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A basket or dryer liner that has the usual basket shape, i.e, generally cylindrical, but is resiliently compressible or deformable along multiple axes for reshaping into irregular shapes. It has perforate bottom wall and side walls and an open top and is generally symmetrical about x, y, and z axes

A basket or dryer liner that has the usual basket shape, i.e, generally cylindrical, but is resiliently compressible or deformable along multiple axes for reshaping into irregular shapes. It has perforate bottom wall and side walls and an open top and is generally symmetrical about x, y, and z axes that are orthogonal to each other. The basket may be manually compressed alone these axes and then allowed to return to its normal shape when released. Thus, it has a non-compressed, relaxed state wherein it has maximum exterior dimensions and can stand-alone and serve the normal functions of a basket. The basket also has a compressed condition wherein at least certain of the dimensions of the basket are less than said maximum dimensions so that it can be fitted into a dryer, allowed to expand, and serve as a dryer liner. Wet clothes and other items can then be placed in the basket through the dryer opening in the normal manner. After the dryer is operated and the items have been dried, the basket is again compressed and pulled out of the dryer with its load of the dried items. The basket with these items is then able to stand-alone to enable the dried items to be removed. The user thus need bend down only once to remove all of the clothes in the basket instead of many times for each item of clothing. The basket can be compressed and stored in the dryer or other small spaces.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [15.]15. A method of using an annular compressible liner for a clothes dryer, the liner having an expanded shape slightly larger than the interior diameter of the drying drum of the dryer, comprising:compressing the liner,inserting the liner into the drum of the clothes dryer,

[ What is claimed is:] [15.]15. A method of using an annular compressible liner for a clothes dryer, the liner having an expanded shape slightly larger than the interior diameter of the drying drum of the dryer, comprising:compressing the liner,inserting the liner into the drum of the clothes dryer, andallowing the liner to expand inside the dryer into its expanded shape into engagement with the dryer drum.