Laundry hopper for laundry processing apparatus

摘要

The hopper 80, for use in a laundry processing apparatus having a track, includes a container 82 for receiving laundry. The container 82 may be made of a plastics material having continuous side walls 83 and an opening 84 for receiving and dispensing laundry. The hopper also includes connecting means 85 for attaching the hopper to the track. The hopper includes pivot means 86 to allow the hopper to be tilted or pivoted with respect to the track so as to move opening 84 into a position where it can receive dirty laundry and also so that the hopper can be pivoted or rotated about a large angle to dispense laundry quickly and efficiently. The pivot means may include a support bar 90 which connects two pivot joints 88 and the connecting means 85.