Drying apparatus

Claim 1

IN A PARTS DRYING APPARATUS, AN AIR INLET CHAMBER, A PARTS DYRING CHAMBER OF GREATER CAPACITY THAN SAID INLET CHAMBER AND IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID INLET CHAMBER THROUGH AN AIR RESTRICTING SLOT, A PARTS CONVEYOR EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SLOT AND SAID DRYING CHAMBER, AN AIR BLOWER BELOW SAID CHAMBERS, AN AIR DUCT CONNECTING THE OUTLET OF SAID BLOWER TO SAID INLER CHEMBER, AN AIR DUCT CONNECTING THE INTAKE OF SAID BLOWER TO SAID PARTS DRYING CHAMEBR AND TAPERING FROM A RELATIVELY LARGE INLET END AT SAID PARTS DRYER CHAMBER TO A RELATIVELY SMALL OUTLET END AT SAID BLOWER, SAID CHAMBERS, DUCTS AND BLOWER FORMING A CLOSED AIR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, A CONDENSER FORMING IN PART SAID SECOND MENTIONED DUCT, HEAT CONDUCTING BAFFLE MEMBERS WITHIN SAID SECOND-MENTIONED DUCT AND MOUNTED IN HEAT EXCHANGE RELATION WITH SAID CONDENSER, A HEATER ELEMENT WITHIN SAID PARTS DRYING CHAMBER TO MAINTAIN A PREDETERMINED TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN SAID PARTS DRYING CHAMBER AND SAID CONDENSER, AND A WATER RECEPTACLE WITHIN SAID SECOND-MENTIONED DUCT BELOW THE OUTLET OF SAID BLOWER.