Combination drying unit

• US 5,442,867 A
• Filed: 01/18/1995
• Issued: 08/22/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Dual Dryer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Joe M. Robinson
• Inventors: Robinson, Joe M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Look, Edward K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Hoang
• Application Number:
  US08/373,849
• Time in Patent Office: 216 Days
• Field of Search: 34/90, 34/427, 34/202, 392/380
• US Class Current: 34/90
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/485 combined with a textile or paper towel dispenser

Abstract

A combination drying unit is disclosed. The device consists of a air blower unit that forces air out through a venting system in order to dry a person'"'"'s hands and face. After completion of the air blowing process, a paper towel roll, mounted within the drying unit, dispenses a single paper towel out though the bottom of the unit.

Claims

1. A combination drying unit comprising;

a housing unit;

an first aperture is located on the front of said housing unit;

an air blower means is located within said housing unit;

said air blower unit blows air through said first aperture;

a paper holder means is located within said housing unit;

said paper holder means holds a standard paper towel roll and permits said paper towel roll to rotate about said paper holder means;

a second aperture located on said front of said housing unit;

dispensing means for unraveling said paper towel roll wherein when said paper towel roll is unraveled, the loose paper end of said paper towel roll passes through said second aperture;

a switch located on the front of said housing unit;

control means for controlling said air blower means and said dispensing means; and

wherein the triggering of said switch causes said air blower means to activate for a preset amount of time and thereafter causes said air blower means to deactivate and immediately thereafter causes said dispensing means to activate for a preset amount of time and thereafter causes said dispensing means to deactivate.

2. The device as in claim 1 to further include an air heater;

said air heater causes said blown air to be heated before it is discharged through said first aperture.

3. The device as in claim 1 wherein said dispensing means comprises;

a plate;

said loose paper end of said paper towel roll passes over said plate;

a motor;

a shaft protrudes from the end of said motor;

a plurality of feed wheels are equally spaced long the length of said shaft;

said plurality of feed wheels communicate with said loose paper end of said paper towel roll;

wherein said motor is activated by the triggering of said switch causing said feed wheels to rotate and thereby friction feed said loose paper end of said paper towel roll along said plate; and

said plate guides said loose paper end of said paper towel roll out through said second aperture.

4. The device as in claim 3 wherein an O-ring encompasses the outer circumference of each of said feed wheels.

5. The device as in claim 3 to further include adjustment means;

said adjustment means adjusts the coefficient of friction established between said feed wheels and said plate.

6. The device as in claim 1 to further include a serrated strip;

said serrated strip is located at said second aperture; and

wherein said discharged paper towel roll is pulled along said serrated strip in order to disengage said loose paper end from said paper towel roll.

7. The device as in claim 1 to further include a third aperture;

said third aperture is located on the side of said housing unit; and

said third aperture is used to view said paper towel roll installed within said housing unit.