The present application discloses an extendable hamper comprising a first wall, a second wall, a third wall, a fourth wall and a bottom base. Each of the first wall, the second wall, the third wall and the fourth wall comprise an extension wall and a bottom. The extension walls are folded and the bottom base is supported by the extension wall during a smaller hamper mode. The bottoms are folded and the bottom base is supported by the bottoms during a larger hamper mode. A method for utilizing the aforementioned extendable hamper is also disclosed, comprising: extending the extension walls; folding the bottoms: and disposing the bottom base to be supported by the bottoms for the larger hamper mode.

A clothes hamper includes a hamper body extending from a generally closed end to a generally open end with an interior chamber defined within the hamper body. A rack assembly defines one or more hanging elements and is sized and configured to fit within the interior chamber. An extension assembly is positioned within the interior chamber and is configured to facilitate movement of the rack assembly between a retracted position within the interior chamber and an extended position wherein at least a portion of the rack assembly is outside of the hamper body.

The invention relates a laundry hamper/receptacle having a handle assembly to lift a platform for removal of laundry inside of the hamper. A first handle assembly has singular tubular members with telescoping means connected to a rod affixed to the platform. An alternative handle assembly utilizes a pair of arms providing additional lifting capacity connected to a rod affixed to the platform.

A laundry appliance including a cabinet that defines an opening to access an interior. A drum is positioned within the interior of the cabinet. A removable basket is selectively coupled to the drum and includes a first arcuate body that is coupled with a second arcuate body. The second arcuate body is rotatable between a nested position and an expanded position.

The present invention provides, among other things, a clothing and fabric storage container including a heat exchanger operable to reduce the temperature of clothing and fabric located in an interior of the container in order to reduce or eliminate odor causing bacteria from the clothing and fabric. In some embodiments, the container includes a controller. In some such embodiments, the controller operates the heat exchanger to reduce an interior container temperature and to maintain the temperature of the interior of the container below a pre-determined temperature. In some embodiments, the clothing storage device generates cold air inside of the clothing storage device with at least one cooling mechanism that is powered by an electrical cord and plug that is plugged into an electrical wall socket. The clothing storage device is designed to cool the clothing while the clothing is inside the clothing storage device.

A laundry treating appliance includes a first basket assembly including a first basket defining a first treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in a first wash environment. A balance ring forms an upper periphery of the first basket assembly and is operably coupled to the first basket. A second basket is selectively receivable within at least a portion of the first treating chamber. The second basket defines a second treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment in a second wash environment.

A foldable container includes a foldable supporting frame, at least one operation switch arranged on the foldable supporting frame, and a container body supported on the foldable supporting frame. The operation switch is actuated through a pulling operation to move the foldable supporting frame between an unfolded mode and a folded mode. The container has an edge and an opening formed within the edge. At the unfolded mode, the opening is opened. At the folded mode, the opening is closed. The container body is automatically folded as the foldable supporting frame is moved from the unfolded mode to the folded mode. Via a folding method, the foldable supporting frame is folded to reduce an overall size for occupying less storage space when it is not in use.

A hamper has a fabric bag, and a supporting frame assembly that has a foldable wall assembly, a base and a top frame. The foldable wall assembly has a rear frame, a left frame a right frame. The base has a rear side that is pivotally connected with the bottom side of the rear frame, with the left and right sides of the base removably coupled to the bottom sides of the left frame and the right frame, respectively. The top frame has a rear side that is removably coupled to the top side of the rear frame, with the left and right sides of the top frame removably coupled to the top sides of the left frame and the right frame, respectively. The fabric bag has four side walls, each side wall having a lip extending around the upper edge of each side wall, and four vertical corner sleeve pockets.

A laundry accessory protects laundry. The laundry accessory includes a body defining a cavity therein. The body includes a base and one or more sidewalls extending generally upward from the base. A plurality of rails are coupled to an upper portion of the sidewalls. The rails define a gateway in fluid communication with the cavity, and a gate is slidably coupled to the rails to selectively close the gateway for containing a solid object, such as a piece of laundry, in the cavity.

In some examples, a method of cleaning a fitted sheet having four corners and an interior pocket, includes holding a fitted sheet from a center and allowing the four corners to dangle from the center so that the fitted sheet extends between a closed end at the center and an open end adjacent the four corners, coupling a securing device to the fitted sheet adjacent the open end to eliminate access to at least a portion of the interior pocket, placing the fitted sheet and the securing device in at least one of a washer and a dryer, removing the fitted sheet from the at least one of the washer and the dryer, and decoupling the securing device from the fitted sheet.