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US3280896A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Apparatus for utilizing vehicle heated air

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-04-24
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1984-04-24
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Elmer L Goodson
  • 👤 Maddy Irene Firth

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 15:25
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00507; B60H1/00592

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 172 words
IN COMBINATION, AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A SOURCE OF HEATED AIR, ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS HAVING A CONNECTING END PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF AND A HAIR DRYER ATTACHMENT MEANS CONNECTED WITH THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF FOR DIRECTING AIR FROM THE CONDUIT MEANS IN THE DESIRED MANNER, SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE MEANS OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL FOR FITTING ABOUT A PERSON''S HEAD, SAID ENCLOSURE MEANS HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, MEANS ADJACENT SAID OPENING FOR VARYING THE SIZE OF SAID OPENING, CONNECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SOURCE OF AIR AND INCLUDING A TUBULAR SUPPORT PORTION, THE CONNECTING END PORTION OF SAID FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN AND SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID TUBULAR SUPPORT PORTION, SAID CONNECTING END PORTION OF THE CONDUIT MEANS HAVING AN ANNULAR MAGNETIC MEMBER SUPPORTED THEREAT, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING A COOPERATING ANNULAR MAGNETIC MEMBER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST-MENTIONED MAGNETIC MEMBER, AIR FLOW CONTROL MEANS WITHIN SAID CONNECTING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR THERETHROUGH, SAID AIR FLOW CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING A REMOTELY OPERATED VALVE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 172 words
IN COMBINATION, AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE HAVING A SOURCE OF HEATED AIR, ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS HAVING A CONNECTING END PORTION AT ONE END THEREOF AND A HAIR DRYER ATTACHMENT MEANS CONNECTED WITH THE OPPOSITE END THEREOF FOR DIRECTING AIR FROM THE CONDUIT MEANS IN THE DESIRED MANNER, SAID ATTACHMENT MEANS COMPRISING AN ENCLOSURE MEANS OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL FOR FITTING ABOUT A PERSON''S HEAD, SAID ENCLOSURE MEANS HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, MEANS ADJACENT SAID OPENING FOR VARYING THE SIZE OF SAID OPENING, CONNECTING MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SOURCE OF AIR AND INCLUDING A TUBULAR SUPPORT PORTION, THE CONNECTING END PORTION OF SAID FLEXIBLE CONDUIT MEANS BEING DISPOSED WITHIN AND SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID TUBULAR SUPPORT PORTION, SAID CONNECTING END PORTION OF THE CONDUIT MEANS HAVING AN ANNULAR MAGNETIC MEMBER SUPPORTED THEREAT, SAID CONNECTING MEANS INCLUDING A COOPERATING ANNULAR MAGNETIC MEMBER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID FIRST-MENTIONED MAGNETIC MEMBER, AIR FLOW CONTROL MEANS WITHIN SAID CONNECTING MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF AIR THERETHROUGH, SAID AIR FLOW CONTROL MEANS COMPRISING A REMOTELY OPERATED VALVE MEANS.

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