# US 11,896,167 B2 · Portable towel dryer > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,896,167 B2 - Document ID: US11896167B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/119,217 - Filed: 2020-12-11 - Published: 2022-03-31 - Granted: 2024-02-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-09-30 - Assignees: Shenzhen Antop Technology Limited - Applicants: Shenzhen Antop Technology Co., Ltd - Inventors: Ruidian Yang; Xianquan Liao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11896167B2 ## CPC - A47K 10/06: combined with means for drying towels (A47K10/30 takes precedence) - A61L 2/10: Ultraviolet [UV] radiation - A61L 2103/23: {Containers other than laboratory or medical, e.g. bottles or mail} - A61L 2202/16: Mobile applications, e.g. portable devices, trailers, devices mounted on vehicles - A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES - A61L: METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS IN GENERAL; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS OR SURGICAL ARTICLES (preservation of bodies or disinfecting characterised by the agents employed A01N; preserving, e.g. sterilising, food or foodstuffs A23; preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes A61K) ## Abstract A portable towel dryer is provided in the present application, which comprises a main machine and a rack configured to hang a cloth, wherein the main machine comprises a shell, a heater mounted in the shell and a fan mounted in the shell, an air outlet is provided at a bottom of the shell corresponding to an outlet of the fan, the bottom of the shell is provided with an air inlet, and the heater is arranged on an airflow path of the fan, wherein the rack comprises a hanging rod, two supports respectively supporting both ends of the hanging rod, and a lifting mechanism configured to adjust the height of the supports, each of the supports is connected with the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is connected with the shell. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable towel dryer comprising a main machine and a rack configured to hang a cloth, wherein the main machine comprises a shell, a heater mounted in the shell and a fan mounted in the shell, an air outlet is provided at a bottom of the shell corresponding to an outlet of the fan, the bottom of the shell is provided with an air inlet, and the heater is arranged on an airflow path of the fan, wherein the rack comprises a hanging rod, two supports respectively supporting both ends of the hanging rod, and a lifting mechanism configured to adjust the height of the supports, each of the supports is connected with the lifting mechanism, and the lifting mechanism is connected with the shell; and wherein the lifting mechanism comprises a reinforcing plate connected with each of the supports respectively and a locking component configured to lock the reinforcing plate in the shell, the locking component is mounted on the shell, an upper end of the reinforcing plate is slidably inserted into the shell, and the bottom of the shell is provided with a lack for slidable insertion of an upper end of the reinforcing plate therein. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein, the reinforcing plate is provided with a plurality of clamping slots, and the plurality of clamping slots are distributed on the reinforcing plate along a vertical direction at an interval; the locking component comprises a latch configured to fit into the clamping slot, a supporting shaft configured to support the latch, a supporting block configured to support the supporting shaft, and an elastic member configured to elastically push the latch along an axial direction of the supporting shaft into the clamping slot, the elastic member is mounted in the supporting block, and the supporting block is mounted on the shell. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The portable towel dryer according to claim 2, wherein, the locking component further comprises a button configured to push the latch, the button is mounted on the supporting block, and the button and the elastic member are respectively located on the opposite sides of the latch. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The portable towel dryer according to claim 3, wherein, the supporting block is arranged in the shell, and the shell is provided with a through hole configured to expose the button. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The portable towel dryer according to claim 2, wherein, a receiving groove is arranged in the supporting block, the latch is located in the receiving groove, and opposite two side walls of the receiving groove support the two ends of the supporting shaft respectively. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The portable towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein, each of the supports is provided with a support section, and a vertical section configured to support a wall, a lower end of the vertical section is fixedly connected with a rear end of the support section, the end of the hanging rod is supported on the corresponding support section, an upper end of the reinforcing plate extends out the vertical section, and each of the jacks is located at a corresponding position close to a rear side of shell. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The portable towel dryer according to claim 2, wherein, each of the supports is provided with a support section, and a vertical section configured to support a wall, a lower end of the vertical section is fixedly connected with a rear end of the support section, the end of the hanging rod is supported on the corresponding support section, au upper end of the reinforcing plate extends out the vertical section, and each of the jacks is located at a corresponding position close to a rear side of shell. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The portable towel dryer according to claim 3, wherein, each of the supports is provided with a support section, and a vertical section configured to support a wall, a lower end of the vertical section is fixedly connected with a rear end of the support section, the end of the hanging rod is supported on the corresponding support section, an upper end of the reinforcing plate extends out the vertical section, and each of the jacks is located at a corresponding position close to a rear side of shell. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The portable towel dryer according to claim 4, wherein, each of the supports is provided with a support section, and a vertical section configured to support a wall, a lower end of the vertical section is fixedly connected with a rear end of the support section, the end of the hanging rod is supported on the corresponding support section, an upper end of the reinforcing plate extends out the vertical section, and each of the jacks is located at a corresponding position close to a rear side of shell. ### Claim 10 (depends on 5) The portable towel dryer according to claim 5, wherein, each of the supports is provided with a support section, and a vertical section configured to support a wall, a lower end of the vertical section is fixedly connected with a rear end of the support section, the end of the hanging rod is supported on the corresponding support section, an upper end of the reinforcing plate extends out the vertical section, and each of the jacks is located at a corresponding position close to a rear side of shell. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The portable towel dryer according to claim 6, wherein, the support section is arranged as inclined downward in a direction from the rear side of the shell to a front side of the shell. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The portable towel dryer according to claim 1, wherein, the main machine further comprises an ultraviolet light source, and the ultraviolet light source is supported on the shell. ### Claim 13 (depends on 2) The portable towel dryer according to claim 2, wherein, the main machine further comprises an ultraviolet light source, and the ultraviolet light source is supported on the shell. ### Claim 14 (depends on 3) The portable towel dryer according to claim 3, wherein, the main machine further comprises an ultraviolet light source, and the ultraviolet light source is supported on the shell. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The portable towel dryer according to claim 4, wherein, the main machine further comprises an ultraviolet light source, and the ultraviolet light source is supported on the shell. ### Claim 16 (depends on 5) The portable towel dryer according to claim 5, wherein, the main machine further comprises an ultraviolet light source, and the ultraviolet light source is supported on the shell. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The portable towel dryer according to claim 12, wherein, the ultraviolet light source is an ultraviolet lamp tube, the main machine further comprises a lamp holder mounted in the shell, and a window exposing the ultraviolet lamp tube is arranged at the bottom of the shell.