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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2005
Kevin James Gilboe, Stevensville, MI (US);
Lorraine L. Achterberg, St. Joseph, MI (US);
James William Kendall, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh Babu Viswanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Kevin James Gilboe, Stevensville, MI (US);
Lorraine L. Achterberg, St. Joseph, MI (US);
James William Kendall, Stevensville, MI (US);
Ameresh Babu Viswanathan, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A modular laundry system comprises at least one laundry appliance and a module adjacent to the at least one laundry appliance. The module comprises a vertically oriented housing and a shelf assembly comprising a shelf and movably mounted to the housing. The shelf can move between a first position, where the shelf is vertically oriented and at least partially received within the housing, and a second position, where the shelf is horizontally oriented and located exteriorly of the housing.