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US 2013/0219736 A1Published application
System, Method and Apparatus for Drying a Shower
OwnerJosh Martininventor
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Abstract
A shower drying system directs air downwardly onto the walls, surfaces and/or shower curtain of a shower enclosure. In one embodiment, the air is heated. The movement of the air in the downward direction helps urge droplets of water on the shower surface towards a drain at the lower level of the shower enclosure. Remaining water on the surfaces is evaporated into water vapor that is exhausted from above the shower enclosure, thereby reducing mold and mildew.
Claims20
A shower area drying system comprising:
- a first blower, the first blower forcing air downward onto surfaces of a shower enclosure from a ceiling above the shower enclosure;
- a means for aiming the air onto the surfaces of the shower enclosure, urging water downwardly along the surfaces of the shower enclosure, a portion of the water exiting the shower enclosure through a drain and the air creating water vapor from a second portion of the water.
A method of drying a shower comprising:
- providing a shower drying system comprising a first blower, a timer operatively coupled to the first blower, and means for aiming the air onto surfaces of the shower enclosure, the first blower forcing air downward into a shower enclosure from a ceiling above thereby urging water downwardly along the surfaces of the shower enclosure, the air creating water vapor from some of the water, the timer providing operational electrical power to the first blower for a predetermined period of time;
- setting the timer to the predetermined period of time, thereby starting the first blower;
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- after the predetermined period of time elapses, stopping the first blower.
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A shower drier comprising:
- a first blower, the first blower receiving air from a location external to a shower enclosure, the first blower forcing the air through a heating element, through input ducting and through a means for aiming the air downward onto walls of the shower enclosure, the means for aiming situated over the shower enclosure, the air urging water downward along the walls and the air evaporating some of the water into water vapor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.