Mag Dryer

Abstract

A Mag Dryer is a magnetically attachable device for receiving thereon handwear, footwear, headwear, and other articles that are thereby air dried using a heat source to which the Mag Dryer is attached or is attached nearby. The Mag Dryer utilizes a plurality of drying wands to suspend wet articles in proximity to a heat source. The drying wands are relatively slender and extend outwards from an attachment base a significant distance, thereby providing an excellent means for mounting a myriad of different articles thereon. The attachment base is magnetic and can securely mount on any material which is attracted to a magnet. Appropriate surfaces include metal heating grates covering forced air furnace vents, registers, radiators, fireplaces, and any magnetic surface near a heat/hot air/moving air source.

Claims

1. A mag dryer, comprising: an attachment base comprising a magnetic core; a first spacing mount extending from the attachment base; a second spacing mount extending from the attachment base; a spreader bar attached at a distal end to the first spacing mount and extending longitudinally therefrom, the spreader bar attached at a proximal end to the second spacing mount; a plurality of drying wands attached to at least one of the attachment base, the first spacing mount, the second spacing mount, and the spreader bar; and the plurality of drying wands being relatively long and thin so that the plurality of drying wands can be inserted in at least one article of clothing that needs to be dried and can support the article in proximity to a heat source.

2. The mag dryer of claim 1, wherein the plurality of drying wands number at least two and the drying wands extend upwards so that the distal ends of the wands are further apart than the proximal ends.

3. The mag dryer of claim 1, wherein there are two drying wands, a first drying wand and a second drying wand, and the first drying wand is mounted to the first spacing mount and the second drying wand is mounted to the second spacing mount.

4. The mag dryer of claim 2, wherein there are two drying wands, a first drying wand and a second drying wand, and the first drying wand is mounted to the first spacing mount and the second drying wand is mounted to the second spacing mount.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0006] The aforementioned and other features and objects of the present invention and the manner of attaining them will become more apparent and the invention itself will be best understood by reference to the following descriptions of a preferred embodiment and other embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

[0007] FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer;

[0008] FIG. 2 illustrates a front elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer;

[0009] FIG. 3 illustrates a side elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer;

[0010] FIG. 4 illustrates a front elevation view of an alternate exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer; and

[0011] FIG. 5 illustrates a front view of a cross-section of the embodiment from FIG. 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0012] In the following discussion, numerous specific details are set forth to provide a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments may be practiced without such specific details. Furthermore, lists and/or examples are often provided and should be interpreted as exemplary only and in no way limiting embodiments to only those examples. Similarly, in this disclosure, language such as “could, should, may, might, must, have to, can, would, need to, is, is not”, etc. and all such similar language shall be considered interchangeable whenever possible such that the scope of the invention is not unduly limited. For example, a comment such as: “item X is used” can be interpreted to read “item X can be used”.

[0013] Exemplary embodiments are described below in the accompanying Figures. The following detailed description provides a comprehensive review of the drawing Figures in order to provide a thorough understanding of, and an enabling description for, these embodiments. One having ordinary skill in the art will understand that in some cases well-known structures and functions have not been shown or described in detail to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the description of the embodiments.

[0014] Referring now to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer 10. The Mag Dryer can comprise an attachment base 20, a first spacing mount 30, a second spacing mount 40, a plurality of drying wands 50 and 60, and a spreader bar 90. The attachment base 20 can comprise any relatively strong magnet which can securely hold the Mag Dryer and any articles placed thereon. The stronger the magnetic holding power of the magnet used, the smaller than magnet can be in physical dimensions. However, larger magnets can be used without much issue as well. The benefit to smaller magnets is that they will block less of the air/heat flow coming from the source to which the attachment base 20 is attached.

[0015] In the embodiment in FIG. 1, extending out from the attachment base 20 can be a first spacing mount 20 and a second spacing mount 30. The mounts themselves can be spaced at angles, or the plurality of drying wands that extend therefrom can extend at an angle alternatively. In some embodiments, if the drying wands are sufficiently spaced, they may not need to be angled, but angles may provide an easier loading/unloading situation.

[0016] The first and second spacing mounts 20 and 30 attach to the attachment base 20 and extend outwards therefrom. They provide a mounting location to attach the plurality of drying wands thereto. In an alternate embodiment, the drying wands can be attached directly to the attachment base.

[0017] Between the spacing mounts 20 and 30 can be a spreader bar 90. The spreader bar 90 works to keep the spacing mounts 20 and 30 (and the drying wands, since they can be attached thereto) spread apart. The spreader bar 90 also provides a resting location for articles that have slipped all the way down a drying wand to keep the article up and off of the attachment base 20 and the heat source.

[0018] Attached to and extending up from the spacing mounts 20 and 30 can be a plurality of dryer wands 50 and 60. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, the number of dryer wands is two. In other embodiments more or fewer dryer wands are contemplated. Although the embodiment in FIG. 1 illustrates the dryer wands as being long looped members, they can be single members extending from the spacing mounts. Also, the embodiment in FIG. 1 shows the spreader bar 90 as being a non-integral component separate from the two dryer wands. In other embodiments, the spreader bar 90 is integral with the dryer wands, with all three components being formed from a single piece of material, with a first right-side dryer bar 52 extending up from the first spacing mount 20, the material then looping over and running back down as a first left-side dryer bar 54 to the first spacing mount 20, then extending across to the second spacing mount 30 and forming thereby the spreader bar 90, then turning and extending up from the second spacing mount 30 as a second right-side dryer bar 62, then looping over and running back down as a second left-side dryer bar 64 to the second spacing mount 30.

