Patent ID: 7278225

Claim:
A pneumatically-operated foot-drying device for quickly drying a user foot, said foot-drying device comprising: a body including first and second vertically oriented sides extending upward from a ground surface, said body further including an open front face distally sloping upward away from a front edge of said body, said body being hollow and forming a chamber extending from a bottom surface to a top surface of said body; a flexible foot pad removably seated over said open front face, said foot pad being formed from non-corrosive material and further being provided with a plurality of apertures formed therein for draining water away from the user foot; means for diverting the water outwardly from said chamber as the water drips down through said apertures of said foot pad, said water diverting means being spaced subjacent to said foot pad and remaining stationary while said foot pad is detached from said open front face; and means for introducing a predetermined volume of heated air into said chamber such that said heated air travels along a passageway bifurcating said foot pad and said water diverting means such that said heated air is quickly and effectively engaged with the user foot after leaving said air heating means, said heated air being evenly discharged out from said apertures of said foot pad such that the water residing on the user foot is expelled away therefrom and channeled downwardly onto said water diverting means for drainage; wherein said water diverting means comprises a flexible pad formed from water-repelling material, said flexible pad being completely housed within said chamber and laying subjacent to said foot pad, said flexible pad being removable from said chamber and having a longitudinal length shorter than a longitudinal length of said foot pad.