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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1985
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1983
Randall R Coffman, McHenry, IL (US);
James E Mitchell, Algonquin, IL (US);
Norman Dryer Company, Inc., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Abstract
A dryer for extracting moisture from wet goods, such as linens, of the type having a tumbler cylinder, an open side of the cylinder through which goods are inserted and removed, and a shell in which the cylinder is housed. The dryer has an external support frame including a portion extending above the shell. The shell is hingedly supported at its top to the support frame and is pivotable about the hinge to permit goods to be removed from the cylinder directly beneath the shell. A door is included for closing the open side of the tumbler cylinder and has a lower door segment which is fixed to the support frame and an upper door segment which is attached to the shell for shifting across the face of the shell to open and close an upper portion thereof.