Clothes dryer exhaust device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9103589
APP PUB NO 20140082956A1
SERIAL NO

14038822

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A clothes dryer exhaust line blower system is provided that assists a clothes dryer venting hot air and lint from the dryer interior and through the length of the dryer ducting to maintain a clear pathway and maintain the dryer's efficiency over time. A Y-pipe having a main exhaust line and an intermediate line is installed on the dryer exhaust port and connects the dryer exhaust outlet to an existing dryer duct that is adapted to communicate dryer exhaust from the dryer to the exterior of a dwelling. An intermediate section of the Y-pipe connection includes an electric blower assembly that functions as an auxiliary venting means, which generates air pressure to assist the dryer assembly vent the heated air through the exhaust conduit during the drying process. The blower is electrically driven and is controlled via a manual switch or timer switch that functions in conjunction with the drying cycles of the dryer.

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SULLIVAN LOWELL RNot Provided

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Sullivan, Lowell R Mt. Juliet, US 1 8

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