Patent ID: 7588254
Filing Date: 2009-09-15
Classification: B62B,D06F

Abstract:
1. A garment transportation and drying device capable of being employed either in transportation mode or in drying mode comprising: a) a transportation frame having a first side for carrying a container for garments, and b) a drying frame for drying garments carried by the transportation frame, the drying frame being deployable outwardly from a second side, opposite to said first side, on the transportation frame for supporting garments to be dried when the device is used in drying mode wherein: i) said drying frame comprises a central support post positioned between the lateral sides of the transportation frame, the drying frame having a series of drying supports in the form of two or more cantilevered arms that extend from said central support post, ii) the central support post is fitted to the transportation frame by a hinge means, allowing the post to be swung outwardly from the transportation frame along an arc thereby extending the drying frame into a drying configuration, iii) the device comprises two wheels mounted on respective lateral sides of the transportation frame wherein the hinge means is positioned and joined to the transportation frame along a line extending approximately between the two wheels, and iv) the central support post comprises an upper end portion having a protruding handle portion which permits the user to pull the entire garment transportation and drying device along on its wheels, once the drying frame has been swung into the configuration for its traveling mode.