Drying apparatus

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR DRYING CHEMICAL SAMPLES AND LIKE SOLID MATERIALS COMPRISING MEANS FORMING A DRYING CHAMBER, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A HEATING JACKET HAVING AN INNER AND AN OUTER WALL DEFINING A CHAMBER THROUGH WHICH VAPORS OF A HEATING FLUID MAY REFLUX, SAID INNER WALL FURTHER DEFINING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID DRYING CHAMBER; A HEATING MANTLE POSITIONED EXTERIOR TO SAID HEATING JACKET; A CONTAINER HAVING A HEATING FLUID THEREIN ON SAID HEATING MANTLE; A FIRST CONDUIT RELEASABLY SECURED TO SAID CONTAINER, SAID CONDUIT LEADING INTO THE BOTTOM OF SAID HEATING JACKET; A SECOND CONDUIT LEADING INTO THE TOP OF SAID HEATING JACKET; A CONDENSER RELEASABLY SECURED TO SAID SECOND CONDUIT; A THIRD CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH AIR MAY BE REMOVED FROM SAID DRYING CHAMBER; A FIRST SHAFT EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY THROUGH SAID DRYING CHAMBER; A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND ROTATABLE WITH RESPECT THERETO, SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL RECESSED CHANNELS AT SPACED INTERVALS, SAID CHANNELS BEING ADAPTED TO CONFINE A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS OF A SOLID MATERIAL TO BE DRIED; A SECOND SHAFT; MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHAFT; AND DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFTS AND SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR DRYING CHEMICAL SAMPLES AND LIKE SOLID MATERIALS COMPRISING MEANS FORMING A DRYING CHAMBER, SAID MEANS COMPRISING A HEATING JACKET HAVING AN INNER AND AN OUTER WALL DEFINING A CHAMBER THROUGH WHICH VAPORS OF A HEATING FLUID MAY REFLUX, SAID INNER WALL FURTHER DEFINING THE PERIPHERY OF SAID DRYING CHAMBER; A HEATING MANTLE POSITIONED EXTERIOR TO SAID HEATING JACKET; A CONTAINER HAVING A HEATING FLUID THEREIN ON SAID HEATING MANTLE; A FIRST CONDUIT RELEASABLY SECURED TO SAID CONTAINER, SAID CONDUIT LEADING INTO THE BOTTOM OF SAID HEATING JACKET; A SECOND CONDUIT LEADING INTO THE TOP OF SAID HEATING JACKET; A CONDENSER RELEASABLY SECURED TO SAID SECOND CONDUIT; A THIRD CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH AIR MAY BE REMOVED FROM SAID DRYING CHAMBER; A FIRST SHAFT EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY THROUGH SAID DRYING CHAMBER; A CYLINDRICAL MEMBER SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT AND ROTATABLE WITH RESPECT THERETO, SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL RECESSED CHANNELS AT SPACED INTERVALS, SAID CHANNELS BEING ADAPTED TO CONFINE A PLURALITY OF CONTAINERS OF A SOLID MATERIAL TO BE DRIED; A SECOND SHAFT; MEANS FOR COUPLING SAID FIRST AND SECOND SHAFT; AND DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFTS AND SAID CYLINDRICAL MEMBER ABOUT A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTAL AXIS.