Shoe Drying Apparatus
First Claim
1. A shoe drying apparatus comprising:
- (a) a housing with a hinged door at the front thereof, the interior of said housing becoming airtight when said hinged door is closed;
(b) a main conduit being in air communication with intake duct;
(c) an auxiliary conduit extending from the lateral side of said main conduit along back wall of said housing, said auxiliary conduit being in air communication with said main conduit;
(d) a shoe-holding member to hold a shoe in place;
(e) a sanitizing assembly for generating and warming the ozone-containing air as well as blowing such air into said housing through intake duct to sanitize and dry the inner surface of shoe;
(f) a return air duct for discharging unprocessed air out of said housing;
(g) an anion generator for eliminating the odor of the air received from said return air duct and sending the deodorized air into a motorized fan in sanitizing assembly; and
,(h) an ultraviolet lamp to destroy bacteria in the shoe.
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Abstract
In the shoe drying apparatus according to the present invention, the ozone-containing air or the mixed air generated and heated by the sanitizing assembly is taken in through intake duct and moves through the main conduit and the auxiliary conduit into the shoe-holding member to sanitize inside of a shoe. After sanitizing, the mixed air moves from inside of the shoe to the interior of the housing, and comes back through return air duct to the anion generator where it is purified and deodorized. The purified air is subsequently sent to a motorized fan contained within the sanitizing assembly. During such circulation, shoes can be sanitized. Moreover, an ultraviolet lamp is installed on the shoe-holding member to sanitize inside of the shoe.
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12 Claims
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1. A shoe drying apparatus comprising:
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(a) a housing with a hinged door at the front thereof, the interior of said housing becoming airtight when said hinged door is closed; (b) a main conduit being in air communication with intake duct; (c) an auxiliary conduit extending from the lateral side of said main conduit along back wall of said housing, said auxiliary conduit being in air communication with said main conduit; (d) a shoe-holding member to hold a shoe in place; (e) a sanitizing assembly for generating and warming the ozone-containing air as well as blowing such air into said housing through intake duct to sanitize and dry the inner surface of shoe; (f) a return air duct for discharging unprocessed air out of said housing; (g) an anion generator for eliminating the odor of the air received from said return air duct and sending the deodorized air into a motorized fan in sanitizing assembly; and
,(h) an ultraviolet lamp to destroy bacteria in the shoe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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