Patent ID: 7024801

Claim:
A drying apparatus having a front support mounting assembly, the assembly comprising: a cabinet; a rotatable drum, horizontally installed within said cabinet as a drying chamber for holding an object to be dried, said rotatable drum having an open end; a front support which is an annular structure having front and back ends, wherein the back end rotatably supports the open end of said rotatable drum; and means for fixing said front support directly to said cabinet, wherein said cabinet comprises a mounting flange for receiving said fixing means wherein said fixing means comprises: a cabinet-fixing flange, formed at a first end, for providing a first mounting surface for coupling with said mounting flange; and a front support-fixing flange, formed at a second end, for providing a second mounting surface for coupling with said front support wherein said cabinet-fixing flange comprising a pair of hanging protrusions formed on a rear surface, and wherein said mounting flange of said cabinet has a pair of hanging holes for respectively receiving said hanging protrusions.