Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
An air producer usable in a car wash air blower system for producing flowing air comprising: housing means having walls defining an inlet, an outlet spaced from the inlet, and an air travel path between the inlet and the outlet, the housing means further comprising cap means having walls covering the inlet, having an opening spaced for the inlet, and defining an initial air travel path with a bend greater than ninety degrees between the opening and the inlet; and fan means mounted in the air travel path between the inlet and the outlet, with the housing means and fan means being structured so that substantially all of the air flowing through the inlet and along the air travel path also flows through the fan means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
An air producer usable in a car wash air blower system for producing flowing air comprising: housing means having walls defining an inlet, an outlet spaced from the inlet, and an air travel path between the inlet and the outlet, the housing means further comprising cap means having walls covering the inlet, having an opening spaced for the inlet, and defining an initial air travel path with a bend greater than ninety degrees between the opening and the inlet; and fan means mounted in the air travel path between the inlet and the outlet, with the housing means and fan means being structured so that substantially all of the air flowing through the inlet and along the air travel path also flows through the fan means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A producer according to claim 1 wherein the walls of the housing means form a generally elongate housing with the inlet being formed in one end of the housing, and the walls of said cap means further form a cover supported away from the inlet having a periphery larger than the inlet, and a skirt extending from the periphery of the cover along the sides of the housing and spaced from the housing, whereby the space between the housing and the skirt defines the opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
234 words
An air producer usable in a car wash air blower system for producing flowing air comprising: an elongate, generally cylindrical housing having walls defining an inlet at one end of the housing and at least one outlet disposed adjacent to the other end, the walls defining an air travel path between the inlet and the outlet; fan means mounted to the housing walls in the air travel path between the inlet and the outlet, with the fan means defining a cross-sectional area less than the cross-sectional area of the housing and the end of the housing between the fan means and the housing forming a plenum; funnel means attached to the walls of the housing for reducing the cross-sectional area of the air travel path from the cross-sectional area of the housing substantially to the cross-sectional area of the fan means; and cap means having walls covering the inlet, defining an opening spaced from the inlet, and defining an initial portion of the air travel path with a bend greater than ninety degrees between the opening and the inlet, the walls of the cap means defining a cover supported away from the inlet and having a periphery larger than the inlet and a skirt extending from the periphery of the cover and along the sides of the housing, spaced form the housing, whereby the space between the housing and the skirt defines the opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
234 words
An air producer usable in a car wash air blower system for producing flowing air comprising: an elongate, generally cylindrical housing having walls defining an inlet at one end of the housing and at least one outlet disposed adjacent to the other end, the walls defining an air travel path between the inlet and the outlet; fan means mounted to the housing walls in the air travel path between the inlet and the outlet, with the fan means defining a cross-sectional area less than the cross-sectional area of the housing and the end of the housing between the fan means and the housing forming a plenum; funnel means attached to the walls of the housing for reducing the cross-sectional area of the air travel path from the cross-sectional area of the housing substantially to the cross-sectional area of the fan means; and cap means having walls covering the inlet, defining an opening spaced from the inlet, and defining an initial portion of the air travel path with a bend greater than ninety degrees between the opening and the inlet, the walls of the cap means defining a cover supported away from the inlet and having a periphery larger than the inlet and a skirt extending from the periphery of the cover and along the sides of the housing, spaced form the housing, whereby the space between the housing and the skirt defines the opening.