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US 5,421,103 AGranted
Apparatus and method for drying fabrics
AssigneeMaytag Corporation
InventorDaniel F. Wunderlich
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Abstract
A fabric dryer includes a cabinet having a tumbler assembly located within. The tumbler assembly includes a tumbler compartment having a tumbler opening therein. A pair of spaced apart tumblers are rotatably mounted within the tumbler compartment for movement in first and second circular paths which lie in planes canted with respect to one another. The tumbler opening remains stationary throughout rotation of the tumblers within the tumbler chamber.
Claims20
A fabric dryer comprising:
- a cabinet having a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and opposite side walls;
- a tumbler assembly within said cabinet forming a tumbler compartment therein, said tumbler assembly having a tumbler opening therein, and having a rotatable tumbling mechanism for causing tumbling of fabrics within said tumbler compartment;
- a heater for providing heated air to said tumbler compartment;
- said cabinet having a cabinet door opening therein providing access to said tumbler opening and to said tumbler compartment;
- a door movably mounted to said cabinet for movement from a closed position covering said door opening to an open position uncovering said door opening.
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A tumbler assembly for a fabric dryer comprising:
- a frame;
- a tumbler housing mounted to said frame and having a top portion, a bottom portion, and opposite side portions forming a tumbler compartment having an upwardly presented tumbler opening therein;
- first and second fabric grasping members movably mounted within said tumbler compartment for movement within said compartment in first and
- second circular paths respectively;
- said tumbler opening being stationary throughout movement of said first and second fabric grasping members in said first and second circular paths respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.