Patent ID: 8250778

Claim:
A clothes dryer air intake system for use in a building having: a roof, an occupied space being located below the roof, and an attic being positioned between the occupied space and the roof; said system comprising: a tubular conduit for transporting air from the attic to the occupied space of the building, said conduit having an air outlet opening being adapted for connection to a clothes dryer being located in the occupied space of the building and, also, having an air inlet opening being positioned within the attic of the building; a supplemental heater for warming air passing through said conduit, said supplemental heater being positioned within the occupied space of the building and being connected to said conduit between said air outlet opening and said air inlet opening; and, a thermostat for detecting the temperature of the air flowing through said conduit and energizing said supplemental heater in the event that the detected air temperature is lower than a preset minimum.