Patent ID: 6195910
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: D06F,F16L,F26B

Abstract:
A coupling device for coupling a flexible exhaust tube to a wall mounted wall exhaust port, said exhaust tube defining an exhaust tube first longitudinal end and a longitudinally opposed exhaust tube second longitudinal end, said exhaust tube first longitudinal end being attachable to a dryer outlet port used for discharging a volume of drying air out of a drying machine, said coupling device comprising:a first coupling component, said first coupling component defining a first base plate, said first base plate defining a first base plate first surface and an opposite first base plate second surface, said first base plate having a first exhaust aperture extending therethrough, said first exhaust aperture defining a first exhaust aperture peripheral edge;an exhaust tube attaching means for attaching said exhaust tube second longitudinal end to said first base plate with said exhaust tube second longitudinal end in fluid communication with said first exhaust aperture;a second coupling component, said second coupling component defining a second base plate, said second base plate defining a second base plate first surface and an opposite second base plate second surface, said second base plate having a second exhaust aperture extending therethrough, said second exhaust aperture defining a second exhaust aperture peripheral edge;a wall mounting means for mounting said second coupling component to said partition wall with said second exhaust aperture in fluid communication with said wall exhaust port;a releasable linking means for releasably linking together said first and second coupling components with said first and second exhaust apertures in fluid communication with each other;a handle means extending from said first coupling component for facilitating handling of said first coupling component;wherein said first and second exhaust apertures are to be brought in and out of fluid communication with each other respectively between an operative and an inoperative position using said handle means; whereby when said exhaust tube first longitudinal end is in fluid communication with said dryer outlet port, said second coupling component is in fluid communication with said wall exhaust port and said first and second exhaust apertures are in said operative position said exhaust tube is able to carry said volume of drying air to said wall exhaust port so as to discharge said volume of drying air to a volume of outside ambient air.