Garment Dryer Extension

Abstract

An extension for garment dryers facilitates the drying of garments with deep and narrow cavities, such as high boots, rubber gloves or plastic bags. The extension provides stable support for the garments by locking into and slidingly engaging with protrusions in the garment dryers.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION:[0001]This invention relates generally to a garment dryer extension. The invention may find use in an arrangement with garment dryers when drying garments with deep and narrow cavities, such as high boots, rubber gloves or plastic bags.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION:[0002]In general, when drying garments, such as high boots, rubber gloves or plastic bags, it is desirable to keep any moist cavities in the garments open to a source of heat or air flow. Sodden leather or fabric garments tend to be heavy and awkward to handle, may be covered with dirt or snow, and may lose their original shape, wrinkle or discolour if the garment dries out unequally. Many drying implements have thus been devised to retain the garments in a predetermined position and open to heat or air circulation over an extended period of time. Preferably, such drying implements should be easily assembled and disassembled without the use of specialized tools or skills, manufactured of common, inexp...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The invention is a garment dryer extension that is easy to assemble and disassemble without tools, made of non-toxic and non-flammable materials, and can be stored in minimal space. It can also be fitted onto a garment dryer to customize it and securely hold articles in place over an extended period of time. The extension can be locked and slidingly engaged with the garment dryer for added strength and stability.

Problems solved by technology

Sodden leather or fabric garments tend to be heavy and awkward to handle, may be covered with dirt or snow, and may lose their original shape, wrinkle or discolour if the garment dries out unequally.

A disadvantage of this device, however, is that it does not securely retain very high boots or long gloves unless the protrusions are extended accordingly, resulting in an unsatisfactory increase in the weight and size of the garment dryer.

The disadvantage of these devices is the difficulty of anchoring the wire racks to the floor or to the source of heat or air circulation without drilling or damaging the floor or without the necessity of providing an additional base element that would add to the overall size and weight of the complete device or require additional installation or tools or storage space.

As a further disadvantage, these devices do not channel or concentrate the flow of heat or air circulation and thus may lead to insufficient drying within the farthest recesses of garments with deep cavities, such as high boots.

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