Patent ID: 7083055

Claim:
A hockey equipment drying rack adapted to fit into a hockey equipment carrying bag where the drying rack is intended to function as a rack for holding hockey equipment in a spaced arrangement for optimal air drying without having to remove the drying rack from the bag, comprising: a. a tubular base frame, rectangular in shape; b. a plurality of tubular arms having a proximal end pivotally connected to the base frame so that the arms cooperatively rotate between a first closed position generally located in the plane of the base frame and a second upright or extended position at a generally right angle to the plane of the base frame and the arms having a free distal end; c. a plurality of tubular t-pieces that attach to the free distal end of some of the tubular arms to hold and support some of the hockey equipment while drying; and d. a hanging means attached to some of the tubular arms and tubular t-pieces for releasably holding some of the hockey equipment while drying; wherein the rotation to the extended position of each of the tubular arms is made independently of the other tubular arms.