Towel warmer and holder

Abstract

.[.This invention relates to electric warming of towels, with.]. .Iadd.An electric warmer of towels has .Iaddend.a vertical member providing support to a series of spaced parallel horizontal members which receive, store and warm the towels. The heating element, being a line type heater, is enclosed within the vertical support member and is connected to any appropriate standard A.C. power source.

That which is claimed is: 
     
       1. A device for warming and holding towels comprising in combination: a single, solid vertical support means, attached thereto, by bonding means, a single hollow vertical support means;   attached to the hollow vertical support means, by bonding means, a plurality of horizontal, spaced apart holding means;   contained within the hollow vertical support means, a heating means for the purpose of heating the hollow vertical support means and the plurality of horizontal spaced apart holding means;   the horizontal holding means are spaced apart a sufficient vertical distance to receive and store a folded towel;   attached to each horizontal holding means is a flap, of sufficient size to reach the next lower horizontal holding means. .Iadd.2. A rack assembly for simultaneously holding and warming a plurality of towels, said assembly comprising:   (a) a heater support member at the rear of the rack assembly that is vertically aligned and is formed from a material having a high coefficient of thermal conductivity;   (b) at least two vertically spaced apart plates formed from a material having a high coefficient of thermal conductivity and attached to said heater support member to extend outwardly therefrom for forming an open front pocket into which a towel may be positioned for being heated by surface-to-surface contact with said plates;   (c) means for attaching said plates to said support member as to permit thermal conductivity therebetween; and   (d) an electrical heating means mounted in fixed position adjacent said heater support member along substantially all of the vertical height of said support member for conductive heating of said support member and said   
     
     
        plates attached thereto..Iaddend. .Iadd.3.  A rack assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein said assembly further comprises: (a) a thermal insulating barrier having one side attached to said heater support member and an opposite side; and   (b) a rear support member attached to the opposite side of said insulating barrier..Iaddend. .Iadd.4. A rack assembly as recited in claim 2, wherein said rack assembly is adapted for installation in a recessed portion of a wall of a room..Iaddend.