GLOVE DRYER SUPPORT

Abstract

A glove dryer support, at least containing a hand-shaped support; a first passage is provided at each of a front surface and a back surface of each finger portion of the hand-shaped support, and an upper end of each first passage extends to a corresponding fingertip position of the hand-shaped support; each fingertip position of the hand-shaped support is provided with a hollowed portion, two first passages at the front surface and the back surface of the finger portion respectively are in communication with each other through the hollowed portion of a corresponding fingertip position.

Claims

1. A glove dryer support, at least comprising: a hand-shaped support; the hand-shaped support comprises a plurality of finger portions, and each of the finger portions has a free end defined as a fingertip position; a first passage is provided at each of a front surface and a back surface of each of the finger portions of the hand-shaped support, and an upper end of each of the first passages extends to a corresponding fingertip position of the hand-shaped support; each fingertip position of the hand-shaped support is provided with a hollowed portion, two first passages at the front surface and the back surface respectively of each of the finger portions are in communication with each other through the hollowed portion of a corresponding fingertip position.

2. The glove dryer support of claim 1, wherein each hollowed portion comprises at least one through hole penetrating through a front surface and a back surface of the hand-shaped support, or a notch recessed downwardly at a corresponding fingertip position of the hand-shaped support.

3. The glove dryer support of claim 1, wherein the front surface and the back surface of each of the finger portions of the hand-shaped support are each provided with a plurality of first ribs protruding out therefrom, and two first ribs are arranged on each of the front surface and the back surface of each of the finger portions to define a corresponding first passage therebetween.

4. The glove dryer support of claim 1, wherein the hand-shaped support also comprises a palm portion and a wrist portion; the finger portions are connected with the wrist portion through the palm portion; a plurality of second ribs arranged along a longitudinal direction of the hand-shaped support are formed on and protruding out of each of a front surface and a back surface of the palm portion of the hand-shaped support; lower ends of the second ribs extend to the wrist portion of the hand-shaped support, and an upper end of each of the second ribs is either connected integrally to a corresponding first rib end to end, or connected to a connecting point between two adjacent first ribs; a second passage is defined by two adjacent second ribs, and each second passage corresponds to and being in communication with a corresponding first passage.

5. The glove dryer support of claim 4, further comprising a connection pipe which is hollow; the wrist portion of the hand-shaped support is connected to an upper end of the connection pipe.

6. The glove dryer support of claim 5, wherein a baffle is arranged on a front surface or a back surface of the wrist portion of the hand-shaped support, and the baffle partially blocks the upper end of the connection pipe; a plurality of third ribs are arranged on an outer side wall of the connection pipe corresponding to the baffle, the third ribs are arranged along an axial direction of the connection pipe, and an exhaust channel is formed between two adjacent third ribs.

7. The glove dryer support of claim 6, wherein each of the lower ends of the second ribs is provided with a slot; each slot extends along a direction corresponding to the axial direction of the connection pipe, and all slots are positioned corresponding to a circumference of the connection pipe; the upper end of the connection pipe is engaged to the slots.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] FIG. 1 is a first perspective view of Embodiment I of the present invention;

[0017] FIG. 2 is a first exploded view of Embodiment I of the present invention;

[0018] FIG. 3 is a second perspective view of Embodiment I of the present invention;

[0019] FIG. 4 is a second exploded view of Embodiment I of the present invention;

[0020] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of Embodiment I of the present invention;

[0021] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating the operating principle of Embodiment I of the present invention;

[0022] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of Embodiment II of the present invention; and

[0023] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of Embodiment III of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0024] With reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, disclosed is a glove dryer support, at least comprising a hand-shaped support 1;

[0025] The hand-shaped support 1 comprises a plurality of finger portions 1a, and each of the finger portions 1a has a free end defined as a fingertip position 1b; a first passage 11 is provided at each of a front surface and a back surface of each of the finger portions 1a of the hand-shaped support 1, and an upper end of each of the first passages 11 extends to a corresponding fingertip position 1b of the hand-shaped support 1;

[0026] each fingertip position 1b of the hand-shaped support 1 is provided with a hollowed portion 12, two first passages at the front surface and the back surface respectively of each of the finger portions 1a are in communication with each other through the hollowed portion 12 of a corresponding fingertip position 1b.

[0027] Embodiment I of the present invention is described below.

[0028] Each hollowed portion 12 comprises at least one through hole 12a penetrating through a front surface and a back surface of the hand-shaped support 1, or a notch 12b (see Embodiment II illustrated by FIG. 7) recessed downwardly at a corresponding fingertip position 1b of the hand-shaped support 1. The current embodiment illustrates each hollowed portion 12 being the through hole 12a, and each fingertip position 1b of the hand-shaped support 1 in the present embodiment is provided with three through holes 12a, and the three through holes 12a are arranged with respect to each other to define a triangular shape.

[0029] The front surface and the back surface of each of the finger portions 1a of the hand-shaped support 1 are each provided with a plurality of first ribs 13 protruding out therefrom, and two first ribs 13 are arranged on each of the front surface and the back surface of each of the finger portions 1a (i.e. total four first ribs 13 are provided corresponding to each fingertip position 1b) such that the front surface and the back surface of each of the finger portions 1a are provided with two first passages 11 respectively, one at the front surface of the finger portion 1a, and another one at the back surface of the finger portion 1a. The first ribs 13 are designed to shape the first passages 11, such that finger parts of the glove are propped outwardly, and thus the fleece lining of the glove is stretched and loosened, and an interior heating area of the glove is increased, accordingly, an interior of the glove is easier to be in contact with the heat output by a dryer, and air flow and drying efficiency can be enhanced.

