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Testing for blocked dryer vent

US5860224A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 2, 1997
Grant dateJan 19, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 2, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06F2105/58
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A test instrument inserted into a filter access port of a clothes dryer blocks air flow through the port and has a sensor which senses a pressure difference between its front and back faces. A display responsive to the sensor gives indication of whether the dryer's vent is

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