Drying system

• US 3,302,303 A
• Filed: 02/17/1964
• Issued: 02/07/1967
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Marcel Aupoix
• Original Assignee: Marcel Aupoix
• Inventors: MARCEL AUPOIX
• Application Number:
  US04/345,272
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• US Class Current: 34/145
• CPC Class Codes: C14B 1/26 Leather tensioning or stretching frames; Stretching-machines; Setting-out boards; Pasting boards pasting processes C14B1/60; fastening devices C14B17/08
• CPC Class Codes: C14B 1/58 Drying
• CPC Class Codes: C14B 2700/07 Leather tensioning or stretching frames; Stretching-machines; Setting-out boards; Pasting boards; Fastening devices; Drying of leather
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 5/042 for drying articles or discrete batches of material in a continuous or semi-continuous operation, e.g. with locks or other air tight arrangements for charging/discharging
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 5/045 for drying thin, flat articles in a batch operation, e.g. leather, rugs, gels

Claims

1. APPARATUS FOR DRYING THE SHEET-LIKE ARTICLE INCLUDING HIDES AND SKINS COMPRISING:

FRAME STRUCTURE INCLUDING HEATING MEANS HAVING A GENERALLY FLAT DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED HEATING SURFACE;

PERFORATE SUPPORTING MEANS HAVING AN UPWARDLY DIRECTED SURFACE UPON WHICH THE ARTICLE IS ADAPTED TO REST;

A DEFORMABLE HOOD-LIKE MEMBER SUPPORTED FROM THE FRAME STRUCTURE BELOW SAID HEATING SURFACE AND ENCLOSING THE ARTICLE SUPPORTING MEANS, SAID MEMBER INCLUDING AN UPWARDLY-DIRECTED SURFACE PORTION IN PRESSURE-TRANSMITTING RELATIONSHIP WITH AN UNDER SURFACE OF THE SUPPORTING MEANS;

MEANS FOR SEALINGLY SECURING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID DEFORMABLE MEMBER TO SAID FRAME STRUCTURE AROUND SAID HEATING SURFACE AND SUPPORTING MEANS WHEREBY TO