Drying devices including a rotatable interior container

A food drying device, comprising:

• an outer housing including a first open top and defining a first interior chamber;
• an inner container rotatably supported within the first interior chamber, the inner container including a perforated container wall and a second open top and defining a second interior chamber;
• an inner cover member closing the second open top, the inner cover member including a first part of a rotation producing system that rotates the inner container with respect to the outer housing;
• an outer cover member closing the first open top, the outer cover member including:
• (i) a first support region having a first opening defined therethrough, and (ii) a second support region having a second opening defined therethrough;
• a rotation mechanism including:
• (i) a base portion extending through the first opening of the outer cover member, the base portion including a side surface having a recess defined therein, and (ii) a second part of the rotation producing system engagable with the first part of the rotation producing system;
• and
• a switch device including:
• (i) a button member having a portion extending through the second opening of the outer cover member, (ii) a braking surface movable by a pressing force applied to the button member to engage the inner cover member, and (iii) a lock member extending laterally in a direction away from the button member, the lock member being movable by a sliding force applied to the button member to switch the rotation mechanism between a locked configuration in which the lock member extends into the recess defined in the base portion and an unlocked configuration in which the lock member is located outside of the recess.

A food drying device, comprising:

• an outer housing including a bottom surface, at least one sidewall extending from the bottom surface, and a first open top, the outer housing defining a first interior chamber;
• an inner container releasably and rotatably supported by the bottom surface of the outer housing and received within the first interior chamber, the inner container including:
• (i) a container wall spaced inward from and rotatable within the at least one sidewall of the outer housing, the container wall having a plurality of holes extending therethrough, and (ii) a second open top, wherein the inner container defines a second interior chamber;
• an inner cover member releasably engaging and closing the second open top, the inner cover member including a first part of a rotation producing system that rotates the inner container with respect to the outer housing;
• an outer cover member releasably engaging and closing the first open top, the outer cover member including:
• (i) a first support region having a first opening defined therethrough, and (ii) a second support region having a second opening defined therethrough;
• a rotation mechanism including:
• (i) a base portion extending through the first opening of the outer cover member, the base portion including a side surface having a recess defined therein, and (ii) a second part of the rotation producing system engagable with the first part of the rotation producing system;
• and
• a switch device including:
• (i) a button member having a portion extending through the second opening of the outer cover member, (ii) a braking surface movable by a pressing force applied to the button member to engage the inner cover member, and (iii) a lock member extending laterally in a direction away from the button member, the lock member being movable by a sliding force applied to the button member to switch the rotation mechanism between a locked configuration in which the lock member extends into the recess defined in the base portion and an unlocked configuration in which the lock member is located outside of the recess.