LAUNDRY HELPER BAG

Abstract

A clothes-containing laundry bag includes a tear-shaped mesh body having a centrally registered longitudinal axis, an open bottom end and an open top end, an aperture located intermediately between the open bottom end and the open top end, a continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway beginning from the open top end and terminating at the open bottom end, a cavity isolated from the continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway and being disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall of the tear-shaped mesh body, a single and continuous circular top ring concentrically disposed at the open top end and equidistantly spaced about the centrally registered longitudinal axis. The cavity is in direct communication with the aperture and is configured to radially and equidistantly diverge away from the centrally registered longitudinal axis when the tear-shaped mesh body is rotated along a rotational direction in a washing machine.

Description

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BACKGROUND

Technical Field

Exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure relate to bags and receptacles and, more particularly, to a specially designed laundry bag.

Prior Art

A common problem with clothes dryers and washers is unloading dried or wet clothes from the machine. Typically, dryers and washers are emptied one handful at a time, which requires reaching into the dryer or washer and moving the clothes from the machine to some other storage device such as a laundry basket. This continuous bending over, changing position, and repeating is time consuming and can be painful, particularly for people with back pain. Also, by bending and reaching into a machine to obtain a handful of dry or wet clothes, a user often does not obtain a solid grip on the clothes, and some clothes may fall. A suitable solution is desired.

Accordingly, a need remains for a clothes-containing laundry bag in order to overcome at least one of the above-noted shortcomings. The exemplary embodiment(s) satisfy such a need by a clothes-containing laundry bag that is convenient and easy to use, lightweight yet durable in design, versatile in its applications, and designed to assist users with lifting and transferring laundry.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF NON-LIMITING EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT(S) OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

In view of the foregoing background, it is therefore an object of the non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) to provide a clothes-containing laundry bag for use in a washing machine and a dryer. These and other objects, features, and advantages of the non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) are provided by the clothes-containing laundry bag including a tear-shaped mesh body having a frustoconical shape and further having a centrally registered longitudinal axis, a open bottom end and an open top end coaxially aligned there above, and an aperture located intermediately between the open bottom end and the open top end. Such an aperture is continuously extended along a partial circumferential outer perimeter of the tear-shaped mesh body. The tear-shaped mesh body further includes a continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway beginning from the open top end and terminating at the open bottom end wherein the continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway is aligned parallel to the centrally registered longitudinal axis. The tear-shaped mesh body further includes a cavity isolated from the continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway and being disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall of the tear-shaped mesh body. Advantageously, the cavity is in direct communication with the aperture and is further configured to radially and equidistantly diverge away from the centrally registered longitudinal axis when the tear-shaped mesh body is rotated along a rotational direction in a washing machine. The clothes-containing laundry bag further includes a single and continuous circular top ring concentrically disposed at the open top end and equidistantly spaced about the centrally registered longitudinal axis, an outer flap pivotally coupled to a top edge of the aperture at the tear-shaped mesh body wherein the outer flap includes a first outer perimeter provided with a first section of a hook-and-loop fastener. The aperture includes a second outer perimeter provided with a second section of the hook-and-loop fastener and removably coupled to the first section of the hook-and-loop fastener;

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the open top end has a first circle shape provided with a first diameter.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the open bottom end has a second circle shape provided with a second diameter.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the first diameter is substantially equal to the second diameter.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, each of the first diameter and the second diameter are coaxially aligned and disposed about the centrally registered longitudinal axis.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the top ring has a fixed annular shape and a fixed diameter substantially equal to the first diameter of the open top end.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the mesh body has a single fabric layer and extends from the open top end to the open bottom end.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, an entire interior surface area of the mesh body includes an uninterrupted cavity configured to receive clothes therein.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, an upper portion of the mesh body is wrapped about the top ring such that the top ring is maintained at the open top end and prohibited from being separated from the mesh body.

The present disclosure further includes a method of utilizing a clothes-containing laundry bag. Such a method includes the initial steps of: providing a washing machine and a dryer; providing a tear-shaped mesh body having a frustoconical shape wherein the tear-shaped mesh body has a centrally registered longitudinal axis, a open bottom end and an open top end coaxially aligned there above, and an aperture located intermediately between the open bottom end and the open top end. Such an aperture is continuously extended along a partial circumferential outer perimeter of the tear-shaped mesh body.

