Shelf attachment for a portable clothes dryer with multiple drying shelves

Abstract

A clothes dryer includes a plurality of generally parallel shelves. Each shelf includes an outer frame. A shelf attachment for mounting onto the shelves has a first leg, a second leg and a top frame. The top frame connects the first and second legs and has a hanger support. The first leg has at least two spaced apart attachment members each removably mountable to one of the shelves. The shelf attachment is generally perpendicular to the shelves when the attachment members are mounted to the shelves.

1 . A clothes dryer comprising: 
 a plurality of generally parallel shelves, each shelf including an outer frame; and    a shelf attachment for mounting onto the shelves having a first leg, a second leg and a top frame, the top frame connecting the first and second legs and having a hanger support, the first leg having at least two spaced apart attachment members each removably mountable to one of the shelves, the shelf attachment being generally perpendicular to the shelves when the attachment members are mounted to the shelves.    
   
   
       2 . The clothes dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the second leg has at least two spaced apart attachment members each removably mountable to one of the shelves.  
   
   
       3 . The clothes dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the at least two attachment members are spaced apart a distance equal to the distance between three consecutive shelves.  
   
   
       4 . The clothes dryer of  claim 3 , wherein the first leg includes a groove spaced between the at least two attachment members and in contact with the outer frame of a middle shelf of the three consecutive shelves.  
   
   
       5 . The clothes dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment members are downwardly facing hooks shaped to releasably receive the outer frame.  
   
   
       6 . The clothes dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the hanger support is an upwardly facing hook.  
   
   
       7 . The clothes dryer of  claim 1 , further comprising more than one shelf attachment.  
   
   
       8 . The clothes dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second legs are removably attached to the top frame.  
   
   
       9 . The clothes dryer of  claim 1 , wherein the shelf attachment tapers toward the top of the shelf attachment such that the top frame is narrower than a space between the first and second legs.  
   
   
       10 . A clothes dryer comprising: 
 a plurality of generally parallel shelves, each shelf including at least an outer frame having a first end and a second end and fabric extending across the frame to form a substantially planar surface;    a fan;    a housing enclosing the fan, the housing having at least one air intake vent, an extension arm supporting the second end of each shelf and a plurality of air exhaust vents configured to direct air substantially parallel to the planar surface of each shelf, and    a shelf attachment for mounting onto the shelves having a first leg, a second leg and a top frame, the top frame connecting the first and second legs and having a hanger support, the first leg having at least two spaced apart attachment members each removably mountable to one of the shelves, the shelf attachment being generally perpendicular to the shelves when the attachment members are mounted to the shelves.    
   
   
       11 . The clothes dryer of  claim 10 , wherein the fabric is comprised of a mesh material.  
   
   
       12 . The clothes dryer of  claim 10 , wherein at least some of the frames are supported at the first end by at least one post, the first end of the bottommost shelf being supported from a support surface by at least one leg.  
   
   
       13 . The clothes dryer of  claim 12  wherein the outer frames, the at least one post and the at least one leg are comprised of detachable segments and the shelves are removable from the housing.  
   
   
       14 . The clothes dryer of  claim 10 , wherein the exhaust vents are positioned above each shelf to form an individual flow of air for each shelf.  
   
   
       15 . The clothes dryer of  claim 10 , wherein the housing includes a scented sheet.  
   
   
       16 . The clothes dryer of  claim 10 , wherein the fan and air intake are located below the bottommost shelf.  
   
   
       17 . The clothes dryer of  claim 10 , wherein the shelves are generally equally spaced.