Patent ID: 6829841
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: A47K

Abstract:
A drying cabinet comprising:a) a housing having (1) a first end which is a bottom end when said housing is in a use orientation, the first end having an interior surface and an exterior surface, (2) a second end which is a top end when said housing is in the use orientation, the second end having an interior surface and an exterior surface, (3) a longitudinal axis extending between the first end of said housing and the second end of said housing, (4) a first side, the first side having an interior surface and an exterior surface, (5) a second side, the second side having an interior surface and an exterior surface, (6) a transverse axis extending between the first side and the second side, (7) a first face which is a front face when said housing is in the use orientation, the first face having an interior surface and an exterior surface, (8) a second face which is a rear face when said housing is in the use orientation, the second face having an interior surface and an exterior surface, (9) a thickness axis extending between the first face of said housing and the second face of said housing, (10) an interior volume defined by the interior surfaces of the first end, the second end, the first side, the second side, the first face and the second face, and (11) a door hingeably mounted on the first face of said housing to move between an open condition and a closed condition, the door including a first surface which is an outside surface, a second surface which is an inside surface and a handle which is operable from either the inside surface or the outside surface; b) a plurality of first air-dispensing nozzles adjustably mounted on the first side of said housing, said first air-dispensing nozzles being spaced apart from each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said housing, each first air-dispensing nozzle including a pivot connection, an air-dispensing end, and an air deflector located adjacent to the air-dispensing end; c) a first air manifold fluidically connecting each of said first air-dispensing nozzles together, said first air manifold being located outside said housing and adjacent to the exterior surface of the first side of said housing, said first air manifold having a connection conduit associated with each first air-dispensing nozzle; d) a plurality of second air-dispensing nozzles adjustably mounted on the second side of said housing, said second air-dispensing nozzles being spaced apart from each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said housing, each second air-dispensing nozzle including a pivot connection, an air-dispensing end, and an air deflector located adjacent to the air-dispensing end; e) a second air manifold fluidically connecting each of said second air-dispensing nozzles together, said second air manifold being located outside said housing and adjacent to the exterior surface of the second side of said housing, said second air manifold having a connection conduit associated with each second air-dispensing nozzle; f) a plurality of third air-dispensing nozzles adjustably mounted on the second face of said housing, said third air-dispensing nozzles being spaced apart from each other in the direction of the longitudinal axis of said housing, each third air-dispensing nozzle including a pivot connection, an air-dispensing end, and an air deflector located adjacent to the air-dispensing end; g) a third air manifold fluidically connecting each of said third air-dispensing nozzles together, said third air manifold being located outside said housing and adjacent to the exterior surface of the second face of said housing, said third air manifold having a connection conduit associated with each third air-dispensing nozzle; h) a source of heated air which is fluidically connected to said first air manifold and to said second air manifold and to said third air manifold; and i) a drain located in the first end of said housing.