Individual gear dryer system
View Patent ↗A dryer system for a firefighting ensemble comprising a housing having an air intake port and an air outlet port, a forced air assembly including a heater and a blower accommodated within the housing, a plurality of flexible porous hose segments coupled to the air outlet port operable to receive and conduct forced air therefrom, and the plurality of flexible porous hose segments are operable to conduct forced heated air into elements of the firefighting ensemble to speed drying.
1. A portable dryer system for use with an existing compartment configured to store an ensemble comprising a coat, pants, and boots, the system comprising:
a forced air assembly including a heater and a blower;
a plurality of flexible porous hose segments coupled to an air outlet port of the blower operable to receive, conduct, and release forced air therefrom, the porous hose segments being substantially porous along their entire lengths; and
the plurality of flexible porous hose segments are operable to be placed inside sleeves and torso of the coat, pant legs, and boots hung in the existing compartment and conduct forced heated air into the sleeves and torso of the coat, pant legs, and boots of the ensemble to speed drying.
2. The dryer system of claim 1 , wherein the forced air assembly further includes a timer.
3. The dryer system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of flexible porous hose segments are operable to conduct forced heated air into sleeves and torso of a coat, waist and pant legs of a pair of bunker pants, a pair of boots, and a pair of gloves of a firefighting ensemble.
4. The dryer system of claim 1 , wherein the heater is operable to heat air about 10 degrees Fahrenheit above the ambient air temperature.
5. A portable dryer system for an ensemble comprising a coat and pants, the system comprising:
a forced air assembly having an air outlet port;
a plurality of flexible porous conducting elements coupled to the air outlet port operable to receive and conduct forced air therefrom, the porous conducting elements comprising a plurality of minute openings substantially along their entire lengths; and
each of the plurality of flexible porous conducting elements being respectively placed inside the coat hung on a hanger, each coat sleeve, and each pant leg hung on a hanger to conduct forced air into elements of the ensemble to speed drying.
6. The dryer system of claim 5 , wherein the forced air assembly further includes a heater.
7. The dryer system of claim 5 , wherein the forced air assembly further includes a timer.
8. The dryer system of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of flexible porous conducting elements are operable to conduct forced heated air into sleeves and torso of a coat, waist and pant legs of a pair of bunker pants, a pair of boots, and a pair of gloves.
9. The dryer system of claim 6 wherein the heater is operable to heat air at least 10 degrees Fahrenheit above the ambient air temperature.
10. A portable dryer system for use with an existing cabinet configured for hanging at least one set of clothing including a coat and pants, the system comprising:
a forced air assembly including a heater and a blower;
a plurality of flexible porous hose segments coupled to an air outlet of the forced air assembly and operable to receive and conduct forced air therefrom, at least one of the porous hose segments being substantially porous along its entire length; and
the plurality of flexible porous hose segments are operable to conduct forced heated air into the at least one set of clothing including the coat and pants to speed drying.
11. The dryer system of claim 10 , wherein the forced air assembly further includes a timer.
12. A dryer system for at least one set of clothing is hung on an existing hanger in an existing cabinet, comprising:
a forced air assembly including a heater and a blower for generating forced heated air;
a central segment of flexible porous hose operable to conduct the forced heated air and configured for drying a torso of the coat and waist portion of the pants;
at least two shorter segments of flexible porous hose coupled to an upper portion of the central segment of flexible porous hose, operable to conduct the forced heated air and configured for being placed in sleeves of the coat; and
at least two shorter segments of flexible porous hose coupled to a lower portion of the central segment of flexible porous hose, operable to conduct the forced heated air and configured for being placed in leg portions of the pants.