typical front load and top load commercial or consumer clothing washer and dryer. This embodiment of our hamper has cut out transport handles 2 in the side of the cylinder and handles in the top lip of the cylinder 3 . In addition, the base 6 and cylinder sides contain the apertures 1 for liquid drainage during the washing cycle and ventilation during the drying cycle. The cylinder sides may contain recessed baffles 5 along the cylinder walls to fit over the baffles of existing front load washer and dryers or concavities originating in the base to fit over agitators of top load washers.

1 . In a laundry hamper of the type for the temporary storage and transport of clothing during the laundry process wherein said hamper comprising:
 a. a cylindrical body having a closed circular base, side walls extending upward from said base, forming an open top defined by an upper rim.   b. the improvement wherein said side walls have a plurality of internally facing longitudinal concavities originating in the base and extending toward said open top in the form of a laundry machine drum having a predetermined shape whereby said cylindrical body and said concavities provide a means for insertion into said laundry machine drum.   
     
     
         2 . The hamper of  claim 1  further including a plurality of internally facing handles that wrap the circumference of the said upper rim. 
     
     
         3 . The hamper of  1  wherein said concavities are substantially in the form of triangular wedges wherein said wedges extend longitudinally from said base, up said side walls wherein said wedge has a base in said side wall and an opposing peak recessed within said cylinder body. 
     
     
         4 . The hamper of  claim 1  wherein said cylindrical body is composed of a heat resistant material. 
     
     
         5 . The hamper of  claim 1  wherein said hamper contains an indication of clothing type. 
     
     
         6 . The hamper of  claim 1  wherein said walls have a plurality of cutout handles. 
     
     
         7 . The hamper of  claim 1  wherein said cylindrical body contains a plurality of apertures providing a means for ventilation and drainage. 
     
     
         8 . The hamper of  claim 1  further including an indication of maximum laundry process capacity. 
     
     
         9 . A laundry hamper of the type for the temporary storage and transport of clothing during the laundry process wherein said hamper comprises a cylindrical body comprising a closed circular bottom surface, side walls extending upward from said circular bottom surface and forming an open top defined by an upper rim that wraps the circumference of said cylinder wherein said upper rim has a plurality of internally facing handles whereby said cylindrical body and said handles provide a means for insertion into a laundry machine. 
     
     
         10 . The hamper of  claim 9  further including a plurality of inwardly facing longitudinal concavities originating in said base and extending longitudinally toward said upper rim in the form of a laundry machine drum having predetermined shapes. 
     
     
         11 . The hamper of  10  further wherein said concavity is substantially in the form of triangular wedges wherein said triangle originates in said base and extends longitudinally up said wall wherein said triangle has an triangle peak recessed within said body. 
     
     
         12 . The hamper of  claim 9  wherein said cylindrical body is composed of heat resistant substance. 
     
     
         13 . The hamper of  claim 9  wherein said hamper contains an indication of clothing type. 
     
     
         14 . The hamper of  claim 9  wherein said side walls have a plurality of cutout handles. 
     
     
         15 . The hamper of  claim 9  further including an indication of maximum laundry process capacity. 
     
     
         16 . The hamper of  claim 9  wherein said cylindrical body contains a plurality of apertures providing a means for ventilation and drainage. 
     
     
         17 . A method for transporting and transferring clothing during the conventional consumer and commercial laundry process comprising:
 a. providing a hamper of the type comprising a cylindrical body, a closed circular base, side walls extending upward from said circular bottom surface and forming an open top defined by an upper rim and a single or plurality of internally facing longitudinal concavities originating in the base and extending upward in the form of laundry machine drums having predetermined shapes and wherein said rim has a plurality of inwardly facing handle, and wherein said side wall has plurality of cut out handles, and wherein said hamper contain a plurality of apertures providing a means for ventilation and drainage,   b. providing clothing and inserting said clothing in said hamper,   c. lifting said hamper by grabbing said cut out handle and transporting said hamper to said laundry machine,   d. grabbing said internally facing handles and inserting said hamper into said laundry machine,   e. grabbing said internally facing handles and removing said hamper,   f. grabbing said cutout handles and transporting clothing to preferred destination,   
       whereby said cylindrical body and said concavities provide a form consistent with the predetermined form of said laundry machine drum. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  wherein said laundry hamper contains an indication of maximum laundry process capacity.