Abstract: A top access clothes dryer with motor-generator and catch pan has a case that combines a pair of doors within a top side with a pair of drum doors in a revolving drum within to allow a generous access to the drum. A pair of spaced apart storage compartments is disposed within the top side and is accessible upon an opening of the case doors. A motor-generator is in a drive wheel contact with the drum and is used to power the drum and to harvest kinetic energy from the drum. A catch pan with switched pump is removably fitted below the case and provides removal of accidentally spilled water from the case.

Abstract: The appliance safety device provides a spray of a liquid, typically a water, both above and below an appliance deemed capable of catching fire. The device also retaliates against either the appliance or the liquid release that can harm a surrounding environment. The device automatically senses an excessive heat and triggers the spray over and under the appliance, with a pan positioned below the appliance to capture the spray. Water buildup within the pan is automatically sensed and a pump triggered to evacuate the pan through a drain line into a drain.