US 6,525,298 B1Granted

Towel warmer

OwnerBarney D. Huntsinventor

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Abstract

A hot air towel warmer comprising a substantially air tight enclosure having an access door to enable placing a towel to be warmed in the enclosure and to enable removing the warmed towel therefrom; a shelf disposed within the enclosure having perforations therethrough to support the towel; a blower disposed within the enclosure adjacent to the shelf to create a stream of air and to continuously circulate the stream of air within the enclosure for passage through the perforations of the shelf and the towel; a resistance coil heater disposed within the enclosure adjacent the blower to heat the stream of air; an electrical control circuit disposed within the enclosure associated with the stream of air, the blower and the heater to automatically maintain the stream of air at a temperature within a predetermined temperature range for a given period of time or until the access door is open, whichever comes first and to prevent scorching of the towel should a short circuit occur in the parts of the electrical control circuit; and various embodiments to permanently secure the hot air towel warmer to prevent the warmer from falling into either a tub or a shower enclosure.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A hot air towel warmer comprising:

a substantially air tight enclosure having-a sealable access means to enable placing a towel and the like to get warmed in said substantially air tight enclosure and to enable removing a warmer towel therefrom;
first means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure having air passages therethrough to support said towel;
second means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure adjacent-said first means to create a stream of air and to continuously circulate said stream of air within said substantially air tight enclosure for passage through said first means and said towel;
third means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure adjacent said second means to heat said stream of air;
fourth means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure associated with said stream of air, said second means and said third means to automatically maintain said stream of air at a temperature within a predetermined temperature range for a given period of time;
fifth means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure associated with said stream of air, said third means and said fourth means to detect a short circuit in either one of said third means and said fourth means due to a malfunction in either one of said third means and said fourth means to prevent towel ignition in the unlikely event of such a short circuit;
and
sixth means associated with said substantially air tight enclosure to enable permanent installation of said hot air towel warmer within a bathroom to prevent said hot air towel warmer from falling into a selected one of a tub and a shower;
said sixth means including
a vanity drawer adjacent said selected one of a tub and a shower,
said substantially air tight enclosure being disposed in said vanity drawer,
said sealable access means is slidably disposed in a top of said substantially air tight enclosure,
an electrical power source disposed behind said vanity drawer, and
a flexible connection between said electrical power source and said third means and said fourth means of said substantially air tight enclosure.

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A hot air towel warmer comprising:

a substantially air tight enclosure having a sealable access means to enable placing a towel and the like to get warmed in said substantially air tight enclosure and to enable removing a warmed towel therefrom;
first means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure having air passages therethrough to support said towel;
second means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure adjacent said first means to create a stream of air and to continuously circulate said stream of air within said substantially air tight enclosure for passage through said first means and said towel;
third means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure adjacent said second means to heat said stream of air;
fourth means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure associated with said stream of air, said second means and said third means to automatically maintain said stream of air at a temperature within a predetermined temperature range for a given period of time;
and
fifth means associated with said substantially air tight enclosure to enable permanent installation of said hot air towel warmer within a bathroom in close proximity to a selected one of a tub and a shower such that said hot air towel warmer is incapable of being displaced into said selected one of a tub and a shower;
said fifth means includes
a vanity drawer adjacent said selected one of a tub and a shower,
said substantially air tight enclosure disposed in said vanity drawer,
said sealable access means slidably disposed in a top of said substantially air tight enclosure,
an electrical power source disposed behind said vanity drawer, and
a flexible connection between said electrical power source and said third means and said fourth means of said substantially air tight enclosure.

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A hot air towel warmer comprising;

a substantially air tight enclosure having a sealable access means to enable placing a towel and the like to get warmed in said substantially air tight enclosure and to enable removing a warmed towel therefrom;
first means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure having air passages therethrough to support said towel;
second means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure adjacent said first means to create a stream of air and to continuously circulate said stream of air within said substantially air tight enclosure for passage through said first means and said towel;
third means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure adjacent said second means to heat said stream of air;
fourth means disposed within said substantially air tight enclosure associated with said stream of air, said second means and said third means to automatically maintain said stream of air at a temperature within a predetermined temperature range for a given period of time;
fifth means associated with said substantially air tight enclosure to enable permanent installation of said hot air towel warmer within a bathroom in close proximity to a selected one of a tub and a shower such that said hot air towel warmer is incapable of being displaced into said selected on of a tub and a shower;
and
switch means associated with said second means, said third means said fourth means and said sealable access means responsive to the position of said sealable access means to turn said hot air towel warmer ON and OFF.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.