Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – With apparatus using centrifugal force
Reexamination Certificate
2008-10-27
2011-12-13
Gravini, Stephen M. (Department: 3744)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
With apparatus using centrifugal force
C034S090000, C015S321000, C166S077530
Reexamination Certificate
active
08074370
ABSTRACT:
A device for removing moisture from a rug or other item, such as a tent or a tarp, etc. in a short time while preventing compression of the rug or the item and the resultant crushing of fringe comprising a shaft disposed on a horizontal axis having a large diameter with a rotatable smaller diameter inner tube therein, the smaller diameter inner tube having apertures therethrough, the smaller diameter inner tube being open at both ends, the inner tube being driven to rotate, and fluid removal means connected to the larger diameter tube for removal of fluid from the device, whereby when a wet rug is loaded into the smaller diameter inner tube, and rotated the moisture in the rug is spun from the rug through the apertures into the larger diameter outer tube and the moisture is drained from the device. A wet item can be loaded from either end and the item can be unloaded from either end after the moisture has been removed.
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Monahan Thomas
Turcotte Greg
Burns Barbara M.
Gravini Stephen M.
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