Sport kit box for hanging and drying
View Patent ↗It is often difficult to dry sports kits in a holder. Here, a portable sport kit box has an air circulation structure that assists in drying activewear or warming it before use. A false bottom distributes airflow in the box. Ducts are present in accessory holders. The tub walls have slots for holding the lid in a vertical plane to hang clothes on for initial draining. A drain plug drains water after washing activewear. A filter is mounted on a wall through which air enters or exits the box. The filter can be connected to an external fan powered by a vehicle or internal or external battery. A solar panel, internal heater or internal fan may be included.
1. A sport kit box comprising:
a tub;
a lid that closes the tub; and
a slot on each of two opposing sides of the tub, each slot shaped to engage with an edge of the lid so that the slots support the lid in a vertical plane when the tub is resting on a horizontal surface.
2. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising a rack with at least one strut that is slidable in and out of an end of the lid, the rack being adjustable between a retracted position in which the strut is mostly inside the lid and an extended position in which the strut is mostly outside the lid.
3. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising:
an inlet for air;
an accessory support defining a duct that leads to perforations in the accessory support;
a false bottom defining ducting that connects the inlet to the duct in the accessory support or to a further duct on which the accessory support is mounted.
4. The sport kit box of claim 3 , wherein the ducting connects the inlet to the duct in the accessory support directly or via another duct.
5. The sport kit box of claim 3 , further comprising a socket on a floor of the tub that engages with the accessory support.
6. The sport kit box of claim 5 , wherein when the box is closed with the lid, the lid prevents the accessory support from rising out of the socket.
7. The sport kit box of claim 3 , wherein the accessory support is a bootie holder, a glove holder, a goggle box or a platform.
8. The sport kit box of claim 3 , wherein the false bottom is perforated.
9. The sport kit box of claim 3 , wherein the accessory support and the false bottom are removable.
10. The sport kit box of claim 3 , wherein the accessory support is a perforated tube.
11. The sport kit box of claim 10 , wherein the perforated tube:
is connectable at each end to a different socket on a floor of the tub to form an arch that extends beyond a height of the tub; and
coils so that it fits inside the box when the box is closed with the lid.
12. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising a removable lock box mounted on an outer surface of the tub.
13. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising a removable filter mounted on an outer surface of the tub.
14. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising a drain plug that fits a drain hole in the tub.
15. The sport kit box of claim 1 wherein:
a top of the lid has a non-slip surface; or
at least one raised ridge on the top of the lid defines multiple sections of the lid.
16. The sport kit box of claim 1 , made of rigid plastic.
17. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising a holder for a beverage container inside the tub.
18. The sport kit box of claim 17 , further comprising a false bottom, which in cooperation with one or more walls of the tub, defines the holder.
19. The sport kit box of claim 17 , further comprising projections extending from an inner surface of a wall of the tub, the projections defining the holder.
20. The sport kit box of claim 4 , further comprising:
the other duct; and
at least two projections on an inner wall of the tub;
wherein the other duct engages with the two projections thereby preventing the other duct from moving horizontally away from the inner wall.
21. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising a fan, a heater, a rechargeable battery, an electrical socket, a solar panel, a control unit or any combination selected therefrom.
22. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising a foldable mat that fits into a recess in a top surface of the lid.
23. The sport kit box of claim 1 , further comprising an accessory that is removably attachable to an outer wall of the tub.