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A clothes dryer includes a hollow housing having a hinged door. A perforated drum is mounted for rotation within the housing and in alignment with the door aperture and is rotatable by an electric motor. An electrically operable oil-filled radiator is positioned within a bottom portion of the hollow

A clothes dryer includes a hollow housing having a hinged door. A perforated drum is mounted for rotation within the housing and in alignment with the door aperture and is rotatable by an electric motor. An electrically operable oil-filled radiator is positioned within a bottom portion of the hollow housing and below the rotating drum and is connectable to a source of conventional household electrical power for generating radiant heat upon supply of the electrical power. The heat rises through the perforated rotating drum for drying wet clothes contained therein. The invention also provides a novel child safety device which is positioned within the door aperture for preventing passage of the child therethrough.

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1. A clothes dryer comprising: (a) a hollow housing having a door aperture formed in a predetermined portion thereof;(b) a door having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape;(c) a hinge means for hingeably connecting said door to said hollow housing for selectively opening and closin

1. A clothes dryer comprising: (a) a hollow housing having a door aperture formed in a predetermined portion thereof;(b) a door having each of a predetermined size and a predetermined shape;(c) a hinge means for hingeably connecting said door to said hollow housing for selectively opening and closing said door aperture;(d) a perforated drum mounted for rotation within said hollow housing and in alignment with said door aperture, said drum capable of receiving wet clothes;(e) a means for rotating said drum; and(f) an electrically operable oil-filled radiator which is positioned within a bottom portion of said hollow housing and below said rotating drum, said radiator is connectable to a source of electrical power for generating radiant heat upon supply of said electrical power, wherein said heat rises through said perforated rotating drum for drying wet clothes contained therein. 2. The clothes dryer, according to claim 1, wherein each wall member of said hollow housing includes an interior wall portion and an exterior wall portion spaced therefrom at a predetermined distance. 3. The clothes dryer, according to claim 2, wherein said clothes dryer includes an insulation means disposed within said each wall member intermediate said interior and said exterior wall portion. 4. The clothes dryer, according to claim 1, wherein said clothes dryer further includes a temperature sensing means which is operably mounted within said housing for sensing a temperature of said generated heat and for providing a temperature signal characterizing said sensed temperature. 5. The clothes dryer, according to claim 4, wherein said clothes dryer further includes a control means for at least operating said radiator and wherein said temperature sensing means is connected to said control means, whereby said control means receives said temperature signal and is responsive thereto for selectively activating and deactivating an electrical heating element disposed within said radiator. 6. The clothes dryer, according to claim 4, wherein said temperature sensor is a thermostat. 7. The clothes dryer, according to claim 1, wherein said clothes dryer further includes a lint cover which is operatively and removably positioned intermediate said radiator and said rotating drum. 8. The clothes dryer, according to claim 1, wherein said clothes dryer further includes a child safety device and means for removably securing said child safety device within a peripheral surface of the door aperture in order to form a barrier and to prevent child passage through said door aperture and into said rotating drum when said door is open. 9. The clothes dryer, according to claim 8, wherein said child safety device includes each of a frame and a mesh mounted within said frame. 10. The clothes dryer, according to claim 9, wherein said securing means includes at least a pair of receptacles secured in a spaced relationship to the peripheral surface of said door aperture and extending thereinto and at least a pair of members extending outwardly from a peripheral surface of said frame, each engaging a respective receptacle in a snap-fit manner. 11. The clothes dryer, according to claim 1, wherein said clothes dryer further includes a vent means operably disposed within said hollow housing. 12. The clothes dryer, according to claim 1, wherein said clothes dryer further includes four wheels which are mounted to a bottom portion of said hollow housing for facilitating movement of said clothes dryer. 13. The clothes dryer, according to claim 12, wherein at least one of said four wheels includes a locking means for preventing its rotation. 14. A child safety system for an appliance having a door aperture formed in one wall thereof which is sized sufficiently to enable passage of a child therethrough and into a cavity of the appliance, the door aperture being defined by a peripheral surface disposed within the one wall of the appliance, the appliance further having a door movable between an open position for uncovering the door aperture and a closed position for covering the door aperture, the door is disposed generally planar with the one wall of the appliance in the close position, said child safety system comprising: (a) a child safety device positioned within the door aperture and within the peripheral surface thereof, said child safety device sized to cover a predetermined portion of the door aperture sufficient to prevent passage of the child therethrough when the door is disposed in the open position; and(b) a securing means for releaseably securing said safety device in a position for selectively covering and uncovering the predetermined portion of the door aperture, said securing means including at least a pair of receptacles protruding into the door aperture from the peripheral surface thereof and at least a pair of members, each of said at least a pair of members extending outwardly from a peripheral edge of said child safety device and operatively engaging a respective receptacle. 15. The child safety system, according to claim 14, wherein said child safety device includes a peripheral frame and a mesh disposed within a periphery of said frame. 16. The child safety system, according to claim 14, wherein at least a portion of said child safety device is formed from an elastic material. 17. The child safety system, according to claim 14, wherein said each of said at least pair of receptacles has one end thereof secured to a portion of the peripheral surface of the door aperture, an opposed end thereof extending into the door aperture and a mounting aperture formed through said opposed end of said each said at least pair of receptacles, wherein axis of said mounting aperture is disposed generally parallel with axis of the door aperture. 18. The child safety system, according to claim 17, wherein each of said at least pair of members is a generally L-shaped member that includes each of a first leg secured to and extending outwardly from said peripheral edge of said child safety device in a direction which is coplanar with a plane of said child safety device, a second leg disposed generally perpendicular to said first leg and a spherical portion secured to said second leg and passing through said mounting aperture formed in said respective receptacle, said spherical portion positioned behind said aperture when said child safety device is installed for covering the door aperture, wherein said mounting aperture and said spherical portion are sized to prevent a child from exerting a sufficient force to remove said spherical portion through said mounting aperture. 19. A child safety device for preventing a child to pass through a door aperture formed in one wall of an appliance and into a cavity of the appliance, the door aperture being defined by a peripheral surface disposed within the one wall of the appliance, the appliance further having a door movable between an open position for uncovering the door aperture and a closed position for covering the door aperture, the door is disposed generally planar with the one wall of the appliance in the closed position, said child safety device comprising a peripheral frame positioned within the peripheral surface of the door aperture, a mesh and members disposed on and secured to a pair of opposed edges of said frame for releaseably securing said device within the peripheral surface of the door aperture and in a position to cover at least a portion of the door aperture which is sufficient to prevent passage of the child therethrough when the door of the appliance is disposed in the open position. 20. The child safety system, according to claim 18, wherein the size of said mounting aperture is less than a size of said spherical portion.