Wheeled carpet dryer with handle

A dryer for drying carpet comprising:

• a. a blower for blowing air under the carpet, the blower including:
• i. a blower housing including a sleeve that forms an air outlet opening;
• ii. a powered fan within the blower housing for blowing air out of the outlet opening;
• b. a tow handle on the blower housing;
• c. an indentation in the underside surface of the blower housing, the indentation having a shape corresponding to the shape of the tow handle such that the indentation can receive a tow handle from a second dryer to allow stacking of dryers;
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• d. at least one wheel mounted on the blower housing.

A dryer for drying carpet comprising:

• a. a blower for blowing air under the carpet, the blower including:
• i. a blower housing including a sleeve that forms an air outlet opening;
• ii. a powered fan within the blower housing for blowing air out of the outlet opening;
• b. a tow handle on the blower housing;
• c. an indentation in the underside surface of the blower housing, the indentation having a shape corresponding to the shape of the tow handle such that the indentation can receive a tow handle from a second dryer to allow stacking of dryers;
• d. a maneuvering handle having a first end and a second end, the maneuvering handle being rotatably connected at the first end to the tow handle and extending over the blower housing such that the second end of the maneuvering handle rests on the upper surface of the blower housing sleeve;
• and
• e. a clamp on the blower housing for generating a clamping force on the maneuvering handle such that the edge of a carpet can be clamped between the maneuvering handle and the upper surface of the blower housing sleeve.