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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Kristina K. Underly, Berrien Springs, MI (US);
Donald M. Tomasi, Stevensville, MI (US);
Daniel C. Conrad, Newburgh, IN (US);
Richard A. Sunshine, Granger, IN (US);
James W. Kendall, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);
Ameresh B. Viswanathan, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Lorraine L. Achterberg, Saint Joseph, MI (US);
Colleen M. Doyle, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A laundry system includes first and second front-loading laundry appliances, a washing module above the first laundry appliance, and a non-tumble drying module above the second laundry appliance. The washing module includes a tub and a wash basket, and has a low capacity relative to a capacity of the first laundry appliance. The non-tumble drying module includes a drying chamber and a drying rack in the drying chamber.