Clothes dryer exhaust redirection system
OwnerNigel Elcockinventor
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Abstract
The clothes dryer exhaust redirection system includes a tee fitting, U-shaped ductwork, a lint filter, a lint trap, a first blast gate, a second blast gate, a first air sensor, and a second air sensor. The clothes dryer exhaust redirection system may recover heat from the exhaust of an electric dryer by redirecting the heat into a building where the electric dryer is located. The tee fitting may couple to an exhaust outlet of the electric dryer and may direct heated air out of the building via an exhaust duct, into the building via the U-shaped ductwork, or a combination thereof. The lint trap and the lint filter may prevent lint from entering the building. As a non-limiting example, the heated air may warm the interior of the building during the winter.
Claims19
A clothes dryer exhaust redirection system comprising:
- a tee fitting, U-shaped ductwork, a lint filter, a lint trap, a first blast gate, a second blast gate, a first air sensor, and a second air sensor;
- wherein the clothes dryer exhaust redirection system recovers heat from the exhaust of an electric dryer by redirecting the heat into a building where the electric dryer is located;
- wherein the tee fitting couples to an exhaust outlet of the electric dryer and directs heated air out of the building via an exhaust duct, into the building via the U-shaped ductwork, or a combination thereof;
- wherein the lint trap and the lint filter prevent lint from entering the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.