Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – Sheet – web – or strand
Reexamination Certificate
2000-01-25
2001-07-24
Wilson, Pamela (Department: 3749)
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
Sheet, web, or strand
C034S106000, C034S210000, C034S211000, C034S215000, C034S227000, C034S233000, C034S235000, C219S386000, C219S400000, C219S521000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06263591
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a portable container or box for storing athletic equipment and clothing after it has been used, such as hockey clothing and equipment, football clothing and equipment, etc. The clothing and equipment often will be wet from snow, rain and/or perspiration. The drying box or container enables the clothing and equipment to be dried in temporary living quarters, such as a motel room while the player is at a road game, by placing the clothing and equipment into the container and plugging in an electrical cord for energizing fans and a heating pad in the container. Also, the drying box or container can be stored in a player's garage and plugged into an outlet when used
2. Description of the Prior Art Heretofore various analogous and non-analogous devices have been proposed for heating and drying articles, such as clothing and sports equipment. Examples of the previously proposed analogous and non-analogous devices are disclosed in the following analogous and non-analogous U.S. patents:
U.S. Pat. No.
Patentee
Des. 394,926
Lindsay
4,180,919
Baltes
4,625,432
Baltes
4,682,424
Irving
4,812,621
Brotherton et al.
4,869,872
Baltes
5,369,892
Dhaemers
5,546,678
Dhaemers
5,592,750
Eichten
The Dhaemers U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,369,892 and 5,546,678 are directed in particular to an armoire for receiving articles such as clothing, sports equipment, hockey gear shoes, and other objects for drying them, for sanitizing or sterilizing them to at least some degree, and to filter out odors flowing out of the armoire.
The Eichten U.S. Pat. No. 5,592,750 discloses a tubular rack for supporting clothing, the tubes on the rack having holes or perforations therein whereby heated air from a fragrance dispenser or deodorizer can come down through the holes to the sports equipment supported on the rack.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, there is provided a portable sports equipment drying container comprising: a box shaped body; a cover for the body; the body having opposed side walls and opposed end walls; an input fan mounted in one of the walls; an output fan mounted in a another one of the walls; a heating pad in the box shaped body; perforated or porous insulating structure between the heating pad and clothing or equipment placed in the box shaped body; and electrical circuitry for energizing the fans and the heating pad for drying moist or wet clothing or equipment placed in said container and for circulating air through the container.
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Vigil Thomas R.
Wilson Pamela
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