System and process for drying a shoe
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJanine Morgens Strang, Ilya Yurievich Ilyin, Viatcheslav Vladimirovitch Karamychev, Valeriy Valentinovich Pavlov, Michael Peter Siklosi
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Abstract
A system and process for drying a shoe, for example a leather shoe comprising a fan operable to produce an air flow, a heating element and at least one duct having at least one outlet, which is adapted to direct a portion of the air flow into a shoe. Additionally, the shoe drying system provides a drying effectiveness of at least 70 g/hr within the first hour of drying.
Claims27
A system for drying a shoe, comprising:
- a fan operable to produce an air flow;
- a heating element;
- at least one duct having at least one outlet configured to be positioned within the shoe and adapted to direct at least a portion of the air flow into the shoe, and said duct further comprising at least one tube extending from the duct and configured to be positioned within the shoe;
- wherein said system provides a drying effectiveness of at least 70 g/hr within the first hour of drying.
A system for drying a shoe resting in an upright position, comprising:
- a fan operable to produce an air flow;
- a heating element;
- at least one duct adapted to direct at least a portion of the airflow into a shoe, said duct having at least one outlet therein;
- and
- a vented bag having an inflated state upon operation of said fan, said vented bag having a proximal end for receiving said duct, a distal end opposite said proximal end, and a plurality of apertures formed adjacent said distal end of said bag, said apertures being positioned above the toe of a shoe to be dried when the vented bag is in said inflated state.
A system for drying a shoe comprising;
- a fan operable to produce an airflow;
- a heating element;
- a duct for directing the air flow into a shoe, said duct having at least one outlet therein;
- and
- a fixed-bladed device positioned within a portion of said duct for generating turbulent airflow along substantially the interior length of a shoe.
A process for drying a shoe, comprising the steps of:
- providing a shoe;
- providing a drying system comprising a fan operable to produce an air flow, a heating element, a duct having an outlet, and a tube extending from said duct and configured to be positioned within the shoe, wherein said drying system has a drying effectiveness of at least about 70 g/hr;
- inserting said duct and tube into said shoe;
- and
- directing an air flow to the interior of said shoe.
A process for drying a shoe, comprising the steps of:
- providing a shoe;
- immersion washing said shoe;
- providing a drying system comprising a fan operable to produce an air flow, a heating element, a duct having an outlet and a fixed-bladed device positioned within a portion of said duct for generating turbulent airflow;
- inserting said duct into said shoe;
- directing said airflow to the interior of said shoe;
- and maintaining said airflow to provide a drying effectiveness of at least 70 g/hr within the first hour of drying.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.