Hand dryer
US10612849B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47K10/48
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a wall-mountable hand dryer of the type which uses an air-knife to wipe the water from a user's hand. In accordance with the invention, the hand dryer is configured to have a maximum depth, front-to-back, of less than 150 mm when it is surface-mounted on—rather than recessed within—the wall. The dryer has a projecting part which projects outwardly either from the wall or from a rear part of the dryer, and the air-knife is directed downwardly onto the user's hand as it is passed lengthwise underneath the projecting part of the dryer. The air knife is discharged through one or more discharge apertures, and these discharge apertures are positioned towards the front of the projecting part so that they are spaced at least 75 mm from the wall or, as the case may be, the rear part of the dryer.
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