SHROUDED FLOOR DRYING FAN
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1. A method for drying, comprising:
- with a fan positioned within a confined space, generating an air stream within the confined space;
directing the air stream crosswise to a substantially flat work surface to be dried; and
exhausting the air stream from the confined between the work surface and a lip surface of the confined space that is offset a distance in the range of two to five inches from the work surface and into ambient air space as a substantially laminar air stream positioned adjacent to the work surface.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for drying floors and carpets using a fan for generating a pressurized air stream within a vertical cylindrical shroud that is spaced two to five inches away from the floor on a set of legs such that an opening is formed between the shroud and the floor. The air stream is directed along the cylindrical shroud vertically toward the floor. At least a peripheral portion of the air stream is exhausted from the shroud in a substantially laminar flow at an angle that is inclined from the vertical and is exhausted radially into ambient air as a substantially laminar air stream.
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1. A method for drying, comprising:
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with a fan positioned within a confined space, generating an air stream within the confined space;
directing the air stream crosswise to a substantially flat work surface to be dried; and
exhausting the air stream from the confined between the work surface and a lip surface of the confined space that is offset a distance in the range of two to five inches from the work surface and into ambient air space as a substantially laminar air stream positioned adjacent to the work surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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