A wig and accessory drying apparatus comprised of a soft sided compressing pop-up enclosure and a piping system for the channeling of air for drying wigs and various accessories;
- the enclosure is cylindrical, square or rectangular in shape;
- the enclosure is made of a heat resistant and malleable substance, so that it can be compressed to a disc or flat shape for stowage or portability, yet firm enough to be free standing when erect or supported by a wire with spring action inside of a sleeve and wound in a spiral pattern around the enclosure to hold it erect;
- the enclosure has tie down straps to lock the enclosure in the compressed configuration for stowage or portability;
- the enclosure has a zippered opening, which allows accessibility to the internal portion of the enclosure;
- the bottom of the enclosure consists of a tray made of a hard substance with a flat horizontal bottom and a vertically raised wall for stability and support of the pop-up enclosure;
- the raised portion also contains a hole that serves as a pass-thru and mounting point for the horizontal intake pipe of the piping system;
- the piping system consists of multiple removable solid walled or perforated pipes, adjoined together to direct airflow throughout the chamber of the enclosure;
- the internal end of the horizontal intake pipe is attached to an elbow that is attached to the hard bottom tray;
- the opposite side of the horizontal intake pipe protrudes through the external wall of the raised edge of the hard bottom tray and soft sided enclosure;
- the protruding end of the horizontal intake pipe connects to a removable external receiving port that is designed to hold the air outlet end of a hand held hair dryer;
- internal piping consists of the horizontal intake pipe, which connects to the elbow;
- the opposite of the elbow connects to a vertical pipe or adjoining pipes, which may be perforated or solid walled;
- the top of the vertical perforated or solid walled pipe(s) are designed to connect to a collapsible wig and accessory support;
- the wig and accessory is placed on or attached to the support;
- when all pipes are connected, the apparatus dries a wig or accessories such as socks, hats, gloves etc., by forced cool, warm or hot air from a hair dryer;
- the hair dryer sits in the external receiving port and forces air through the horizontal intake pipe, elbow and then through the vertical perforated or solid wall pipe up to the wig support;
- the channeled air is designed to dry the wig cap or accessory quickly, while the residual air flows out of the wig and the perforated pipes, which dries the remaining strands of hair or hanging accessories;
- holes are strategically placed throughout the sides of the enclosure to serve as exhaust ports for the forced air;
- a commercial version of this apparatus consists of the same piping and design with the exception of the enclosure;
- the commercial enclosure is made of a heat resistant hard substance instead of the soft sided portable enclosure;
- the horizontal intake pipe has the option of connecting to a hand held blow dryer or a commercial grade forced air device.