[0019] A first plurality of lock-ons 70 can affix one of the plurality of dryer wands 50 to the first spacing mount 30. A second plurality of lock-ons 80 can affix another one of the plurality of dryer wands 60 to the second spacing mount 40.

[0020] The Mag Dryer can be magnetically attached to a heat source and then can receive thereon any handwear, footwear, headwear, or other articles that are thereby air dried using the heat/air from the heat source to which the Mag Dryer is attached (or is attached nearby). The Mag Dryer utilizes a plurality of drying wands to suspend wet articles in proximity to a heat source. The drying wands are relatively slender and extend outwards from the Mag Dryer a significant distance, thereby providing an excellent means for mounting a myriad of different articles thereon.

[0021] The Mag Dryer utilizes an attachment base which can securely mount on any material which is attracted to a magnet. Appropriate surfaces include metal heating grates covering forced air furnace vents, registers, radiators, fireplaces, and any magnetic surface near a heat/hot air/moving air source. Any horizontal surface such as a heat register in the floor can receive a plurality of Mag Dryers thereon with the drying wands pointing generally upwards therefrom. In wall heat vents, fireplace doors, or other vertically mounted heat sources can also be used by Mag Dryers, usually attaching in a horizontal manner thereto.

[0022] FIG. 2 illustrates a front elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer 10. As can be seen in this view, the plurality of dryer wands 50 and 60 are relatively long and narrow, the better to slip inside articles and keep them open for good air circulation therethrough.

[0023] FIG. 3 illustrates a side elevation view of an exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer 10.

[0024] FIG. 4 illustrates a front elevation view of an alternate exemplary embodiment of a Mag Dryer 10 wherein the first and second spacing mounts 30 and 40 extend from the attachment base and then are joined together by the spreader bar 90. The plurality of dryer wands 50 and 60 extend upwards from the spreader bar 90 rather than mounting directly to the spacing mounts 30 and 40. In yet another embodiment, the plurality of dryer wands 50 and 60 can be mounted directly to the attachment base 20.

[0025] FIG. 5 illustrates a front view of a cross-section of the embodiment from FIG. 4. In this view, the cross-section is taken in a plane parallel with the front plane of the device. The attachment base 20 is shown in this embodiment as comprising a protective cover 26 surrounding a magnetic core 24. The cover 26 can protect the magnetic core 24. It can also protect the articles and the mounting surface from the magnetic core 24 itself. In alternate embodiments, the protective cover 26 extends completely around the base of the magnetic core 24 to protect mounting surfaces from the magnetic core 24. In yet another embodiment, the attachment base 20 does not include a protective cover 26 and instead comprises only a magnetic core 24 as illustrated in FIGS. 1-3.

[0026] While particular embodiments have been described and disclosed in the present application, it is clear that any number of permutations, modifications, or embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and the scope of this disclosure.

[0027] Particular terminology used when describing certain features or aspects of the embodiments should not be taken to imply that the terminology is being redefined herein to be restricted to any specific characteristics, features, or aspects with which that terminology is associated. In general, the terms used in the following claims should not be construed to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the specification, unless the above Detailed Description section explicitly defines such terms. Accordingly, the actual scope of the claims encompasses not only the disclosed embodiments, but also all equivalent ways of practicing or implementing the claimed subject matter.

[0028] The above detailed description of the embodiments is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the precise embodiment or form disclosed herein or to the particular fields of usage mentioned above. While specific embodiments and examples are described above for illustrative purposes, various equivalent modifications are possible within the scope of the disclosure, as those skilled in the relevant art will recognize. Also, the teachings of the embodiments provided herein can be applied to other systems, not necessarily the system described above. The elements and acts of the various embodiments described above can be combined to provide further embodiments.

[0029] Any patents, applications and other references that may be listed in accompanying or subsequent filing papers, are incorporated herein by reference. Aspects of embodiments can be modified, if necessary, to employ the systems, functions, and concepts of the various references to provide yet further embodiments.

[0030] In light of the above “Detailed Description,” the Inventor may make changes to the disclosure. While the detailed description outlines possible embodiments and discloses the best mode contemplated, no matter how detailed the above appears in text, embodiments may be practiced in a myriad of ways. Thus, implementation details may vary considerably while still being encompassed by the spirit of the embodiments as disclosed by the inventor. As discussed herein, specific terminology used when describing certain features or aspects should not be taken to imply that the terminology is being redefined herein to be restricted to any specific characteristics, features, or aspects of the embodiments with which that terminology is associated.

[0031] While certain aspects are presented below in certain claim forms, the inventor contemplates the various aspects in any number of claim forms. Accordingly, the inventor reserves the right to add additional claims after filing the application to pursue such additional claim forms for other aspects.

[0032] The above specification, examples and data provide a description of the structure and use of exemplary implementations of the described systems, articles of manufacture and methods. It is important to note that many implementations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure.