Patent ID: 6780101
Filing Date: 2004-08-24
Classification: D06F

Abstract:
Apparatus for drying sporting equipment comprising:a bag formed of a flexible fabric material having a bag bottom, fabric bag side walls standing upwardly from the bag bottom, a closable filler opening through which the equipment is inserted into the bag and handles on the bag side walls for carrying the bag; an air flow opening defined in a bag side wall separate from the filler opening; a peripheral mounting member having a peripheral clamping collar clamped onto the bag side wall so as to peripherally surround the opening; and a fan having a fan rotor driven by a fan motor mounted in a fan housing; the fan housing being separate from the mounting member; the fan housing having an outer peripheral mounting coupling surrounding the fan housing and surrounding the fan rotor therein; the outer peripheral mounting coupling of the fan housing being arranged to engage with a cooperating mounting coupling on the peripheral mounting member so as to readily releasable lock the fan housing in place in the mounting member so as to locate the fan rotor at the opening to blow air through the opening into the bag; the fan housing including a front perforated screen in front of the fan rotor; and the peripheral mounting member including a perforated screen at the opening and bridging across the opening.