Drying device to facilitate glove placement
AssigneeSteven Kolokithas
InventorSteven G. Kolokithas
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Abstract
A drying device includes a head unit, an air delivery system, and an air tube that couples the head unit to the air delivery system. The head unit includes an outlet port adapted to eject air into an environment, an activation switch configured to initiate ejection of the air, a supply port adapted to receive airflow, and a mounting bracket. The activation switch can be a mechanical switch or an electrical switch. The air delivery system includes an air valve coupled to an air tank and adapted to provide the airflow from the air tank to the supply port of the head unit responsive to activation and a timer device configured to activate the air valve for a period of time. The air tube couples the air valve of the air delivery system to the supply port of the head unit.
Claims17
A hand drying device, comprising:
- a head unit including
- an outlet port adapted to eject only airflow into an environment in a direction accessible to hands of a user, the outlet port adapted to be stationary and touchless during use;
- an activation switch configured to receive a user activation to initiate ejection of the airflow;
- a supply port coupled to the outlet port and adapted to receive the airflow;
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- a mounting bracket adapted to mount the head unit to a tool bar of a dental delivery unit;
- an air delivery system including
- an air valve configured to be coupled to an air tank, the air tank configured to supply the airflow, the air valve adapted to open to allow the airflow from the air tank to pass to the supply port of the head unit in response to an activation event;
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- a device or circuitry configured to receive the user activation, to effect the activation event to open the air valve in response to the user activation to cause the airflow to pass continuously to the supply port while activated and configured to effect a deactivation event to close the air valve to stop the airflow while deactivated;
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- an air tube that couples the air valve to the supply port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.