Laundry Skin

Abstract

The present invention is a laundry skin that covers the external surfaces of laundry baskets/hampers/receptacles through the elastic and/or non-elastic properties of the material used to construct the laundry skin. The laundry skin is not designed or intended to cover the openings or internal surfaces of laundry baskets/hampers/receptacles. The current laundry basket skin device can include attachments, which can be secured with/without the aid of fasteners, to enable the user to use the laundry basket for a variety of purposes including but not limited to privacy/garment protection, self-expression, decoration, education, advertising, and entertainment.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A system comprising:
 a. a base receptacle having a wall, a bottom, and an inner cavity for storing an item, said inner cavity bound by said wall and bottom, wherein said inner cavity has an opening for receiving said item, wherein said wall comprises an outer surface and an inner surface, and   b. a skin for covering outer surface of said wall without covering said opening, said skin comprises structure for adhering to said base receptacle wall and structure for attachment of at least one additional layer.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said skin is adapted for adhering to the outer surface of the wall of said base receptacle. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said receptacle is selected from the group consisting of laundry basket and laundry hamper. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said skin is adapted for temporary adherence. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said skin is adapted for permanent adherence. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said additional layer is adapted for educational, decorative, or advertising purposes. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said additional layer is selected from the group consisting of figures, shapes, letters, patches, electronic displays, graphical user interfaces, and nonelectronic displays. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said structure for attachment of at least one additional layer consists of adhering to side of said skin, extending from side of said skin, suspending from side of said skin, wired connection to side of said skin, and wireless connection to side of said skin. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein said structure is selected from the group consisting of Velcro, snaps, buttons, elastic, thread, adhesives, and compression. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said skin is manufactured from permeable or non-permeable material. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of fabric, plant, and plastic derived materials. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said structure for adhering side of said skin to said base receptacle is selected from the group consisting of elastic materials, non-elastic materials, with or without fastening devices, strings, and rope. 
     
     
         13 . A skin adapted for covering a wall of a laundry receptacle without covering an opening of said laundry receptacle, wherein said skin comprises structure for adhering to said laundry receptacle wall and structure for attachment of at least one additional layer. 
     
     
         14 . The skin of  claim 13  adapted for adhering to an outer surface of the wall of said laundry receptacle. 
     
     
         15 . The skin of  claim 13  adapted for temporary adherence. 
     
     
         16 . The skin of  claim 13  adapted for permanent adherence. 
     
     
         17 . The skin of  claim 13 , wherein said additional layer is adapted for educational, decorative, or advertising purposes. 
     
     
         18 . The skin of  claim 13 , wherein said additional layer is selected from the group consisting of figures, shapes, letters, patches, electronic displays, graphical user interfaces, and nonelectronic displays. 
     
     
         19 . The skin of  claim 13 , wherein said structure for attachment of at least one additional layer consists of adhering to side of said skin, extending from side of said skin, suspending from side of said skin, wired connection to side of said skin, and wireless connection to side of said skin. 
     
     
         20 . The skin of  claim 19 , wherein said structure is selected from the group consisting of Velcro, snaps, buttons, elastic, thread, adhesives, and compression. 
     
     
         21 . The skin of  claim 13 , wherein said skin is manufactured from permeable or non-permeable material. 
     
     
         22 . The skin of  claim 13 , wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of fabric, plant, and plastic derived materials. 
     
     
         23 . The skin of  claim 13 , wherein said structure for adhering side of said skin to said base receptacle is selected from the group consisting of elastic materials, non-elastic materials, fastening devices, strings, and rope.