BOOT AND GLOVE DRYER FOR FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
First Claim
1. A forced air drying system for boots and/or gloves for use in food processing requiring spraying with sterilizer/disinfectant;
- (a) a rack with a plurality of spaced tubular members adapted for receiving thereon the boots and/or gloves to be dried;
(b) a manifold connected to the tubular members; and
,(c) a blower housing mounted on the manifold, the housing including an air inlet, wherein the housing, manifold and hollow members have all horizontal exterior surfaces sloped to prevent pooling of the sterilizer/disinfectant.
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Abstract
A rack of the type for circulating air interiorly for drying multiple pairs of boots and/or gloves, where the articles to be dried are sprayed with a liquid sterilizing agent while on the rack. The blower housing, manifold and hollow members of the rack have no exterior horizontal surfaces to prevent pooling of the sterilizing agent. In addition, drain holes are provided in the blower housing, rack tubes and manifold to prevent interior trapping of sterilizing agent or moisture from condensation. In one version intended for sterilizing with power connected, a conduit in the manifold drains any liquid in the blower housing directly into the rack tubes. Another lower cost version is intended for sterilizing after electrical power has been externally disconnected and has liquid/moisture drain holes in the blower housing. Either version may be wall mounted or arranged as portable free standing single or double sided rack drying systems.
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36 Claims
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1. A forced air drying system for boots and/or gloves for use in food processing requiring spraying with sterilizer/disinfectant;
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(a) a rack with a plurality of spaced tubular members adapted for receiving thereon the boots and/or gloves to be dried; (b) a manifold connected to the tubular members; and
,(c) a blower housing mounted on the manifold, the housing including an air inlet, wherein the housing, manifold and hollow members have all horizontal exterior surfaces sloped to prevent pooling of the sterilizer/disinfectant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of making a forced air drying system for boots and/or gloves for use in food processing requiring spraying with sterilizer/disinfectant comprising:
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(a) providing a rack with a plurality of spaced tabular members adapted for receiving thereon the boots and/or gloves to be dried; (b) providing an air manifold and connecting the manifold to the tubular members; and (c) disposing a blower housing on the manifold and sloping all exterior horizontal surfaces on the manifold and blower housing for preventing pooling of sterilizer/disinfectant. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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