The method further includes the steps of: providing and concentrically disposing a single and continuous circular top ring at the open top end; equidistantly spacing the single and continuous circular top ring about the centrally registered longitudinal axis; providing and pivotally coupling an outer flap to a top edge of the aperture at the tear-shaped mesh body wherein the outer flap includes a first outer perimeter provided with a first section of a hook-and-loop fastener, and wherein the aperture includes a second outer perimeter provided with a second section of the hook-and-loop fastener removably coupled to the first section of the hook-and-loop fastener; and detaching the first section of the hook-and-loop fastener from the second section of the hook-and-loop fastener.

The method further includes the steps of: passing clothes through the aperture and into the tear-shaped mesh body; positioning the tear-shaped mesh body into the washing machine; operating the washing machine through a complete a wash cycle; both hands of a user grabbing the circular top ring and removing the tear-shaped mesh body from the washing machine with the clothes contained therein; positioning, into the dryer, the tear-shaped mesh body with the clothes contained therein; operating the dryer through a complete a dry cycle; removing, from the dryer, the tear-shaped mesh body with the clothes contained therein; and removing the clothes from the tear-shaped mesh body.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure so that the following detailed description may be better understood, and that the present contribution to the relevant art(s) may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE NON-LIMITING EXEMPLARY DRAWINGS

The novel features believed to be characteristic of non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure itself, however, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes-containing laundry bag wherein the outer flap is at a closed position, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the clothes-containing laundry bag wherein the outer flap is at an open position, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a partial cut away view showing the top ring attached adjacent to an open top end of the laundry bag, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is another perspective view showing the laundry bag at a random equilibrium position prior to being spun (and morphed to an expanded tear-shape) during a washing machine wash cycle, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of clothes-containing laundry bag after being spun (and morphed to an expanded tear-shape) during a washing machine wash cycle, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a transparent perspective view of the clothes-containing laundry bag with clothes contained therein and after being spun (and morphed to an expanded tear-shape) during a washing machine wash cycle, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is another perspective view showing the laundry bag at a random equilibrium position prior to being spun (and morphed to an expanded tear-shape) during a washing machine wash cycle, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is another perspective view of the clothes-containing laundry bag positioned in a washing machine and after being spun (and morphed to an expanded tear-shape) during a washing machine wash cycle, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing exemplary method steps for positioning, morphing, and transferring the laundry bag between a washing machine and a drying machine, in accordance with a non-limiting exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the figures are not intended to be drawn to any particular scale; nor are the figures intended to illustrate every non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is not limited to any particular non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) depicted in the figures nor the shapes, relative sizes or proportions shown in the figures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF NON-LIMITING EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT(S) OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure is shown. The present disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) set forth herein. Rather, such non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) are provided so that this application will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the true spirit and scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the relevant art(s). Like numbers refer to like elements throughout the figures.

The illustrations of the non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) described herein are intended to provide a general understanding of the structure of the present disclosure. The illustrations are not intended to serve as a complete description of all of the elements and features of the structures, systems and/or methods described herein. Other non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) may be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art(s) upon reviewing the disclosure. Other non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) may be utilized and derived from the disclosure such that structural, logical substitutions and changes may be made without departing from the true spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Additionally, the illustrations are merely representational are to be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive.

One or more embodiment(s) of the disclosure may be referred to herein, individually and/or collectively, by the term “non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s)” merely for convenience and without intending to voluntarily limit the true spirit and scope of this application to any particular non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) or inventive concept. Moreover, although specific embodiment(s) have been illustrated and described herein, it should be appreciated that any subsequent arrangement designed to achieve the same or similar purpose may be substituted for the specific embodiment(s) shown. This disclosure is intended to cover any and all subsequent adaptations or variations of other embodiment(s). Combinations of the above embodiment(s), and other embodiment(s) not specifically described herein, will be apparent to those of skill in the relevant art(s) upon reviewing the description.

References in the specification to “one embodiment(s)”, “an embodiment(s)”, “a preferred embodiment(s)”, “an alternative embodiment(s)” and similar phrases mean that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment(s) is included in at least an embodiment(s) of the non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s). The appearances of the phrase “non-limiting exemplary embodiment” in various places in the specification are not necessarily all meant to refer to the same embodiment(s).

