Garment drying apparatus and method
OwnerKelly L. Knightinventor
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Abstract
A garment drying device particularly adapted for drying pants such as jeans, khakis, chinos, shorts, or other types of trousers. The garment drying device includes a spreader bar having a hanger retained thereto and the ends of the spreader bar are provided with arcuate surfaces and spring clips shaped so as to be juxtaposed to the arcuate surfaces for clipping to the opening of the pant legs with the result that the pants are hung to dry in an inverted position, promoting air flow for even drying of the pants, so that the wet weight of the material comprising the pants exerts constant downward force on the pants, minimizing shrinkage of the pants in the vertical dimension.
Claims9
A device for drying a garment comprising:
- first and second clips;
- an elongate spreader bar having said first and second clips affixed proximate the ends thereof;
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- the inside surfaces of each of said clips being provided with structure for gripping the garment at an opening of the garment and retaining the garment to said respective clip, the opening of the garment being spread open by spring operation of each said clip.
A device for drying a garment comprising:
- first and second spring-loaded clips;
- an elongate spreader bar having arcuate surfaces formed either at or proximate the ends thereof, said first and second clips being affixed to the respective ends of said spreader bar and being formed so that the spring-loaded portion of said clips is juxtaposed to the respective arcuate surfaces;
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- each of said clips being provided with structure for gripping the garment at an opening of the garment and retaining the garment to said respective clip, the opening of the garment being spread open by spring operation of each said clip.
A method of drying a garment comprising the steps of inverting the garment, gripping the garment at an opening of the garment, retaining the garment on a spreader bar for hanging the garment in the inverted position for drying, and opening one or more of the openings of the hanging garment for promoting airflow through the inverted garment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.