US 10,306,965 B2 · Hand held appliance

Abstract

A hand held appliance comprising a fluid flow path extending from a fluid inlet into the appliance to a fluid outlet from the appliance, the fluid flow path being at least partially defined by a wall, a switch mechanism housed by the wall having a cooperating externally accessible actuating button and a switch cover extending within the wall and containing the switch mechanism. The switch cover may maintain a spatial location of the switch mechanism relative to the actuating button. The switch cover may encase the switch mechanism. The switch cover may isolate the switch mechanism from the fluid flow path. The switch cover may maintain a spatial location of the switch mechanism relative to the wall. The switch cover may be curved towards an upstream end to reduce disturbance to the flow of fluid within the fluid flow path.

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Dependent claims

A hand held appliance comprising:

a fluid flow path extending from a fluid inlet into the appliance to a fluid outlet from the appliance, the fluid flow path being at least partially defined by a wall, a switch mechanism housed between the wall and a switch cover that extends within the wall and covers the switch mechanism, the switch mechanism having a cooperating externally accessible actuating button,
wherein the wall has an inner surface and an outer surface, the fluid flow path being at least partly defined by the inner surface of the wall, wherein the inner surface of the wall comprises a lip which extends from the inner surface and engages with the switch cover to define a location of the switch cover with respect to the wall.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Hand held appliance

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Hand held appliance

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Abstract

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