Directional and/or relationary terms such as, but not limited to, left, right, nadir, apex, top, bottom, vertical, horizontal, back, front and lateral are relative to each other and are dependent on the specific orientation of an applicable element or article, and are used accordingly to aid in the description of the various embodiment(s) and are not necessarily intended to be construed as limiting.

If used herein, “about,” “generally,” and “approximately” mean nearly and in the context of a numerical value or range set forth means ±15% of the numerical.

If used herein, “substantially” means largely if not wholly that which is specified but so close that the difference is insignificant.

The terms “mesh body” and “mesh body” are interchangeably used throughout the present disclosure.

The terms “top ring” and “handle” are interchangeably used throughout the present disclosure.

The terms “tear-shape” and “tear-drop shape” are interchangeably used throughout the present disclosure.

A non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) of the present disclosure is referred to generally in FIGS. 1-9 and is/are intended to provide a clothes-containing laundry bag 10 that is morphed from a random equilibrium position to a tear-shape (tear-drop shape) after being spun in a washing machine wash cycle. It should be understood that the exemplary embodiment(s) may be used to facilitate movement of clothing and other items during a laundry process and should not be limited to any particular clothes-containing laundry bag 10 described herein. It is noted that the mesh body 11 has a random equilibrium shape (FIGS. 4 and 7) prior to being spun in a washing machine wash cycle. During the wash cycle, the mesh body 11 is spun (and morphed to an expanded tear-shape 12) as shown in FIGS. 5, 6, and 8.

The non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s) is/are referred to generally in FIGS. 1-9 and is/are intended to provide a clothes-containing laundry bag 10 including a mesh body 11 provided for lifting and transferring laundry in and out of a washer 25 and a dryer with ease. The mesh body 11 includes a tear-drop shape 12 and features a flexible top ring 13 and an outer flap 26 having a hook-and-loop fastener. The outer flap 26 may be opened for inserting laundry within the mesh body 11. The outer flap 26 includes an outer track (first outer perimeter 28) having a section 29 of hook-and-loop fastening material and an inner track (second outer perimeter 30) including a mating section 31 of hook-and-loop fastening material. The outer track 28 and inner track 30 are configured to mate and releasably seal the outer flap 26 of the mesh body 11. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 simplifies washing and drying clothes and can be used to easily collect and transfer laundry when ready to wash, to the washing machine 25 and then to the dryer. The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 and clothes go through the washing cycle wherein the bag 10 is morphed to a tear-shape 12 via centripetal force by radially extending the bag 10 outwardly and away from a center of the mesh body 11. It can be made of mesh material that is non-rusting (e.g., galvanized wire, plastic, rubber, nylon, fabric, etc.) but preferably nylon or rubber. The mesh body 11 can have different mesh sizes, preferably 0.5-1.0 inch holes. The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 can come in different sizes and shapes as well. The mesh body 11 simplifies the washing process. For example, the mesh body 11 and the ring 13 of the clothes-containing laundry bag 10 facilitate succinctly moving the laundry in and out of the washer 25 and dryer. A hook and loop fastened aperture 19 helps provide access to the interior of the mesh body 11 to easily insert and extract clothes from the cavity 21.

The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 holds the laundry and is easier to handle than separately handing piece-meal loose laundry. The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 prevents the loss of laundry items before and during both the wash and dry cycles. It can also help protect the clothes from rubbing against each other. Advantageously, the present disclosure does not contain a spaced-restricted chamber inside to hold the laundry items tightly together. The laundry items can move freely in the mesh body 11.

The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 is configured to simplify and facilitate lifting and transferring laundry in and out of the washer 25 and dryer. The flexible top ring 13 is easy to grab and disperses a weight of wet laundry evenly between hands while the hook and loop accessed aperture 19 makes it easy to get clothes in and out of the bag; no more wet zippers. The top ring 13 is configured to twirl wet laundry up and out of top loading washers 25. Advantageously, when the top ring 13 is grabbed with two hands, the bottom of the mesh body 11 will spin helping the user lift the bag up and out. While this structural configuration has top loading washers 25 in mind, the clothes-containing laundry bag 10 fits in all types of washers and dryers.

