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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2006
Mark A. Banta, Crestwood, KY (US);
Randall Calmeise, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Beyerle, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Jason King, North Canton, OH (US);
Rebecca Eakins, Mount Vernon, WA (US);
Derek Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Mark A. Banta, Crestwood, KY (US);
Randall Calmeise, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Beyerle, Pewee Valley, KY (US);
Jason King, North Canton, OH (US);
Rebecca Eakins, Mount Vernon, WA (US);
Derek Watkins, Elizabethtown, KY (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A drum for a clothes dryer includes a generally cylindrical sidewall rotatable about a horizontal axis. The sidewall has an outer wall and an inner wall. The inner wall defines an interior volume for receiving articles to be dried. A hanger mechanism is coupled to the inner wall. The hanger mechanism is configured to support items hanged therefrom for drying without rotation of the drum. A shelf is coupled to the inner wall. The shelf is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. When extended, the shelf is configured to support articles to be dried. The drum is stationary during drying cycles wherein the hanger mechanism and the retractable shelf are in use. A heat source is operated at a reduced power level when the drum is not rotated.