Household drying center

A household drying center for drying laundry, fabric articles and household goods, comprising:

• a cabinet defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, the top wall having an opening formed therein, the bottom wall having a plurality of casters disposed thereunder;
• a heating chamber located at an upper portion of the cabinet and below the top wall, the heating chamber including heating means and a substantially horizontal heat diffusion plate located below the heating means;
• the heat diffusion plate including a plurality of lateral edges in contact with the side walls of the cabinet, a plural number of apertures formed therein and a substantially rectangular side slot formed in each of a rear and lateral side edge;
• a blower disposed above the opening of the top wall for generating forced air into the heating chamber, the blower being housed in a case which has a rear opening upon which an air filter means is mounted;
• a control panel located above a front side wall of the cabinet and including a timer for setting the operation duration of the heating means and the blower, a temperature selection switch for setting the heating means to generate one of various predetermined heating power outputs and a signal light for indicating the operative state of the heating means and the blower;
• a drying chamber located in the middle and lower portions of the cabinet below the heat diffusion plate, the drying chamber including a door mounted on the front side wall for accessing the interior of the drying chamber, a thermostat for setting the heating means to an inoperative state when the temperature of the interior of the drying chamber reaches a predetermined level, a plurality of hollow air ducts, and a side rod means;
• each air duct being substantially rectangular in cross section and vertically disposed on each of a rear and lateral side wall and having an open top end engaged with the side slot of the heat diffusion plate for forming an air passage to the heating chamber, a closed bottom end and a plural number of apertures facing the interior of the drying chamber;
• the side rod means including at least one substantially inverted `U` shape rod having two ends, a substantially horizontal middle portion and two pivot arms at the ends, each pivot arm being tiltably engaged with a pivot bracket disposed on an interior surface of a side wall of the drying chamber;
• a support means including a support stand and a base grid disposed in the drying chamber, the support stand including a substantially horizontal and rectangular frame formed by a pair of transverse bars and a pair of longitudinal bars, a pair of transversely spaced uprights with the top ends thereof engaging with the rectangular frame and a base means, wherein the base means includes a pair of spaced longitudinal base bars which have the bottom end of the spaced uprights secured thereupon and the casters disposed thereunder, a pair of spaced and longitudinal base frames upon which the base bars are removably secured by a pair of buckle fasteners disposed thereon, the base frames being secured on the two opposite side walls of the cabinet, and a pair of spaced bridge planks, each bridge plank having one end hinged and swivelbly centered on a front end of the base frame and another end for resting on the ground to form a slope and capable of swiveling to rest on the base frame;
• the rectangular frame being spaced from the heat diffusion plate, the side walls and the bottom wall of the cabinet;
• and the base grid resting on plural pairs of brackets located on two opposite side walls of the cabinet and disposed horizontally above the base bars;
• a draining means located below the base bars and above the bottom wall, the draining means including a drain board which has a surface inclined downwardly from lateral sides thereof to a drain outlet formed in the center thereof, and a drip tray movably disposed below the drain outlet and under the bottom wall of the cabinet;
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• an air discharge means including an air outlet formed adjacent the drain outlet and a hollow air discharge duct located below the drain board, the discharge duct having a front end in fluid communication with the air outlet and a rear end in fluid communication with an air discharge port disposed on an outside surface of the rear side wall of the cabinet.

A household drying center for drying laundry, fabric articles and like household goods, comprising:

• a cabinet defined by a top wall, a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, the top wall having an opening formed therein, the bottom wall having a plurality of casters disposed thereunder;
• a heating chamber located at an upper portion of the cabinet and below the top wall, the heating chamber including heating means and a substantially horizontal heat diffusion plate located below the heating means;
• the heat diffusion plate including a plurality of lateral edges in contact with the side walls of the cabinet, a plural number of apertures formed therein and a substantially rectangular side slot formed in each of a rear and lateral side edge;
• a blower disposed above the opening of the top wall for generating forced air into the heating chamber, the blower being housed in a case which has a rear opening upon which an air filter means is mounted;
• a control panel located above a front side wall of the cabinet and including a timer for setting the operation duration of the heating means and the blower, a temperature selection switch for setting the heating means to generate one of various predetermined heating power outputs and a signal light for indicating the operative state of the heating means and the blower;
• a drying chamber located in the middle and lower portions of the cabinet below the heat diffusion plate, the drying chamber including a door mounted on the front side wall for accessing the interior of the drying chamber, a thermostat for setting the heating means to an inoperative state when the temperature of the interior of the drying chamber reaches a predetermined level, a plurality of hollow air ducts, and a side rod means;
• each air duct being substantially rectangular in cross section and vertically disposed on each of a rear and lateral side wall and having an open top end engaged with the side slot of the heat diffusion plate for forming an air passage to the heating chamber, a closed bottom end and a plural number of apertures facing the interior of the drying chamber;
• the side rod means including at least one substantially inverted `U` shape rod having two ends, a substantially horizontal middle portion and two pivot arms at the ends, each pivot arm being tiltably engaged with a pivot bracket disposed on an interior surface of a side wall of the drying chamber;
• a support means including a support stand and a base grid disposed in the drying chamber, the support stand including a substantially horizontal and transverse bar secured on the top end of a telescopic upright, the upright having a bottom end secured on a base frame which is secured on two opposite walls of the cabinet;
• wherein the transverse bar is telescopic and spaced from the heat diffusion plate, the side walls and the bottom wall of the cabinet;
• and the base grid resting on plural pairs of brackets located on two opposite side walls of the drying chamber and disposed horizontally above the base frame;
• a draining means located below the base bars and above the bottom wall, the draining means including a drain board which has a surface inclined downwardly from lateral sides thereof to a drain outlet formed in a center thereof, and a drip tray movably disposed below the drain outlet and under the bottom wall of the cabinet;
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• an air discharge means including an air outlet formed adjacent the drain outlet, and a hollow air discharge duct located below the drain board, the discharge duct having a front end in fluid communication with the air outlet and a rear end in fluid communication with an air discharge port disposed on an outside surface of the rear side wall of the cabinet.