Towel drying system

• US 8,096,062 B1
• Filed: 10/08/2008
• Issued: 01/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark L. Bellen
• Original Assignee: Mark L. Bellen
• Inventors: Bellen, Mark L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gravini, Stephen M.
• Application Number:
  US12/247,332
• Time in Patent Office: 1,196 Days
• Field of Search: 34/60, 34/80, 34/90, 341/05, 342/01, 342/02, 342/39, 342/42, 392/382, 392/384, 68/5.R, 68/19
• US Class Current: 34/90
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/10 Drying cabinets or drying chambers having heating or ventilating means
• CPC Class Codes: D06F 58/26 Heating arrangements, e.g. gas heating equipment D06F58/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 3/283 in combination with convection
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 9/066 the products to be dried being disposed on one or more containers, which may have at least partly gas-previous walls, e.g. trays or shelves in a stack F26B9/003 takes precedence; in combination with duct systems F26B21/00

Abstract

A towel drying system includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall, a back wall, a front wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall. The front wall has a primary air inlet extending therethrough and a primary air outlet extending therethrough. A blower is mounted in the housing and pulls air into the housing through primary air inlet and directs it outwardly through the primary air outlet. A towel support member is positioned in the housing. The front wall has at least one access door to access an interior of the housing and the towel support member. One or more towels may be placed on the towel support member. A dwelling return duct is fluidly coupled to the primary air outlet.

Claims

1. A towel drying system comprising:

a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall, a back wall, a front wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, said front wall having a primary air inlet extending therethrough, said housing having a primary air outlet extending therethrough;

a blower being mounted in said housing and pulling air into said housing through primary air inlet and directing it outwardly through said primary air outlet;

a towel support member being positioned in said housing, said front wall having at least one access door to access an interior of said housing and said towel support member, wherein one or more towels may be placed on said towel support member; and

a dwelling return duct being fluidly coupled to said primary air outlet.

2. The system according to claim 1, further including:

said housing having a secondary inlet therein;

an inlet baffle being mounted within said housing, said inlet baffle being positionable in a first position opening said primary inlet and closing said secondary inlet, said inlet baffle being positionable in a second position closing said primary inlet and opening said secondary inlet; and

a dwelling air supply duct being fluidly coupled to said secondary air inlet.

3. The system according to claim 1, further including:

said front wall having a secondary outlet extending therethrough;

an outlet baffle being mounted within said housing, said outlet baffle selectively opening or closing said secondary air outlet;

a heat emitting member being mounted in said housing and being positioned nearer to said primary air inlet than said primary air outlet, said heat emitting member warming air traveling through said housing when said heat emitting member is turned on.

4. The system according to claim 1, further including a heat emitting member being mounted in said housing and being positioned nearer to said primary air inlet than said primary air outlet, said heat emitting member warming air traveling through said housing when said heat emitting member is turned on.

5. The system according to claim 4, further including a plurality of ultraviolet light emitters being mounted in said housing, said ultraviolet light emitters emitting light when turned on to prevent microbial growth.

6. The system according to claim 1, further including a plurality of ultraviolet light emitters being mounted in said housing, said ultraviolet light emitters emitting light when turned on to prevent microbial growth.

7. The system according to claim 1, further including an air filter being positioned over said primary air inlet.

8. A towel drying system comprising:

a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall, a back wall, a front wall, a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall, said front wall having a primary air inlet extending therethrough, said housing having a primary air outlet extending therethrough, an air conduit being fluidly coupled to said primary air outlet, said air conduit having an access opening positioned distal to said air outlet within said housing, said housing having a secondary inlet therein, said front wall having a secondary outlet extending therethrough;

an inlet baffle being mounted within said housing, said inlet baffle being positionable in a first position opening said primary inlet and closing said secondary inlet, said inlet baffle being positionable in a second position closing said primary inlet and opening said secondary inlet;

an outlet baffle being mounted within said housing, said outlet baffle selectively opening or closing said secondary air outlet;

a blower being mounted in said housing and pulling air into said housing through primary or secondary air inlets and directing it outwardly through said primary air outlet or said primary and secondary air outlets;

a heat emitting member being mounted in said housing and being positioned nearer to said primary air inlet than said primary air outlet, said heat emitting member warming air traveling through said housing when said heat emitting member is turned on;

a plurality of ultraviolet light emitters being mounted in said housing, said ultraviolet light emitters emitting light when turned on to prevent microbial growth;

a towel support member being positioned in said housing, said front wall having at least one access door to access an interior of said housing and said towel support member, wherein one or more towels may be placed on said towel support member;

an air filter being positioned over said primary air inlet;

a dwelling return duct being fluidly coupled to said primary air outlet; and

a dwelling air supply duct being fluidly coupled to said secondary air inlet.