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US 10,638,893 B2Granted
Through surface hand drying system
AssigneeXela Innovations, LLC
InventorsTodd J. Muderlak, Kenneth J. Muderlak
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus for automatically dispensing air, for example, for hand drying, through either a dedicated air only spout (side mount embodiment) or through a multi-use spout configured for dispensing water, soap and/or air. The air drying module, which is typically positioned below a counter, can be modified according to the system needs to operate with hot and/or cold air and to optionally include a filter and/or fragrance dispenser.
Claims9
An apparatus comprising:
- a spout assembly mounted through a support substrate and structured with an outlet;
- a drying module connected to the spout assembly;
- a fragrance dispersing module connected to the drying module;
- wherein the drying module is structured to be operably activated for forcing:
- (i) an airflow through the outlet of the spout assembly and (ii) another airflow one way from the drying module into the fragrance dispersing module such that fragrance is dispersed into the air outside of the drying module, but does not pass into the spout assembly;
- wherein the fragrance dispersing module comprises a housing that is structured with air vents for passage of air therethrough from the drying module by activation of the drying module.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a spout assembly mounted through a support substrate and structured with an outlet;
- a drying module connected to the spout assembly;
- a fragrance dispersing module connected to the drying module;
- wherein the drying module is structured to be operably activated for forcing:
- (i) an airflow through the outlet of the spout assembly and (ii) another airflow one way from the drying module into the fragrance dispersing module such that fragrance is dispersed into the air outside of the drying module, but does not pass into the spout assembly;
- wherein the drying module is operably connected to a motor-driven fan that is used for forcing at least one of the airflow through the outlet of the spout assembly and the another airflow from the drying module into the fragrance dispersing module;
- and
- wherein the motor-driven fan is used to force both of the airflow through the outlet of the spout assembly and the another airflow from the drying module into the fragrance dispersing module.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.