Patent ID: 7941936

Claim:
A garment drying and pressing apparatus, comprising: at least one support pole; an upper housing including an opening for receiving an end of the at least one support pole therein; a lower housing including at least one aperture for receiving the other end of the at least one support pole therein; an expandable and collapsible wall interconnecting an upper surface of the lower housing and a bottom surface of the upper housing to form a chamber in an expanded position for receiving one or more garments therein, the wall having a sealing member to selectively open and close the chamber; and a blower assembly located within the lower housing configured to circulate air through one or more vents, wherein when the wall is in the expanded position, the blower assembly circulates air through the one or more vents and into the chamber to dry and press the one or more garments, and wherein the at least one support pole extends outside of the chamber and between the housings during drying and pressing of the one or more garments.