Portable blower

Claim 2

A hand-held portable, electrically driven blower adapted to be usable by users of varying heights, comprising: an elongated tubular housing defining a longitudinal axis; an electrical drive motor mounted to said housing and having a drive shaft; fan means coupled to the drive shaft of said motor and having a plurality of fan blades for moving air through said tubular housing; an elongated handle connected to said tubular housing and adapted to be grasped by the hand of the user at various positions along the length of said handle so that the tubular housing of the blower is suspended from the handle when in use; and switch means including an electrical switch electrically connected to said drive motor for controlling the application of electrical energy to said drive motor and elongated actuator means connected to said electrical switch for controlling the position of said switch, said elongated actuator means being located in said handle and actuable by the hand of the user when grasping said handle at any of said various positions on said handle.

Claim 3

The portable electric blower according to claim 1 further including an inlet portion connected to one end of said tubular housing and an outlet portion connected to the other end of said tubular housing, and wherein said elongated handle is connected to said tubular housing intermediate said inlet and outlet portions.

Claim 4

The portable electric blower according to claim 2, said electrical drive motor is mounted within said tubular housing intermediate said inlet and outlet portions so that said drive shaft is substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing, and said fan means rotates about said longitudinal axis for moving air from said inlet portion to said outlet portion.

Claim 5

The portable electric blower according to claim 1 wherein said elongated handle extends substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing.

Claim 6

The portable electric blower according to claim 1 wherein said elongated actuator means is adapted to be slidable along an axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing.

Claim 7

The portable electric blower according to claim 1 further including at least one DC energy cell located within said elongated handle and electrically coupled through said switch means to said electrical drive motor for furnishing electrical energy thereto.

Claim 8

A hand-held portable, electrically driven blower adapted to be usable by users of varying heights for blowing debris from sidewalks, driveways, decks, and other such surfaces, comprising: an elongated tubular housing defining a longitudinal axis and having sufficient length to extend proximate to the surface on which a user is standing when holding the blower; an electrical drive motor mounted to said housing and having a drive shaft; fan means coupled to the drive shaft of said motor and having a plurality of fan blades for moving air through said tubular housing; an elongated handle connected to said tubular housing and adapted to be grasped by the hand of the user at various positions along the length of said handle so that in the normal operating position of the blower the tubular housing of the blower is suspended from the handle when in use; and switch means including an electrical switch electrically connected to said drive motor for controlling the application of electrical energy to said drive motor and elongated actuator means connected to said electrical switch for controlling the position of said switch, said elongated actuator means being located in said handle and actuable by the hand of the user when grasping said handle at any of said various positions on said handle.

Claim 9

A hand-held portable, electrically driven blower adapted to be usable by users of varying heights for blowing debris from sidewalks, driveways, decks, and other such surfaces, comprising: an elongated tubular housing defining a longitudinal axis and having sufficient length to extend proximate to the surface on which a user is standing when holding the blower; an electrical drive motor mounted to said housing and having a drive shaft; fan means coupled to the drive shaft of said motor and having a plurality of fan blades for moving air through said tubular housing; an elongated handle connected to said tubular housing and adapted to be grasped by the hand of the user at various positions along the length of said handle so that in the normal operating position of the blower the tubular housing of the blower is suspended from the handle when in use; and switch means including an electrical switch electrically connected to said drive motor for controlling the application of electrical energy to said drive motor and elongated actuator means connected to said electrical switch for controlling the position of said switch, said elongated actuator means being located in said handle and actuable by the hand of the user when grasping said handle at any of said various positions on said handle.

Claim 10

The portable electric blower according to claim 7 further including an inlet portion connected to one end of said tubular housing and an outlet portion connected to the other end of said tubular housing, and wherein said elongated handle is connected to said tubular housing intermediate said inlet and outlet portions.

Claim 11

The portable electric blower according to claim 8, said electrical drive motor is mounted within said tubular housing intermediate said inlet and outlet portions so that said drive shaft is substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing, and said fan means rotates about said longitudinal axis for moving air from said inlet portion to said outlet portion.

Claim 12

The portable electric blower according to claim 7 wherein said elongated handle extends substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing.

Claim 13

The portable electric blower according to claim 7 wherein said elongated actuator means is adapted to be slidable along an axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing.

Claim 14

The portable electric blower according to claim 7 further including at least one DC energy cell located within said elongated handle and electrically coupled through said switch means to said electrical drive motor for furnishing electrical energy thereto.

Claim 15

A hand-held portable, electrically driven blower adapted to be usable by users of varying heights for blowing debris from sidewalks, driveways, decks, and other such surfaces, comprising: an elongated tubular housing defining a longitudinal axis; an inlet portion connected to one end of said tubular housing and an outlet portion connected to the other end of said tubular housing; an electrical drive motor mounted within said tubular housing intermediate said inlet and outlet portions and having a drive shaft substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis; fan means coupled to the drive shaft of said motor and having a plurality of fan blades for moving air through said tubular housing from said inlet portion to said outlet portion; an elongated handle connected to said tubular housing and adapted to be grasped by the hand of the user at various positions along the length of said handle so that in the normal operating position of the blower the tubular housing of the blower is suspended from the handle when in use; said tubular housing having sufficient length so that said outlet portion is positioned proximate to the surface on which the user is standing when holding the blower by said handle; and switch means including an electrical switch electrically connected to said drive motor controlling the application of electrical energy to said drive motor and elongated actuator means connected to said electrical switch for controlling the position of said switch, said elongated actuator means being located in said handle and actuable by the hand of the user when grasping said handle at any of said various positions on said handle.

Claim 16

A hand-held portable, electrically driven blower adapted to be usable by users of varying heights for blowing debris from sidewalks, driveways, decks, and other such surfaces, comprising: an elongated tubular housing defining a longitudinal axis; an inlet portion connected to one end of said tubular housing and an outlet portion connected to the other end of said tubular housing; an electrical drive motor mounted within said tubular housing intermediate said inlet and outlet portions and having a drive shaft substantially aligned with said longitudinal axis; fan means coupled to the drive shaft of said motor and having a plurality of fan blades for moving air through said tubular housing from said inlet portion to said outlet portion; an elongated handle connected to said tubular housing and adapted to be grasped by the hand of the user at various positions along the length of said handle so that in the normal operating position of the blower the tubular housing of the blower is suspended from the handle when in use; said tubular housing having sufficient length so that said outlet portion is positioned proximate to the surface on which the user is standing when holding the blower by said handle; and switch means including an electrical switch electrically connected to said drive motor controlling the application of electrical energy to said drive motor and elongated actuator means connected to said electrical switch for controlling the position of said switch, said elongated actuator means being located in said handle and actuable by the hand of the user when grasping said handle at any of said various positions on said handle.

Claim 17

The portable electric blower according to claim 13 wherein said elongated handle is connected to said tubular housing intermediate said inlet and outlet portions.

Claim 18

The portable electric blower according to claim 13 wherein said elongated handle extends substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing.

Claim 19

The portable electric blower according to claim 13 wherein said elongated actuator means is adapted to be slidable along an axis substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis of said tubular housing.

Claim 20

The portable electric blower according to claim 13 further including at least one DC energy cell located within said elongated handle and electrically coupled through said switch means to said electrical drive motor for furnishing electric energy thereto.

Claim 21

The portable electric blower according to claim 13 wherein said inlet portion is aligned with the longitudinal axis of said housing.

Claim 22

The portable electric blower according to claim 18 wherein said elongated tubular housing has a substantially uniform diameter along substantially its entire length.

Claim 23

The portable electric blower of claim 19 wherein said handle is connected to said tubular housing proximate to the location of said motor.