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US 10,004,367 B2Granted
Body drying system
OwnerJeffry Brown, Max W. Garwoodinventors
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Abstract
A body drying system for use in a shower including a power unit configured to supply heated air, an airflow transitional part configured to be supported by part of a shower closure, and a hand-held air delivery nozzle. The hand-held air delivery nozzle is fluidly coupled to the power unit by way of the airflow transitional part. The hand-held air delivery nozzle is configured to expel the heated air.
Claims18
A body drying system for use in a shower, comprising:
- a power unit configured to supply heated air;
- an airflow transitional part supported by a portion of a shower closure, said airflow transitional part being shaped like an upside down U;
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- a hand-held air delivery nozzle fluidly coupled to said power unit by way of said airflow transitional part through which the heated air flows to said hand-held air delivery nozzle, said hand-held air delivery nozzle expelling the heated air, the hand-held air delivery nozzle having a nestable arrangement with the airflow transitional part;
- a first hose coupled to said power unit and to said airflow transitional part;
- and a second hose coupled to said airflow transitional part and to said hand-held air delivery nozzle, the first hose and the second hose being suspended from the airflow transitional part.
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A method of drying off while in a shower, comprising the steps of:
- detecting a movement of a hand-held air delivery nozzle in a disengaging direction from an airflow transitional part;
- activating a power unit to supply heated air through the airflow transitional part dependent upon detecting the movement of the hand-held air delivery nozzle;
- supporting the airflow transitional part upon a portion of a shower closure, said airflow transitional part being shaped like an upside down U;
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- delivering the heated air to a person in the shower from the hand-held air delivery nozzle fluidly coupled to said power unit by way of said airflow transitional part through which the heated air travels;
- coupling a first hose to said power unit and to said airflow transitional part;
- and coupling a second hose to said airflow transitional part and to said hand-held air delivery nozzle, the first hose and the second hose hanging from the airflow transitional part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.