ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,197, issued on March 25.
"Sport kit box for hanging and drying" was invented by Kyle Sawyer (Victoria, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "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...