US 12,290,227 B2
Dryer box for a kitchen drawer
Nicholas White-Petteruti, Chicago, IL (US)
Assigned to Nicholas White-Petteruti, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Nicholas White-Petteruti, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,543.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/127,574, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0192463 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. A47L 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47L 19/00 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A dryer box for a kitchen drawer, the dryer box comprising:
a housing having a front, a back, a top and a bottom, the housing including:
a basin defining an interior space configured to hold items for drying, and
a lid configured to close the basin at the top of the housing;
an inlet vent disposed along the front of the housing;
an outlet vent disposed along the front of the housing;
a ventilation fan in fluid communication with the inlet vent and the outlet vent, the ventilation fan being configured to circulate air through the interior space of the housing from the inlet vent to the outlet vent;
an actuator that is movable between a first position in which the actuator is configured to hold the kitchen drawer open and a second position in which the kitchen drawer is closed; and
a controller configured to send a control signal to the actuator to move the actuator to the second position so as to initiate the closing of the drawer.