The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 is easy to use. Simply open outer flap 26 and add clothes via aperture 19. Advantageously, the tear-drop shaped 12 mesh body 11 will disperse clothes evenly as the washer 25 fills with water. Be sure to leave 5″ or a hand-width of space from the top of the clothes to the top ring 13 to prevent over packing and manages the final weight of wet clothes.

The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 makes the experience of doing laundry easier. The mesh body 11 sits about a washing machine propeller. The top ring 13 or handle can be grabbed with one hand, however for the optimal weight distribution, it is recommended to use two hands on either side of the ring 13 when lifting. To take advantage of the rotational twirl and lift structural configuration, simply rotate ring 13 about 180 degrees to the right or left before lifting. For example, use the natural vertical vortex that your lift creates to slightly spin the mesh body 11 and ease the weight of wet laundry away from the washing machine propeller. The flexible rubber handle (top ring 13) is washer 25 and dryer safe.

Referring to FIGS. 1-9 in general, in a non-limiting exemplary embodiment(s), the clothes-containing laundry bag 10 is shown including a mesh body 11 configured for easily lifting and transferring laundry in and out of a washer 25 and a dryer. The mesh body 11 is tear-drop shaped 12 and includes a flexible top ring 13 that functions as a handle, and an outer flap 26 having a hook-and-loop fastener. The outer flap 26 may be opened for inserting laundry within the mesh body 11. The hook-and-loop fastener includes an outer track 28 having a male section 29 of hook-and-loop material and an inner track 30 having a mating female section 31 of hook-and-loop material. The outer track 28 and inner track 30 are configured to releasably seal the outer flap 26 to the mesh body 11 and close the aperture 19. Advantageously, the tear-drop shape 12 of the mesh body 11 radially and evenly disperses laundry away from a center of the mesh body 11 as a washer 25 fills with water and spins (oscillates back and forth). Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

The outer flap 26 is configured to pivot open for inserting laundry within the mesh body 11. Additionally, the outer flap 26 may be sealed to contain laundry within the mesh body 11.

The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 includes top ring 13 positioned at an inside-top-portion of the mesh body 11. The top ring 13 may be sewn along the inside-top-portion of the mesh body 11 forming a sewn-section 57. The sewn-section 57 prevents the top ring 13 from dropping into the mesh body 11. In a preferred embodiment, the top ring 13 comprises a plastic material and is configured to twirl wet laundry up and out of top loading washers as a user rotates the top ring 13. The top ring 13 is easy to grab and disperses a weight of wet laundry evenly between hands of a user. When the top ring 13 is grabbed with two hands, a bottom portion of the mesh body 11 will spin thereby assisting a user with lifting the mesh body 11 up and out of a washer 25. The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 is sized to fit within a variety of types of washers 25 and dryers.

Referring to FIGS. 1-9 in general, the clothes-containing laundry bag 10 includes a tear-shaped mesh body 11, which may have a frustoconical shape 15, and further has a centrally registered longitudinal axis 16, an open bottom end 17 and an open top end 18 coaxially aligned there above, and an aperture 19 located intermediately between the open bottom end 17 and the open top end 18. Such an aperture 19 is continuously extended along a partial circumferential outer perimeter of the tear-shaped mesh body 11, and is suitably sized and shaped to receive and remove laundry from the mesh body 11. The tear-shaped mesh body 11 further includes a continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway 20 beginning from the open top end 18 and terminating at the open bottom end 17 wherein the continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway 20 is aligned parallel to the centrally registered longitudinal axis 16. The tear-shaped mesh body 11 further includes a cavity 21 isolated from the continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway 20 and being disposed between an inner wall 22 and an outer wall 23 of the tear-shaped mesh body 11. Advantageously, the cavity 21 is in direct communication with the aperture 19 and is further configured to radially and equidistantly morph to a tear-drop shape 12 (diverge away from the centrally registered longitudinal axis 16 when the tear-shaped mesh body 11 is rotated along a rotational direction in a washing machine 25). Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

