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US 5,199,188 AGranted
Method and apparatus for drying footwear and handwear
OwnerDaniel Franzinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for drying footwear and handwear utilizing a compartment having a blower assembly and a central tube for directing air into a tree-rack for contact with the wet or damp footwear. A second embodiment includes a drying fitting for drying handwear. The apparatus includes a rotating element to ease the installation of the footwear.
Claims6
An apparatus for drying multiple articles of outerwear comprising:
- a) a base member having a top surface provided with at least one aperture;
- b) air circulation means in said base member to force air through said at least one aperture;
- c) outerwear support means having a hollow central member one end of which is profiled to be received in an aperture of said base member and a plurality of hollow arms, said arms in fluid communication with and extending from said central member in a patterned spaced array, each said arm receiving an article of outerwear thereon and directing air therein;
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- d) a plurality of plug means to close off unoccupied open arm apertures and base member apertures.
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