# US 10,767,928 B1 · Drying apparatus

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- Number: US 10,767,928 B1
- Document ID: US10767928B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 16/285,857
- Filed: 2019-02-26
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2018-02-26
- Applicants: Jill Visit
- Inventors: Jill Visit
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10767928B1

## CPC

- F26B 5/08: by centrifugal treatment
- F26B 19/00: Machines or apparatus for drying solid materials or objects not covered by groups F26B9/00 - F26B17/00
- F26B 5/16: by contact with sorbent bodies, e.g. absorbent mould; by admixture with sorbent materials
- F26B 19/005: {Self-contained mobile devices, e.g. for agricultural produce (movable devices with radiation means F26B3/28; small self-contained devices for drying objects at rest F26B9/003)}
- F26B 25/14: Chambers, containers, receptacles of simple construction
- F26B: DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM (drying devices for combines A01D41/133; racks for drying fruit or vegetables A01F25/12; drying foodstuffs A23; drying hair A45D20/00; body-drying implements A47K10/00; drying household articles A47L; drying gases or vapours B01D; chemical or physical processes for dewatering or like separating liquids from solids B01D43/00; centrifugal apparatus B04; drying ceramics C04B33/30; drying yarns or fabrics in association with some other form of treatment D06C; drying frames for laundry without heating or positive air circulation, domestic laundry-or spin-driers, wringing or hot pressing laundry D06F; furnaces, kilns, ovens F27)

## Abstract

A drying apparatus is disclosed that includes at least a first absorbent layer and a waterproof layer attached to the first absorbent layer to form a drying body. At least three elongated handles can extend from radially from the drying body. Wet items such as food can be placed on the drying body and the elongated handles can be brought together to wrap the drying apparatus around the items. The elongated handles can be grasped by a user's hand and the drying apparatus can be swirled or slung by the elongated handles to force water and moisture from the items and into the absorbent layer of the drying apparatus to dry the items.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A drying apparatus, comprising:
a first absorbent layer;
a waterproof layer attached to the first absorbent layer to form a drying body; and
at least three elongated handles extending radially from the drying body.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second absorbent layer attached to the waterproof layer, the waterproof layer positioned between the first absorbent layer and the second absorbent layer, wherein the drying body is reversible.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least three elongated handles are integrally formed on the first and second absorbent layers.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drying body further comprises outer edges extending between adjacent elongated handles, wherein each of the outer edges has a midline.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the drying body further comprises corresponding indentions defined in each of the outer edges at the midline of each of the outer edges.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drying body includes at least three corners, and the at least three elongated handles each extend from a corresponding corner of the drying body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least three elongated handles extend radially and symmetrically about the drying body.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the drying body further comprises corresponding outer edges positioned between adjacent pairs of elongated handles; and
the outer edges have an inwardly concave shape.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the drying body has a width; and
each of the elongated handles has a length, a ratio of the drying body width to the length of the elongated handles is less than 3.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:
the drying body has a diagonal dimension measured as a distance between opposing corners of the drying body;
each of the elongated handles has a length; and
a ratio of the diagonal dimension of the drying body to the length of the elongated handles is less than 4.

### Claim 11

A drying apparatus comprising:
a first absorbent layer;
a second absorbent layer;
a waterproof layer positioned between the first and second absorbent layers to form a reversible drying body, the reversible drying body having at least three corners; and
at least three elongated handles extending radially from a corresponding corner of the drying body.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The drying apparatus of claim 11, wherein:
the first absorbent layer has a first waterproof backing; and
the second absorbent layer has a second waterproof backing, the first waterproof backing and the second waterproof backing attached to one another to form the waterproof layer of the reversible drying body.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The drying apparatus of claim 11, wherein the waterproof layer further comprises a fabric material coated with a polyurethane laminate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The drying apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first and second absorbent layers further comprise a microfiber terry loop fabric.

### Claim 15

A method of removing water from an item, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a drying apparatus including
a first absorbent layer and a waterproof layer attached to the absorbent layer to form a drying body;
at least three elongated handles extending radially from the drying body;
placing the item adjacent the first absorbent layer of the drying apparatus;
bringing the at least three elongated handles together to at least partially surround the item with the first absorbent layer; and
swirling the drying apparatus in a circular motion via the at least three elongated handles.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the drying apparatus further comprises a second absorbent layer, the waterproof layer positioned between the first and second absorbent layers; and the method further comprises:
placing the item adjacent the second absorbent layer of the drying apparatus;
bringing the at least three elongated handles together to at least partially surround the item with the second absorbent layer; and
swirling the drying apparatus in a circular motion via the at least three elongated handles.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the waterproof layer prevents water from the items from passing through the waterproof layer during the swirling step.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein the water is absorbed by the absorbent layer during the swirling step.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The method of claim 15, wherein the drying apparatus further comprises a second absorbent layer, the waterproof layer positioned between the first and second absorbent layers, and the method further comprises the steps of:
removing the item from the drying apparatus;
placing a second item adjacent the second absorbent layer of the drying apparatus;
bringing the at least three elongated handles together to at least partially surround the second item with the second absorbent layer; and
swirling the drying apparatus in a circular motion via the at least three elongated handles.