Collapsible space heater and dryer for clothing

Claim 1

A COMBINED SPACE HEATER AND DRYER COMPRISING A GENERALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED CABINET INCLUDING VERTICAL SPACED PARALLEL HEATING PANEL ASSEMBLIES, END WALLS INTERCONNECTING SAID PANEL ASSEMBLIES THUS DEFINING AN OPEN TOP ENCLOSURE, EACH OF SAID HEATING PANEL ASSEMBLIES HAVING HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SLOTS FORMED THEREIN FOR RECEIVING ARTICLES OF CLOTHING HUNG THERETHROUGH, A REMOVABLE BASE, SAID BASE INCLUDING AN UPWARDLY OPENING PERIPHERAL GROOVE TELSECOPICALLY AND RELEASABLY RECEIVING THE LOWER END OF THE CABINET FORMING THE ENCLOSURE, SAID BASE CONPRISING A PLURALITY OF PANNELS EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY FROM A CENTRALLY LOCATED PEAK, AN UPSTANDING PERIPHERAL EDGE ON THE BASE LOCATED OUTWARDLY FROM THE HEATING PANEL ASSEMBLIES AND FORMING A TROUGH THEREON FOR COLLECTING ANY DRIPPAGE FROM ARTICLES OF CLOTHING AND HOLDING THE WATER AWAY FROM THE ENCLOSURE WITH THE LEAST POSSIBLE EXPOSED SURFACE AREA TO PREVENT EVAPORATION WHICH WOULD SLOW DOWN THE DRYING ACTION.