Patent ID: 7383645

Claim:
A dryer, comprising: a body that receives laundry therein; a fan that blows air onto the laundry to dry the laundry; and an exhaust pipe assembly connected to an exhaust hole at one side of the body so as to discharge air to an outside of a room that houses the dryer, wherein the exhaust pipe assembly comprises a telescoping straight pipe portion including an outer exhaust pipe and an inner exhaust pipe slidably coupled to the outer exhaust pipe such that the straight pipe portion is extendable to a plurality of lengths, wherein the outer exhaust pipe includes a stopper provided on an inner circumferential surface thereof, wherein the stopper limits movement of the inner exhaust pipe based on contact between a first rim at a first end of the inner exhaust pipe and the stopper so as to prevent separation of the inner and outer exhaust pipes, and wherein the inner exhaust pipe includes a second rim at a second end thereof, wherein a diameter of the second rim is greater than an inside diameter of the outer exhaust pipe such that the second rim limits insertion of the inner exhaust pipe into the outer exhaust pipe.