Garment drying apparatus and method
a garment and garment technology, applied in the direction of washing apparatus, other drying apparatus, textiles and paper, etc., can solve the problems of long drying time, shrinkage of the fabric comprising the garment, and damage to the synthetic fibers (lycra® or other elastic fibers), and achieve the effect of promoting airflow
Inactive Publication Date: 2019-08-08
KNIGHT KELLY L
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This patent describes a device and method for drying garments using clips that grip the garment and an elongate spreader bar that keeps the garment open. The clips have curved arms that fit tightly with corresponding arcuate surfaces on the spreader bar to keep the garment spread open. The device also has a spring-loaded mechanism that is activated when the garment is placed on the clips, allowing the clip to securely hold the garment. The method includes inverting the garment, hanging it on the spreader bar, and opening the garment to promote airflow. The device and method help to keep the garment in a safe and secure position while also allowing it to dry more effectively.
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In part because the synthetic fibers (LYCRA® or other elastic fibers) can be damaged by heat, in part to preserve the life of the garment, and in part because heat tends to cause shrinkage of cotton and other natural fibers, many clothing articles are air dried rather than tumbled dry after laundering.
Even a lightweight pair of blue jeans takes a long time to dry in this manner, but regardless of the weight of the fabric, the bigger problem for many of the owners of such articles of clothing is the tendency of the fabric comprising the garment to shrink, especially in the vertical dimension, and change the fit of the garment.
The use of such apparatus leads to misshapen garments, uneven drying and extended drying times. Further, conventional air-drying apparatus do not provide an easy to use, cost effective, consistent and repeatable method to air dry stretch fabric garments to maintain and preserve garment shape, fit, performance and life expectancy.
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[0023]Referring now to the figures, a first embodiment of the present invention is indicated generally at reference numeral 10 in FIG. 1. In the embodiment shown, the present invention comprises an elongate spreader bar 12 having a hook 14, preferably a swivel hook, affixed thereto for hanging spreader bar 12 from a shower rod, drying rack, or other appropriate structure when a garment is clipped thereto as described below.
[0024]As best shown in FIGS. 1A and 1C, first and second clips 16 are provided proximate the ends of spreader bar 12 for engaging a garment to be air dried. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, each of clips 16 is spring-loaded (the spring not being visible in the drawing) and one end of the clip is angled as at reference numeral 18 to provide a fulcrum for opening clip 16 for inserting a garment into the clip, the spring causing clip 16 to retain the garment in a manner known in the art.
[0025]Although those skilled in the art who have the benefit of this disclosure...
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A garment drying device particularly adapted for drying pants such as jeans, khakis, chinos, shorts, or other types of trousers. The garment drying device includes a spreader bar having a hanger retained thereto and the ends of the spreader bar are provided with arcuate surfaces and spring clips shaped so as to be juxtaposed to the arcuate surfaces for clipping to the opening of the pant legs with the result that the pants are hung to dry in an inverted position, promoting air flow for even drying of the pants, so that the wet weight of the material comprising the pants exerts constant downward force on the pants, minimizing shrinkage of the pants in the vertical dimension.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to an apparatus for drying a clothing garment and, although the invention can be used with any clothing articles, it is particularly useful for drying clothing articles comprised of fabrics that are prone to shrinkage. In another aspect, the present invention relates to a method for drying an article of clothing that minimizes shrinkage of the fabric comprising the garment. In more detail, the present invention relates to an apparatus that air dries a garment such as a pair of blue jeans, khakis, or other pants or trousers with a high content of threads such as cotton that are prone to shrinkage when wet, in an inverted vertical, or upright, position and that uses the weight (for instance, the fabric comprising the waistband and seat of the of the trousers or other clothing article) to exert enough downward force on the garment to counteract the effects of shrinkage.[0002]In part because the synthetic fibers (LYCRA® or o...
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CPCA47G25/482A47G25/20A47G25/28A47G25/68A47G2025/484D06F59/02
InventorKNIGHT, KELLY L.
OwnerKNIGHT KELLY L