Patent ID: 6796053
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: A47L,A61L,D06F,F26B

Abstract:
A portable apparatus for drying articles comprising:A. a blower means; B. a main conduit defining a main duct means extending therewithin capable carrying air flow therethrough, said main conduit also defining a main conduit inlet means and a main conduit outlet means each being in fluid flow communication with respect to said main duct means to facilitate air flowing into said main duct means through said main conduit inlet means and outwardly from said main duct means through said main conduit outlet means, said main conduit inlet means being operatively attached with respect to said blower means to receive air flow therefrom; C. a distributing manifold defining a manifold duct means extending therewithin and further defining a manifold inlet means in fluid flow communication with respect to said manifold duct means for facilitating air flow therebetween, said manifold inlet means being operatively attached to said main conduit outlet means to receive air exiting therefrom, said distributing manifold defining a plurality of manifold outlet means therewithin; D. a plurality of manifold attachment means with one mounted within each of said manifold outlet means to facilitate detachably securement thereto; E. a plurality of drying fixture means each being detachably securable with respect to any one of said manifold attachment means for receiving of air flow therefrom, each of said drying fixture providing a means for drying articles of various different specific shapes, each of said drying fixture means including: (1) a connecting conduit section defining a connecting section duct means extending therethrough for carrying air flow, said connecting conduit section further defining a drying fixture opening means therewithin in fluid flow communication with respect to said connecting section duct means; (2) a fixture attachment means mounted on said connecting conduit section adjacent said drying fixture opening means and being selectively securable with respect to any one of said manifold attachment means to detachably mount one of said drying fixture means with respect to said distributing manifold to allow fluid flow communication between said distributing manifold outlet means and said drying fixture opening means for facilitating air flow into said connecting section duct means of said drying fixture means to facilitate drying therewith; (3) a hanging conduit section defining a hanging section duct means extending therethrough, said hanging section duct means in direct fluid flow communication with respect to said connecting section duct means, said hanging conduit section defining a plurality of drying hole means therein which are in fluid flow communication with respect to said hanging section duct means for dispensing air outwardly therefrom for drying of an article positioned thereadjacent, said hanging conduit section adapted to receive an article detachably held thereadjacent to facilitate drying thereof as air flows outwardly therefrom through said drying hole means defined therewithin; and (4) a fixture valve means positioned within said connecting conduit section of said drying fixture means and extending thereacross to control air flow through said connecting section duct means.