The clothes-containing laundry bag 10 further includes a single and continuous circular top ring 13 concentrically disposed at the open top end 18 and equidistantly spaced about the centrally registered longitudinal axis 16, as well as an outer flap 26 pivotally coupled to a top edge 27 of the aperture 19 at the tear-shaped mesh body 11 wherein the outer flap 26 includes a first outer perimeter 28 provided with a first section 29 of a hook-and-loop fastener. The aperture 19 includes a second outer perimeter 30 provided with a second section 31 of the hook-and-loop fastener and is removably coupled to the first section 29 of the hook-and-loop fastener. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the open top end 18 has a first circle shape 32 provided with a first diameter 32a. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the open bottom end 17 has a second circle shape 33 provided with a second diameter 33a. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the first diameter 32a is substantially equal to the second diameter 33a. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, each of the first diameter 32a and the second diameter 33a are coaxially aligned and equidistantly circumscribed (disposed around) about the centrally registered longitudinal axis 16. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the top ring 13 has a fixed annular shape 34 and a fixed diameter 34a substantially equal to the first diameter 32a of the open top end 18. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, the mesh body 11 has a single fabric layer and extends from the open top end 18 to the open bottom end 17. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, an entire interior surface area of the mesh body 11 includes an uninterrupted cavity 21 configured to receive clothes therein. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

In a non-limiting exemplary embodiment, an upper portion 11a of the mesh body 11 is wrapped about the top ring 13 such that the top ring 13 is maintained at the open top end 18 and prohibited from being separated from the mesh body 11 or falling into the cavity 21. Such a structural configuration yields the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

The present disclosure further includes a method of utilizing a clothes-containing laundry bag 10. Such a method includes the initial steps of: providing a washing machine 25 and a dryer; providing a tear-shaped mesh body 11 having a frustoconical shape 15 wherein the tear-shaped mesh body 11 has a centrally registered longitudinal axis 16, an open bottom end 17 and an open top end 18 coaxially aligned there above, and an aperture 19 located intermediately between the open bottom end 17 and the open top end 18. Such an aperture 19 is continuously extended along a partial circumferential outer perimeter of the tear-shaped mesh body 11. The tear-shaped mesh body 11 further includes a continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway 20 beginning from the open top end 18 and terminating at the open bottom end 17 wherein the continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway 20 is aligned parallel to the centrally registered longitudinal axis 16. The tear-shaped mesh body 11 further includes a cavity 21 isolated from the continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway 20 and is disposed between an inner wall 22 and an outer wall 23 of the tear-shaped mesh body 11. Advantageously, the cavity 21 is in direct communication with the aperture 19 and is further configured to radially and equidistantly diverge away (morph) from the centrally registered longitudinal axis 16 when the tear-shaped mesh body 11 is rotated along a rotational direction in a washing machine 25.

The method further includes the steps of: providing and concentrically disposing a single and continuous circular top ring 13 at the open top end 18; equidistantly spacing the single and continuous circular top ring 13 about the centrally registered longitudinal axis 16; providing and pivotally coupling an outer flap 26 to a top edge 27 of the aperture 19 at the tear-shaped mesh body 11 wherein the outer flap 26 includes a first outer perimeter 28 provided with a first section 29 of a hook-and-loop fastener, and wherein the aperture 19 includes a second outer perimeter 30 provided with a second section 31 of the hook-and-loop fastener removably coupled to the first section 29 of the hook-and-loop fastener; and detaching the first section 29 of the hook-and-loop fastener from the second section 31 of the hook-and-loop fastener.

The method further includes the steps of: passing clothes through the aperture 19 and into cavity 21 of the tear-shaped mesh body 11; positioning the tear-shaped mesh body 11 into the washing machine 25; operating the washing machine 25 through a complete a wash cycle; both hands of a user grabbing the circular top ring 13 and rotating the mesh body 11 about a propeller of the washing machine 25, and removing the tear-shaped mesh body 11 from the washing machine 25 with the clothes contained therein; positioning, into the dryer, the tear-shaped mesh body 11 with the clothes contained therein; operating the dryer through a complete a dry cycle; removing, from the dryer, the tear-shaped mesh body 11 with the clothes contained therein; and removing the clothes from the tear-shaped mesh body 11. Such method steps yield the new, useful, and unpredicted result of easily transporting clothes into and out from a washer 25 and a dryer.

While various embodiments have been described, the description is intended to be exemplary, rather than limiting, and it is understood that many more embodiments and implementations are possible that are within the scope of the embodiments. Although many possible combinations of features are shown in the accompanying figures and discussed in this detailed description, many other combinations of the disclosed features are possible. Any feature of any embodiment may be used in combination with or substituted for any other feature or element in any other embodiment unless specifically restricted. Therefore, it will be understood that any of the features shown and/or discussed in the present disclosure may be implemented together in any suitable combination. Accordingly, the embodiments are not to be restricted except in light of the attached claims and their equivalents. Also, various modifications and changes may be made within the scope of the attached claims.

