Boot drying apparatus

• US 5,222,308 A
• Filed: 06/29/1992
• Issued: 06/29/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Barker, Calvin, Patricia A. Barker
• Original Assignee: Barker, Calvin, Patricia A. Barker
• Inventors: Barker, Calvin, Barker, Patricia A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bennet, Henry A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE
• Application Number:
  US07/905,678
• Time in Patent Office: 365 Days
• Field of Search: 34/103, 34/104, 34/105, 34/239, 34/240, 34/106, 34/107, 34/21
• US Class Current: 34/104
• CPC Class Codes: A47L 23/205 with heating arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 21/006 the gas supply or exhaust being effected through hollow spaces or cores in the materials or objects, e.g. tubes, pipes, bottles F26B9/003 and F26B9/103 take precedence

Abstract

A manifold mounts a plurality of drying manifolds thereon, wherein the manifold tube includes a delivery conduit permitting selective removal and additional positioning of drying manifolds relative to the primary manifold tube. Each drying manifold includes a plurality of L-shaped tubular legs to project drying air into the toe region of each boot positioned upon the legs.

Claims

1. A boot drying apparatus, comprising,

an elongate manifold tube, the manifold tube having a first end and a second end, and the first end and the second end each including a respective removable cap mounted thereto, and the manifold tube including a plurality of manifold couplings, wherein one of said manifold couplings includes a delivery conduit mounted thereto, the delivery conduit is directed from the manifold tube in pneumatic communication therethrough at least one manifold coupling,

and

further manifold couplings of said manifold couplings each include a manifold securable thereto,

and

the delivery conduit including a delivery conduit entrance, the delivery conduit entrance including a drying air unit mounted thereto to direct drying air through the delivery conduit into each drying manifold through the manifold tube,

and

each drying manifold includes a base conduit, and the base conduit including a first tubular leg spaced from a second tubular leg, wherein the first tubular leg includes a plurality of first apertures, and the second tubular leg includes a plurality of second apertures to direct said drying air flow from the first tubular leg and the second tubular leg,

and

the first tubular leg and the second tubular leg are each configured of an L-shaped configuration coextensive relative to one another,

and

at least one drying manifold is removably mounted relative to one further manifold coupling of said further manifold couplings, and a glove drying manifold, the glove drying manifold including a base tube, the base tube including a base tube connector securable to said at least one further manifold coupling, and the base tube including a plurality of parallel finger tubes, the parallel finger tubes of varying lengths, and each of the finger tubes including finger tube apertures directed therethrough to direct said drying air flow through the finger tube apertures.

2. An apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein the delivery conduit includes a venturi tube, the venturi tube in pneumatic communication with the delivery conduit defining an acute included angle between the venturi tube and the delivery conduit, and the venturi tube including a venturi tube first end secured to the delivery conduit, the venturi tube secured to the second end, and a support container, the support container including a support container cavity, and the venturi tube second end secured to the support container cavity in pneumatic communication with the support container cavity, the support container cavity including an anhydrous powder contained therewithin, and a container lid securable to the support container, the container lid including container lid vent apertures directed therethrough.