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US 12,214,752 · App. 18/619,100 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Vehicle mountable article dryer system

Inventor: Dana Lynn Reed (Highland, MD)
B60R9/065B60R2011/0056
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Patent No.
US 12,214,752
App. No.
18/619,100
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An article dryer system removably couples to an exterior of a vehicle. The article dryer system includes (I) a receptacle assembly including (A) a bottom portion, (B) a top portion spaced from the bottom portion, (C) a first side portion extending between the bottom portion and the top portion, and (D) a second side portion extending between the bottom portion and the top portion, the second side portion spaced from the first side portion. The bottom portion, the top portion, the first side portion, and the second side portion partially bound an interior area having an inlet opening and outlet opening. The article dryer system also includes (II) at least one coupler for coupling to the exterior of the vehicle with the coupler coupled to the receptacle assembly. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims (10)

1. An article dryer system for removably coupling to an exterior of a vehicle, the article dryer system comprising:

(I) a multi-sided single-piece tubular structure including an interior area, an inlet opening and an outlet opening oppositely facing the inlet opening;

(II) a divider panel positioned in the interior area, extending from a first side portion of the multi-sided tubular structure to a second side portion of the multi-sided tubular structure,

wherein the divider panel includes a first portion extending from the first side portion to the second side portion and a second portion extending from the first side portion to the second side portion,

wherein the first portion of the divider panel is positioned closer to the inlet opening of the multi-sided tubular structure than the second portion of the divider panel is positioned to the inlet opening of the multi-sided tubular structure,

wherein the second portion of the divider panel is positioned closer to the outlet opening of the multi-sided tubular structure than the first portion of the divider panel is positioned to the outlet opening of the multi-sided tubular structure, and

wherein the second portion of the divider panel is positioned closer to a top portion of the multi-sided tubular structure than the first portion of the divider panel is positioned from the top portion of the multi-sided tubular structure; and

(III) at least one coupler for removably coupling with the exterior of the vehicle,

wherein the at least one coupler is coupled to a bottom portion of the multi-sided tubular structure.

2. The article dryer system of claim 1 further including a porous cover removably coupled to the receptacle assembly and at least partially positioned in the inlet opening.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63492613 · Mar 28, 2023
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