ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. RE50,689, issued on Dec. 9.
"Portable apparel drying assemblies and methods of use" was invented by Lawrence A. Hinkey (Glens Falls, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Portable assemblies and methods for drying apparel, for example, footwear or gloves, are provided. The assemblies include a housing; projections or pegs pivotally mounted to or inserted into the housing, the projections each having an inlet, an outlet, an internal passage communicating the inlet to the outlet, and the projections can be oriented in a position adapted to receive the apparel; and a source of air having an outlet in fluid communication with the inlets of the pro...