Energy efficient clothes dryer and child safety barrier therefor
First Claim
1. A clothes dryer comprising:
- (a) a hollow housing having a door aperture formed in a predetermined portion thereof;
(b) a door having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape;
(c) a hinge means for hingeably connecting said door to said hollow housing for selectively opening and closing said door aperture;
(d) a perforated drum mounted for rotation within said hollow housing and in alignment with said door aperture, said drum capable of receiving wet clothes;
(e) a means for rotating said drum; and
(f) an electrically operable oil-filled radiator which is positioned within a bottom portion of said hollow housing and below said rotating drum, said radiator is connectable to a source of electrical power for generating radiant heat upon supply of said electrical power, wherein said heat rises through said perforated rotating drum for drying wet clothes contained therein.
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Abstract
A clothes dryer includes a hollow housing having a hinged door. A perforated drum is mounted for rotation within the housing and in alignment with the door aperture and is rotatable by an electric motor. An electrically operable oil-filled radiator is positioned within a bottom portion of the hollow housing and below the rotating drum and is connectable to a source of conventional household electrical power for generating radiant heat upon supply of the electrical power. The heat rises through the perforated rotating drum for drying wet clothes contained therein. The invention also provides a novel child safety device which is positioned within the door aperture for preventing passage of the child therethrough.
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20 Claims
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1. A clothes dryer comprising:
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(a) a hollow housing having a door aperture formed in a predetermined portion thereof; (b) a door having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape; (c) a hinge means for hingeably connecting said door to said hollow housing for selectively opening and closing said door aperture; (d) a perforated drum mounted for rotation within said hollow housing and in alignment with said door aperture, said drum capable of receiving wet clothes; (e) a means for rotating said drum; and (f) an electrically operable oil-filled radiator which is positioned within a bottom portion of said hollow housing and below said rotating drum, said radiator is connectable to a source of electrical power for generating radiant heat upon supply of said electrical power, wherein said heat rises through said perforated rotating drum for drying wet clothes contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A child safety system for an appliance having a door aperture formed in one wall thereof which is sized sufficiently to enable passage of a child therethrough and into a cavity of the appliance, the door aperture being defined by a peripheral surface disposed within the one wall of the appliance, the appliance further having a door movable between an open position for uncovering the door aperture and a closed position for covering the door aperture, the door is disposed generally planar with the one wall of the appliance in the close position, said child safety system comprising:
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(a) a child safety device positioned within the door aperture and within the peripheral surface thereof, said child safety device sized to cover a predetermined portion of the door aperture sufficient to prevent passage of the child therethrough when the door is disposed in the open position; and (b) a securing means for releaseably securing said safety device in a position for selectively covering and uncovering the predetermined portion of the door aperture, said securing means including at least a pair of receptacles protruding into the door aperture from the peripheral surface thereof and at least a pair of members, each of said at least a pair of members extending outwardly from a peripheral edge of said child safety device and operatively engaging a respective receptacle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A child safety device for preventing a child to pass through a door aperture formed in one wall of an appliance and into a cavity of the appliance, the door aperture being defined by a peripheral surface disposed within the one wall of the appliance, the appliance further having a door movable between an open position for uncovering the door aperture and a closed position for covering the door aperture, the door is disposed generally planar with the one wall of the appliance in the closed position, said child safety device comprising a peripheral frame positioned within the peripheral surface of the door aperture, a mesh and members disposed on and secured to a pair of opposed edges of said frame for releaseably securing said device within the peripheral surface of the door aperture and in a position to cover at least a portion of the door aperture which is sufficient to prevent passage of the child therethrough when the door of the appliance is disposed in the open position.
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