Clothes dryer with optional additional drying means

• US 3,197,886 A
• Filed: 06/14/1962
• Issued: 08/03/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Glenn R. Chafee Jr, Gordon R. Brame
• Original Assignee: Glenn R. Chafee Jr, Gordon R. Brame
• Inventors: Brame, Gordon R., Chafee, Glenn R. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US04/202,419
• Time in Patent Office: 1,146 Days
• US Class Current: 34/90
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/00 Domestic laundry dryers

Claims

1. A FABRIC DRYER COMPRISING A FIRST CHAMBER, DUCT MEANS FOR GUIDING AIR INTO AND OUT OF SAID CHAMBER, BLOWER MEANS ARRANGED TO PASS AIR INTO AND OUT OF SAID CHAMBER THROUGH SAID DUCT MEANS, HEATING MEANS FOR HEATING AIR PASSED INTO SAID CHAMBER, SAID DUCT MEANS HAVING AN OPENING FORMED THEREIN DOWNSTREAM OF SAID BLOWER MEANS AND SAID HEATING MEANS, A CLOSURE MEMBER BIASED TO A CLOSED POSITION BLOCKING SAID OPENING, AND LATCH MEANS FOR LOCKING SAID CLOSURE MEMBER IN CLOSED POSITION;

A DRYING CHAMBER EXTERNAL TO SAID DRYER;

A CONDUIT CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND FABRIC CHAMBER AND REMOVABLY ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID DUCT MEANS OPENING, SAID CONDUIT HAVING AN END PORTION FORMED TO JOIN WITH SAID OPENING AND FORM A CONNECTION THEREWITH, SAID END PORTION INCLUDING UNLOCKING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LATCH MEANS WHEN SAID END PORTION IS MOVED TO A FIRST POSITION ADJACENT SAID OPENING SO AS TO DISABLE SAID LATCH MEANS, SAID END PORTION INCLUDING OPENING MEANS EFFECTIVE TO OPEN AND RETAIN OPEN SAID CLOSURE MEMBER AS MOVEMENT OF SAID END PORTION TOWARD SAID OPENING IS CONTINUED, AND MEANS FOR RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID END PORTION IN CONNECTION WITH SAID OPENING.