A drying apparatus for use with many kinds of objects, but is particularly suited for use in drying most kinds of produce and vegetables including leaf vegetables. In one embodiment, the dryer includes a canted drum design which provides a number of benefits and advantages over prior art designs. The canted design allows the use of a spin drying method that breaks up clumps of material in the dryer and assists in the even distribution of material, thereby improving load balance. The canted design provides ergonomic advantages to the operator when loading and unloading the dryer, and, the canted design allows easy access to the drive system for maintenance and repairs.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application claims the benefit of the priority date of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/460,220 filed Apr. 4, 2003, entitled: Canted Manually Loaded Produce Dryer; the present application is also a continuation in part of patent application Ser. No. 10/427,588, filed Apr. 30, 2003 entitled: Centrifugal Dryer and Method, which claims the benefit of the priority of provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/377,265 filed Apr. 30, 2002, entitled: Centrifugal Dryer and Method. The specification and drawings of the above-identified patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
