Hand-drying apparatus with rotating towel support
First Claim
1. An automatic hand drying apparatus, comprising:
- a housing defining an inner space;
an arm member attached to and extending away from said housing;
a rotating towel roller supported on said arm member;
drive means disposed in said housing for rotating said rotating towel means.
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Abstract
An automatic hand drying apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a housing defining an inner space; in one embodiment, at least one arm member is attached to and extends away from said housing; a rotating towel device is supported on the arm member; a drive is disposed in the housing for rotating the rotating towel means. In another embodiment, the rotating towels or rollers are supported on a turntable. The preferred drive means include an electro-motor and a transmission connects the motor with the towel. The apparatus may also include a warm air blower disposed in the housing and the housing has warm air nozzle openings formed therein for directing warm air from the warm air blower towards the rotating towel means.
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14 Claims
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1. An automatic hand drying apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining an inner space; an arm member attached to and extending away from said housing; a rotating towel roller supported on said arm member; drive means disposed in said housing for rotating said rotating towel means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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3. An automatic hand drying apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining an inner space; an arm member attached to and extending away from said housing; rotating towel means supported on said arm member; drive means disposed in said housing for rotating said rotating towel means and a warm air blower disposed in said inner space, said housing having warm air nozzle openings formed therein for directing warm air from said warm air blower towards said rotating towel means.
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8. An automatic hand drying apparatus, comprising:
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a housing defining an inner space; a turntable rotatably supported on said housing and reaching partly into said inner space; a warm air source disposed in said inner space; a plurality of rotating towel means supported on said turntable; drive means disposed in said inner space for rotating said rotating towel means, and transmission means for drivingly connecting said rotating towel means to said drive means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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