Apparel drying tray
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1. A device for drying articles of clothing comprising:
- a low profile rigid frame of substantially lesser height dimension than width and length dimensions and divided into a larger section having an open top and a laterally adjacent smaller section with an interface between said larger section and smaller section;
a plenum positioned along said smaller section and laterally adjacent to the larger section, discharging along a majority of the interface and being adapted to direct air flow into the laterally adjacent larger section in a direction parallel to the plane of the open top of said larger section;
a water permeable horizontal rigid grill covering said open top of said larger section for direct placement thereon of said articles of clothing;
a drip tray horizontally positioned under and coplanar with said grill for catching water that passes through said grill;
louvers opening through said frame into said plenum;
a fan attached to said frame within said plenum adapted for drawing air through said louvers and over said plurality of heating elements and discharging said air from said plenum along a plane parallel to the grill and from an edge of the grill directly adjacent said plenum.
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A planar drying surface is provided with an overlying water permeable grill for the placement thereon of wet footwear and outerwear. A fan circulates ambient or heated air under and around the wet articles through the grill. The device may be a free standing planar unit or may be positioned within an enclosure. It may also be structurally built into a cavity in a building wall.
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1. A device for drying articles of clothing comprising:
a low profile rigid frame of substantially lesser height dimension than width and length dimensions and divided into a larger section having an open top and a laterally adjacent smaller section with an interface between said larger section and smaller section;
a plenum positioned along said smaller section and laterally adjacent to the larger section, discharging along a majority of the interface and being adapted to direct air flow into the laterally adjacent larger section in a direction parallel to the plane of the open top of said larger section;
a water permeable horizontal rigid grill covering said open top of said larger section for direct placement thereon of said articles of clothing;
a drip tray horizontally positioned under and coplanar with said grill for catching water that passes through said grill;
louvers opening through said frame into said plenum;
a fan attached to said frame within said plenum adapted for drawing air through said louvers and over said plurality of heating elements and discharging said air from said plenum along a plane parallel to the grill and from an edge of the grill directly adjacent said plenum.- View Dependent Claims (2)
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