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An endless flexible sheet form member defines a loop having opposite circumferential edge portions and which may be moved relative to front and rear stationary bulkheads which support and guide the loop to form a clothes drying drum of a desired shape to optimize clothes tumbling patterns and the ut

An endless flexible sheet form member defines a loop having opposite circumferential edge portions and which may be moved relative to front and rear stationary bulkheads which support and guide the loop to form a clothes drying drum of a desired shape to optimize clothes tumbling patterns and the utilization of dryer cabinet space. Means are provided to form a seal between the movable drum and the stationary bulkheads.

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A clothes drying appliance having a cabinet including front and rear wall portions, a drum mounted within the cabinet for tumbling clothes, drive means for rotatably driving the drum, and means for circulating heated air through the interior of the drum to facilitate drying of the clothes therein; s

A clothes drying appliance having a cabinet including front and rear wall portions, a drum mounted within the cabinet for tumbling clothes, drive means for rotatably driving the drum, and means for circulating heated air through the interior of the drum to facilitate drying of the clothes therein; said drum comprising: a front and a rear bulkhead formed respectively adjacent said front and rear cabinet wall portions, each said bulkhead having surfaces defining corresponding annular tracks thereon; and an endless flexible belt member forming a sidewall of the drum, said belt member including front and rear edge portions mounted for movement adjacent the respective front and rear bulkheads with each edge portion riding one of said tracks, whereby the shape of the drum is defined by said trAcks.