Dryer having top pivot for tumbler
US4509275A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 1983 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
- CPC primaryD06F95/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
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.
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