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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7208700 | Heated construction box A construction box includes a power connector for connection to a power source and a heater constructed for generating heat within the construction box when connected to the power source. The construction box also functioning as a warmed seat. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7083055 | Hockey equipment drying rack A hockey equipment drying rack that is placed in a hockey equipment carrying bag and remains in the carrying bag while functioning as a drying rack. The base of the drying rack is rectangular in shape and fits snugly against the walls of the bag, the base having arm... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6962004 | Dryer apparatus for boots and gloves A drying apparatus including a body portion including an upwardly extending drying member which has an upper portion for holding an item of apparel, and a platform coupled to the body portion. The platform can be moved into a first, generally horizontal position ove... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6928752 | Combination tumble and cabinet dryer A combination tumble and cabinet dryer appliance includes a housing with a tumble dryer and a cabinet dryer therein. The tumble dryer and cabinet dryer are operable independently of one another. Separate sources of hot air are provided to each of the tumble and cabi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6922911 | Clothe drying apparatus A garment drying apparatus (200) is disclosed having a frame (201), a porous net 204, slip proof pads (205,206), an adjustable width garment hanger (202) and a hook (203) to support said adjustable width garment hanger; the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6840068 | Appliance for cleaning and refreshing fabrics with a built-in working indicator The present invention is primarily directed to an appliance suitable for refreshing/cleaning cloth items in a refreshing/cleaning cycle, said appliance comprising a collapsible or expandable container that is made from a material that defines an interior void space,... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6457257 | Portable film dryer The present invention is a completely portable film dryer. The film is hung in strips within an encircling shroud. A heater assembly positioned at the top of the shroud blows warm air downward over the suspended film strips and out through exhaust vents n... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6263591 | Sports equipment drying container The portable sports equipment drying container comprised: a box shaped body; a cover for the body; the body having opposed side walls and opposed end walls; an input fan mounted in one of the walls; an output fan mounted in a another one of the walls; a h... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6202322 | Air dispensing and heating floor drying apparatus An apparatus for drying damp carpet and flooring materials in either a heated or non-heated manner is disclosed. A blower is provided which incorporates coils located near or at the air flow entrance. A fan is included to produce the air. Designed for com... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6134806 | Bag with air distributor and ozone generator A portable sport equipment bag having an air distributor is connected with a hose to blower and ozone generator operable to move air and ozone under pressure into the air distributor. The air distributor has one or more manifolds located within the bag. T... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6047482 | Portable clothes dryer A new portable clothes dryer for quickly drying clothes and other items, especially in a limited space. The inventive device includes an elongate main housing and a control housing adapted for attachment to a structure. A shaft extends between the top of ... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5996249 | Portable garment dryer with carrying case The present invention pertains to a portable garment dryer having a support member (10, 14, 60) with a centrally located opening (26) on a top surface thereof. A light but durable, air permeable garment bag (18) is secured about the opening (26) on a bott... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5930915 | Bag with air distributor and method for removing moisture and odors from within the bag A portable sport equipment bag having an air distributor is connected with a hose to blower operable to move air under pressure into the air distributor. The air distributor has one or more manifolds located within the bag. The manifolds have a plurality ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5852883 | Concealable drying bar for clothes hamper The conceable drying bar for a clothes hamper provides a simple mechanism to receive and suspend wet or damp towels of clothing externally of the hamper structure.... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5829162 | Portable clothes dryer A new Portable Clothes Dryer for providing a system for drying an article of clothing by use of a portable hair dryer. The inventive device includes a bag defining an interior volume adapted for enclosing an article of clothing and an intake port providin... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5730006 | Garment de-wrinkler This invention is a garment de-wrinkler that includes a garment bag with a threaded opening in the bottom thereof. A device for controlling the interior environment of the garment bag is inserted into the opening in the bag. The environmental controller i... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5642572 | Portable garment dryer with carrying case The present invention pertains to a portable garment dryer that has a planar base member with a centrally located opening. A light but durable, air permeable garment bag is secured about the opening on one side of the planar base. An elastic grommet-like ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5642462 | Fabric article drying rack assembly mountable to a support assembly utilizing heated air flow A rack assembly for drying and warming fabric articles which includes an elongated tube having an interior chamber housing an electrical dryer for warming the air and directing the air through the tube and over a plurality of elongated slots formed in the... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5528912 | Automatic and travel steamer The present invention is a device that automatically removes wrinkles from clothing, either at home or while traveling. It requires a minimum of effort to assemble, use or dismantle and can be packed for travel in a small, lightweight case. Clothing is pl... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5528840 | Portable footwear and small apparel drying apparatus The present invention provides a lightweight, portable drying apparatus which naturally, uniformly and quickly drys footwear and small items of apparel such as shoes, hats, gloves and scarves. The portable drying apparatus includes a flexible waterproof b... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5323897 | Portable enclosure - self-contained for wet articles A portable enclosure for the placement of wet articles for storage and at least partial drying. The enclosure includes a rigid plastic frame including an article hanger enclosed by a housing with a top, bottom and sides. At least three of the sides and th... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5038497 | Portable clothes drier A hot-air portable clothes drier has a carrying handle, two separate first and second casings one telescopically mateable within the other. Both casings include homogeneously dispersed hot-air exhaust ports directing exhaust air in a common direction. Eac... | 08/13/1991 |
| 4873773 | Clothes dryer for use with forced air heating system A portable clothes dryer comprises a bag having minute passages for outflow of air, preferably such that the bag assumes an inflated condition when hot air is introduced to the bag, a hot intake duct having an end connectable to a hot air register and ano... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4823481 | Mop head spreader attachment for enhanced drying A mop drier attachment for a mop having a staff with a mop head element at one end, said attachment having a hook element for gripping the staff positioned near the mop head element. The mop head element includes a plurality of strands which are spread ap... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4592497 | Heating coat-hanger for garments A heating coat-hanger for drying damp garments after washing having a pair of lateral branches connected to a central neck. Ducts formed in the central neck and lateral branches, as well as other openings, permit hot air blown into the duct formed in the ... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4572364 | Clothes drying garment bag A garment bag that can also be used as a portable clothes dryer, having a flexible, foldable enclosure with a top gusset adapted to admit the neck of a portable blower-type hair dryer, long side panels and a closed bottom. Also included is a closable open... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4429928 | Clothes drying structure A clothes drying structure attachable to the side of a motor home or the like and providing an enclosed area within which wearing apparel may be hung for drying by convective air currents. Heat from the motor home propane gas vent imparts convective movem... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4035927 | Portable clothes dryer A portable dryer for drying articles of clothing includes a rigid housing formed with openings near its bottom, attachment means located near the top of the housing for securing at least one external drying means thereto for operatively supplying heated a... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3939574 | Linen drier A linen drier for mounting on a wall and in the form of a box equipped with eans for blowing warm air in the direction of linen supported on horizontal bars. The bars extend longitudinally across the box parallel to the wall. The box carries a visor which ... | 02/24/1976 |