While the foregoing has described what are considered to be the best mode and/or other examples, it is understood that various modifications may be made therein and that the subject matter disclosed herein may be implemented in various forms and examples, and that the teachings may be applied in numerous applications, only some of which have been described herein. It is intended by the following claims to claim any and all applications, modifications and variations that fall within the true scope of the present teachings.

Unless otherwise stated, all measurements, values, ratings, positions, magnitudes, sizes, and other specifications that are set forth in this specification, including in the claims that follow, are approximate, not exact. They are intended to have a reasonable range that is consistent with the functions to which they relate and with what is customary in the art to which they pertain.

The scope of protection is limited solely by the claims that now follow. That scope is intended and should be interpreted to be as broad as is consistent with the ordinary meaning of the language that is used in the claims when interpreted in light of this specification and the prosecution history that follows and to encompass all structural and functional equivalents. Notwithstanding, none of the claims are intended to embrace subject matter that fails to satisfy the requirement of Sections 101, 102, or 103 of the Patent Act, nor should they be interpreted in such a way. Any unintended embracement of such subject matter is hereby disclaimed.

Except as stated immediately above, nothing that has been stated or illustrated is intended or should be interpreted to cause a dedication of any component, step, feature, object, benefit, advantage, or equivalent to the public, regardless of whether it is or is not recited in the claims.

It will be understood that the terms and expressions used herein have the ordinary meaning as is accorded to such terms and expressions with respect to their corresponding respective areas of inquiry and study except where specific meanings have otherwise been set forth herein. Relational terms such as first and second and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. The terms “comprises,” “comprising,” or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. An element proceeded by “a” or “an” does not, without further constraints, preclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The Abstract of the Disclosure is provided to allow the reader to quickly ascertain the nature of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. In addition, in the foregoing Detailed Description, it can be seen that various features are grouped together in various examples for the purpose of streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to be interpreted as reflecting an intention that the claims require more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather, as the following claims reflect, inventive subject matter lies in less than all features of a single disclosed example. Thus, the following claims are hereby incorporated into the Detailed Description, with each claim standing on its own as a separately claimed subject matter.

Claims

1. A clothes-containing laundry bag for use in a washing machine and a dryer, said clothes-containing laundry bag comprising: a tear-shaped mesh body having a centrally registered longitudinal axis,an open bottom end and an open top end coaxially aligned there above,an aperture located intermediately between said open bottom end and said open top end, said aperture being continuously extended along a partial circumferential outer perimeter of said tear-shaped mesh body,a continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway beginning from said open top end and terminating at said open bottom end, said continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway being aligned parallel to the centrally registered longitudinal axis, anda cavity isolated from said continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway and being disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall of said tear-shaped mesh body, said cavity being in direct communication with said aperture and further being configured to radially and equidistantly diverge away from the centrally registered longitudinal axis when said tear-shaped mesh body is rotated along a rotational direction in a washing machine;a single and continuous circular top ring concentrically disposed at said open top end and equidistantly spaced about the centrally registered longitudinal axis; andan outer flap pivotally coupled to a top edge of said aperture at said tear-shaped mesh body, said outer flap including a first outer perimeter provided with a first section of a hook-and-loop fastener;wherein said aperture includes a second outer perimeter provided with a second section of said hook-and-loop fastener and removably coupled to said first section of said hook-and-loop fastener.

2. The clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 1, wherein said open top end has a first circle shape provided with a first diameter.

3. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 2, wherein said open bottom end has a second circle shape provided with a second diameter.

4. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 3, wherein said first diameter is substantially equal to said second diameter.

5. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 4, wherein each of said first diameter and said second diameter are coaxially aligned and disposed about the centrally registered longitudinal axis.

6. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 5, wherein said top ring has a fixed annular shape and a fixed diameter substantially equal to said first diameter of said open top end.

7. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 6, wherein said mesh body has a single fabric layer and extends from said open top end to said open bottom end.

8. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 7, wherein an entire interior surface area of said mesh body includes an uninterrupted cavity configured to receive clothes therein.

9. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 8, wherein an upper portion of said mesh body is wrapped about said top ring such that said top ring is maintained at said open top end and prohibited from being separated from said mesh body.

10. A clothes-containing laundry bag for use in a washing machine and a dryer, said clothes-containing laundry bag comprising: a tear-shaped mesh body having a centrally registered longitudinal axis,an open bottom end and an open top end coaxially aligned there above,an aperture located intermediately between said open bottom end and said open top end, said aperture being continuously extended along a partial circumferential outer perimeter of said tear-shaped mesh body,a continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway beginning from said open top end and terminating at said open bottom end, said continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway being aligned parallel to the centrally registered longitudinal axis, anda cavity isolated from said continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway and being disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall of said tear-shaped mesh body, said cavity being in direct communication with said aperture and further being configured to radially and equidistantly diverge away from the centrally registered longitudinal axis when said tear-shaped mesh body is rotated along a rotational direction in a washing machine;a single and continuous circular top ring concentrically disposed at said open top end and equidistantly spaced about the centrally registered longitudinal axis; andan outer flap pivotally coupled to a top edge of said aperture at said tear-shaped mesh body, said outer flap including a first outer perimeter provided with a first section of a hook-and-loop fastener;wherein said aperture includes a second outer perimeter provided with a second section of said hook-and-loop fastener and removably coupled to said first section of said hook-and-loop fastener;wherein said tear-shaped mesh body is a frustoconical shape.

11. The clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 10, wherein said open top end has a first circle shape provided with a first diameter.

12. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 11, wherein said open bottom end has a second circle shape provided with a second diameter.

13. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 12, wherein said first diameter is substantially equal to said second diameter.

14. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 13, wherein each of said first diameter and said second diameter are coaxially aligned and disposed about the centrally registered longitudinal axis.

15. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 14, wherein said top ring has a fixed annular shape and a fixed diameter substantially equal to said first diameter of said open top end.

16. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 15, wherein said mesh body has a single fabric layer and extends from said open top end to said open bottom end.

17. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 16, wherein an entire interior surface area of said mesh body includes an uninterrupted cavity configured to receive clothes therein.

18. A clothes-containing laundry bag of claim 17, wherein an upper portion of said mesh body is wrapped about said top ring such that said top ring is maintained at said open top end and prohibited from being separated from said mesh body.

19. A method of utilizing a clothes-containing laundry bag, said method comprising the steps of: providing a washing machine and a dryer; providing a tear-shaped mesh body having a frustoconical shape, said tear-shaped mesh body having a centrally registered longitudinal axis, a open bottom end and an open top end coaxially aligned there above, an aperture located intermediately between said open bottom end and said open top end wherein said aperture is continuously extended along a partial circumferential outer perimeter of said tear-shaped mesh body, a continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway beginning from said open top end and terminating at said open bottom end, said continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway being aligned parallel to the centrally registered longitudinal axis, a cavity isolated from said continuous and unobstructed rectilinear passageway and being disposed between an inner wall and an outer wall of said tear-shaped mesh body, said cavity being in direct communication with said aperture and further being configured to radially and equidistantly diverge away from the centrally registered longitudinal axis when said tear-shaped mesh body is rotated along a rotational direction in a washing machine;providing and concentrically disposing a single and continuous circular top ring at said open top end;equidistantly spacing said single and continuous circular top ring about the centrally registered longitudinal axis;providing and pivotally coupling an outer flap to a top edge of said aperture at said tear-shaped mesh body, said outer flap including a first outer perimeter provided with a first section of a hook-and-loop fastener, wherein said aperture includes a second outer perimeter provided with a second section of said hook-and-loop fastener removably coupled to said first section of said hook-and-loop fastener;detaching said first section of said hook-and-loop fastener from said second section of said hook-and-loop fastener;passing clothes through said aperture and into said tear-shaped mesh body;positioning said tear-shaped mesh body into said washing machine;operating said washing machine through a complete a wash cycle;both hands of a user grabbing said circular top ring and removing said tear-shaped mesh body from said washing machine with the clothes contained therein;positioning, into said dryer, said tear-shaped mesh body with the clothes contained therein;operating said dryer through a complete a dry cycle;removing, from said dryer, said tear-shaped mesh body with the clothes contained therein; andremoving the clothes from said tear-shaped mesh body.