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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1994
Gary D Huff, Marcellus, MI (US);
Lyons Industries, Inc., Dowagiac, MI (US);
Abstract
A rack assembly for drying and warming fabric articles which includes an elongated tube having an interior chamber housing an electrical dryer for warming the air and directing the air through the tube and over a plurality of elongated slots formed in the elongated tube to expel the air onto the fabric article. The slots may increase in length preceding away from the dryer and cooperate with a divider wall angling down preceding away from the dryer to reduce the transverse cross-section of the interior chamber to provide a uniform forced air flow from the elongated tube onto the fabric article. The elongated tube may further comprise a plurality ribs on its exterior for spacing the fabric article from the elongated slots. The rack assembly may be mounted to an existing towel rack bar by having openings at each end and a removable cover to extend to bar of the existing rack through the assembly and out the openings. The rack assembly may also be mounted directly to a wall by using removable end caps and wall mount brackets.