[0030] The hand-shaped support 1 also comprises a palm portion 1c and a wrist portion 1d; the finger portions 1a are connected with the wrist portion 1d through the palm portion 1c; a plurality of second ribs 14 arranged along a longitudinal direction of the hand-shaped support 1 are formed on and protruding out of each of a front surface and a back surface of the palm portion 1c of the hand-shaped support 1; lower ends of the second ribs 14 extend to the wrist portion 1d of the hand-shaped support 1, and an upper end of each of the second ribs 14 is either connected integrally to a corresponding first rib 13 end to end (see the second rib referenced by number 14a in FIG. 1 positioned towards one side of the palm portion 1c), or connected to a connecting point 130 between two adjacent first ribs 13 (see the second rib referenced by number 14b in FIG. 1 positioned in the middle of the palm portion 1c); a second passage 15 is defined by two adjacent second ribs 14, and each second passage 15 corresponds to and being in communication with a corresponding first passage 11 (five second passages 15 are arranged on each of the front surface and the back surface of the palm portion 1c of the hand-shaped support 1) (in particular, the second passage 15 on a surface of the palm portion 1c corresponding to the thumb is referenced by number 15 in FIG. 3). The second ribs 14 are designed to prop the palm portion 1c of the hand-shaped support 1 outward to improve air flow and drying effect.

[0031] Further, the present invention further comprises a connection pipe 2 which is hollow; the wrist portion 1d of the hand-shaped support 1 is connected to an upper end of the connection pipe 2, and a lower end of the connection pipe 2 is configured to be inserted at an output end of a glove dryer so as to be in communication with the glove dryer. Alternatively, the connection pipe 2 may be integrally molded with the output end of the glove dryer.

[0032] Further, a baffle 16 is arranged on a front surface (see Embodiment I illustrated by FIGS. 1 to 6) or a back surface (see Embodiment III illustrated by FIG. 8) of the wrist portion 1d of the hand-shaped support 1, and the baffle 16 partially blocks the upper end of the connection pipe 2; a plurality of third ribs 21 are arranged on an outer side wall of the connection pipe 2 corresponding to the baffle 16, the third ribs 21 are arranged along an axial direction of the connection pipe 2, and an exhaust channel 22 is formed between two adjacent third ribs 21. The baffle 16 is designed to enable the heat air flow in the connection pipe 2 to flow out only from one side of the hand-shaped support 1; as shown in FIG. 6, the heat air flow can only flow out upwardly from the glove dryer from a front surface of the hand-shaped support 1 (in FIG. 8, the heat flow can only flow out upwardly from the glove dryer from a back surface of the hand-shaped support 1), pass through the hollowed portion 12 at the fingertip positions 1b, and flow back downwardly along the back surface of the hand-shaped support 1 (in FIG. 8, flow back downwardly along the front surface of the hand-shaped support 1). The baffle 16 according to the present invention can avoid the problems of clashing and mutual interference of air flows, so that according to the current embodiment, heat flowing along the front side of the wrist portionthe fingertip positionsthe back side of the wrist portion of the hand-shaped support 1 can be achieved (alternatively, heat flowing along the back side of the wrist portionthe fingertip positionsthe front side of the wrist portion of the hand-shaped support 1 can be achieved according to Embodiment III illustrated by FIG. 8); the third ribs 21 are designed to prop an opening of the glove, so that the heat flowing back can be discharged from the outer side of the connection pipe 2.

[0033] Furthermore, each of the lower ends of the second ribs 14 is provided with a slot 17; each slot 17 extends along a direction corresponding to an axial direction of the connection pipe 2, and all slots 17 are positioned corresponding to a circumference of the connection pipe 2; the upper end of the connection pipe 2 is engaged to the slots 17, such that the hand-shaped support 1 and the connection pipe 2 are fixed to each other. As the upper end of the connection pipe 2 is engaged to the slots 17, the second ribs 14 are partially positioned out of the outer surface of the connection pipe 2 in terms of a radial direction of the connection pipe 2, so that the second ribs 14 can further prop up the glove together with the third ribs 21, such that the propped up interior space the glove becomes even larger, thereby improving the air flow and the drying efficiency.

[0034] Due to the above technical solutions, the hollowed portions 12 are designed at the fingertip positions 1b of the hand-shaped support 1, such that at each fingertip position, two first passages 11 at the front surface and back surface of the finger portion 1a of the hand-shaped support 1 respectively communicate with each other at the fingertip position 1b, thereby solving the problem that heat cannot pass through the fingertip positions 1b as in a conventional glove support, and the heat can circulate more smoothly between the front surface and the back surface of the hand-shaped support 1 after the glove is placed on the hand-shaped support 1 and drying is started, so that the drying effect is better; the first passages 11 can guide the heat output by the glove dryer to flow along the surfaces of the hand-shaped support 1, so that the drying effect is more comprehensive.