US Patent No: 7,886,458
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Lint collection apparatus and system for fabric dryers
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Feb 15, 2011
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Dec 22, 2006
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11/615,073
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Abstract
A modular lint collection system for a fabric dryer, comprising a lint collection frame having a plurality of lint screen retaining members associated therewith, and a plurality of lint collection screens connected to respective lint screen retaining members and arranged in a zigzag pattern. The lint collection screens are oriented in respective vertical planes with adjacent screens lying in intersecting relation to one another, such that the air flow being drawn through the dryer generally impinges the screens at an oblique angle.
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