Dryer
First Claim
1. A hand drying apparatus, comprising a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving a user'"'"'s hands, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, and a plurality of openings communicating with the fan and arranged to direct an airflow transversely across the cavity,wherein the cavity has an entrance delimited by a front edge and a rear edge in which the openings are located, the shape of the front and rear edges being such that, when in use the user'"'"'s hands are introduced to the cavity, the distance between the user'"'"'s hands and the nearest opening is substantially uniform.
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Abstract
A hand drying apparatus has a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving a user'"'"'s hands, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, and a plurality of openings communication with the fan and arranged to direct an airflow transversely across the cavity. The cavity has an entrance delimited by a front edge and a rear edge in which the openings are located. The shape of the front and rear edges is such that, when in use the user'"'"'s hands are introduced to the cavity, the distance between the user'"'"'s hands and the nearest opening is substantially uniform. Alternatively, one of the edges is substantially straight and the other of the said edges is curved so that the distance between the edges varies along the length of the cavity entrance. These arrangements enhance the drying efficiency of the dryer.
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14 Claims
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1. A hand drying apparatus, comprising a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving a user'"'"'s hands, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, and a plurality of openings communicating with the fan and arranged to direct an airflow transversely across the cavity,
wherein the cavity has an entrance delimited by a front edge and a rear edge in which the openings are located, the shape of the front and rear edges being such that, when in use the user'"'"'s hands are introduced to the cavity, the distance between the user'"'"'s hands and the nearest opening is substantially uniform.
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3. The hand drying apparatus, comprising a casing, a cavity formed in the casing for receiving a user'"'"'s hands, a fan located in the casing and creating an airflow, and a plurality of openings communicating with the fan and arranged to direct an airflow transversely across the cavity,
wherein the cavity has an entrance delimited by a front edge and a rear edge in which the openings are located, one of the edges being substantially straight and the other of the edges being curved so that a distance between the edges varies along the length of the cavity entrance.
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