Patent ID: 7762007

Claim:
A clothes drying appliance comprising: a base structure, a drum, having at least one drum end, and an aperture forming an air outlet of said drum in said drum end, a drum support structure supporting said drum for rotation, a movement interface between said drum support structure and said base structure, an outlet duct supported on said drum support structure and having an inlet end sealingly connected with said air outlet of said drum, and an outlet end, said outlet duct stationary when said drum is rotating, in use air drawn from inside said drum through said air outlet and into said inlet end, and an exhaust duct connected with said base structure, said exhaust duct having an outlet port outside said base structure and an inlet port, said drum support structure, said drum and said outlet duct movable between an operating position on said base structure, and a maintenance position where said drum, said drum support structure and said outlet duct are moved forward from said base structure, said movement interface adapted to move said drum support structure, said drum and said outlet duct between said operating position and said maintenance condition, said outlet end of said outlet duct positioned to sealingly mate with said inlet port of said exhaust duct with said drum support structure in said operating position.