Patent · US Expired

Body dryer

US6131303A · kind A · utility

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11References
9Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 15, 1999
Grant dateOct 17, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 15, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA47K10/48
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A body dryer for drying the body with blown warm air. The body dryer includes a blower housing with inlet and outlet openings. The blower housing has a heater and a fan therein for drawing air into the blower via the inlet opening and out of the blower housing via the outlet opening. An elongate outer tube has an elongate inner tube disposed therein. An upper end of the inner tube is in communication with the outlet opening of the blower housing. The outer tube has a plurality of spaced apart vent holes arranged in a row extending between the upper and lower ends of the outer tube. The inner tube has an elongate full vent slot extending between the upper and lower ends of the inner tube and a plurality of spaced apart partial vent slots arranged in a pair of rows extending between the upper and lower ends of the inner tube adjacent the full vent slot.

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