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US 2002/0056470 A1Published application
Equipment washing and drying machine
OwnerMichel Huotinventor
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Abstract
A machine for washing and drying equipment and in particular impermeable sports equipment includes a housing with an opening through which pieces of equipment are placed radially into compartments of a partitioned carrier. The carrier is rotatably mounted in a fixed drum, which receives washing liquid and then hot air for washing and drying the pieces of equipment. Partitions in the carrier can be adjusted to form small or large compartments, which receive one or more pieces of equipment and hold the pieces separate from those in other compartments during washing and drying.
Claims10
A machine for washing and drying equipment comprising:
- (a) a housing;
- (b) a drum fixedly mounted in said housing;
- (c) a cylindrical carrier rotatably mounted in said drum for receiving pieces of equipment;
- (d) a plurality of discrete compartments in said carrier for receiving one or more pieces of equipment, each said compartment having an adjustable volume for accommodating pieces of a variety of sizes;
- (e) a liquid inlet for introducing washing fluid into said drum;
- (f) a drive for rotating said carrier in said drum whereby articles in said carrier are washed during rotation of the carrier in said drum;
- (g) a liquid outlet for discharging washing fluid from the drum;
- (h) an air inlet in said drum for introducing air into the drum to dry any contents thereof;
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- (i) an air outlet in said drum for discharging fluid from the drum.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.