SUCKING FLAKE HAND DRYER

• US 3,744,149 A
• Filed: 03/29/1972
• Issued: 07/10/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Roman A. Helbling
• Original Assignee: Roman A. Helbling
• Inventors: Helbling, Roman A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Sprague, Kenneth W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yeung, James C.
• Application Number:
  US05/239,074
• Time in Patent Office: 468 Days
• Field of Search: 34/202,104,71,79-82,95.0,DIG.1 252/194 128/265,266 222/81,146
• US Class Current: 34/202
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 10/48 Drying by means of hot air hair-drying devices A45D20/00; curative hot-air baths A61H33/06; electric heating elements H05B

Abstract

A device for drying hands by blowing heated air and flakes over the hands in a hand drying shell and drawing the flakes from the hands and shell into a waste flake sack.

Claims

1. A sucking flake hand dryer comprising an air duct, a fresh air filter in said duct, an air heater in said duct,a rotatably driven rasp in said duct,an absorbent material bar, a guide for said bar opening into said duct below said rasp, a hand drying shell having a mouth at one end and exhaust openings at an opposite end, at least one air pipe leading from said rasp to said hand drying shell mouth, an exhaust housing, a waste flake sack in said exhaust housing, an exhaust air pipe connecting said shell openings to said exhaust housing and air suction means in communication with said exhaust housing, and an air intake fan after said first filter.

2. A sucking flake hand dryer as claimed in claim 1 including a feed plate for said bar in said guide and automatic means for advancing said feed plate.

3. A sucking flake hand dryer according to claim 2 wherein said automatic means includes a motor driven feed chain connected to said plate.

4. A sucking flake hand dryer according to claim 2 wherein said automatic means includes a motor driven feed screw for said plate.

5. A sucking flake hand dryer according to claim 2 wherein an indicating device is coupled to said feed plate to show the remaining length of said absorbent material bar.

6. A sucking flake hand dryer according to claim 3 wherein a delay switch is coupled to said automatic means motor.

7. A sucking flake hand dryer according to claim 1 including an air filter positioned after said air suction means.

8. A sucking flake hand dryer according to claim 1 wherein said bar consists of hygroscopic cellulose fibers.

9. A sucking flake hand dryer according to claim 1 wherein said bar consists of plastic foam.