Patent ID: 8109011

Claim:
A clothes dryer comprising a dryer drum having an open end and a bulkhead structure fitting into the open end of the dryer drum, the bulkhead structure having an access opening of reduced area to that of the open end of the dryer, and the bulkhead structure comprising: a generally cylindrical outer wall fitting within the open end of the dryer drum and forming a junction with the open end of the dryer drum; two side wall portions facing into the drum on opposing sides of the bulkhead access opening, the side wall portions each comprising a recess extending from the bulkhead access opening towards the cylindrical outer wall, the recess terminating in an outer deflection wall inwardly spaced from the cylindrical outer wall, whereby the outer deflection wall causes clothing contacting the recess and moving towards the dryer drum to be directed away from the junction adjacent the recess.