Patent ID: 6982399

Claim:
A forced hot air towel warmer comprising: a substantially airtight trapezoidal enclosure having a sealable access means to enable placing a towel and the like to be warmed in the substantially airtight trapezoidal enclosure and to enable removing a warmed towel therefrom; first means disposed within the substantially airtight trapezoidal enclosure consisting of a rhomboidal cavity inclined front to back to hold the towel to be heated; second means disposed within the substantially airtight trapezoidal enclosure having air passages there through to support the towel and inclined front to back to promote easy insertion and removal of the towel third means disposed within the substantially air tight trapezoidal enclosure adjacent the second means, containing a temperature sensor and comprising a constant temperature antechamber in which a volume of pressurized air maintained within a predetermined temperature range is caused to continuously impinge on the towel to be heated; fourth means disposed within the substantially air tight trapezoidal enclosure adjacent the third means to heat the stream of air; fifth means disposed within the substantially air tight trapezoidal enclosure adjacent the fourth means to pressurize and continuously circulate a stream of air within the substantially air tight trapezoidal enclosure for passage through the first means and the towel; sixth means disposed within the substantially airtight trapezoidal enclosure having air passages there through to allow air to pass freely upon exiting the towel and inclined from front to rear so as to create a return air plenum and provide an increased height volume at the rear of the unit within the trapezoidal enclosure to contain means four, five and six while presenting the user with a minimal frontal vertical towel entry profile; seventh means disposed within the substantially airtight trapezoidal enclosure to automatically maintain said stream of air at a temperature within a predetermined temperature range for a given period of time such means consisting of the temperature sensor 14 contained within the third means 8 , the door open and close sequential switches 15 and 16 to detect movement of the sealable access means 2 , and electronic control circuitry 17 contained within enclosure 18 for timing and temperature control.