US3305938A
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Hand-drying apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-09
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Granted: 1967-02-28
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Expires: 1984-12-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Goldstein Arthur
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:49
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47K; A47K10/00; A47K10/48; A47K10/485; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T225/00; Y10T225/20; Y10T225/205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A HAND DRYING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CABINET IN WHICH TOWELLING CAN BE STORED, SAID CABINET HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH A LENGTH OF TOWELLING CAN HANG; A BLOWER OPERABLE TO PRODUCE A STREAM OF AIR; A DUCT THROUGH WHICH SAID STREAM OF AIR CAN PASS, SAID DUCT HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING ARRANGED SO THAT THE STREAM OF AIR WILL PASS THERETHROUGH AND FLOW ADJACENT SAID HANGING LENGTH OF TOWELLING; ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS ARRANGED WITHIN SAID DUCT SO AS TO HEAT SAID STREAM OF AIR BEFORE IT DISCHARGES FROM SAID OPENING IN SAID DUCT; AND A CONTROL DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY OPERABLE BY WITHDRAWAL OF SAID LENGTH OF TOWELLING FROM SAID CABINET TO SET SAID BLOWER AND SAID HEATING MEANS IN OPERATION FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A HAND DRYING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CABINET IN WHICH TOWELLING CAN BE STORED, SAID CABINET HAVING AN OPENING THROUGH WHICH A LENGTH OF TOWELLING CAN HANG; A BLOWER OPERABLE TO PRODUCE A STREAM OF AIR; A DUCT THROUGH WHICH SAID STREAM OF AIR CAN PASS, SAID DUCT HAVING A DISCHARGE OPENING ARRANGED SO THAT THE STREAM OF AIR WILL PASS THERETHROUGH AND FLOW ADJACENT SAID HANGING LENGTH OF TOWELLING; ELECTRICAL HEATING MEANS ARRANGED WITHIN SAID DUCT SO AS TO HEAT SAID STREAM OF AIR BEFORE IT DISCHARGES FROM SAID OPENING IN SAID DUCT; AND A CONTROL DEVICE AUTOMATICALLY OPERABLE BY WITHDRAWAL OF SAID LENGTH OF TOWELLING FROM SAID CABINET TO SET SAID BLOWER AND SAID HEATING MEANS IN OPERATION FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME INTERVAL.
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