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US 2023/0133299 A1Published application
Nail Salon Bio-hazardous Dust and Fume Source Capture Ventilation to Automatically Operate at Individual Manicure and Pedicure Work Stations for Conserving Preconditioned Room Air and Preventing Cross Contamination.
OwnerDavid Joseph Lucasinventor
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Abstract
A nail salon bio-hazardous dust and fume source capture ventilation apparatus and system to automatically operate at individual manicure and pedicure work stations including means for conserving preconditioned room air and preventing cross contamination between work stations while reducing fan noise without filters.
Claims4
An apparatus for venting dust and fumes created at a nail salon during manicures and pedicures, comprising;
- A dust and fume intake vent located to capture dust and fumes at the source of their creation at a manicure or pedicure workstation (vented workstation);
- wherein said workstation includes a motion sensor with integral RF transmitter located to detect and communicate the presence of human activity at said workstation;
- wherein said intake vent is connected to one end of an air vent duct where opposite end of said duct is connected to one end of an electric motor-controlled air vent damper where opposite end of said damper is connected to a vent manifold;
- wherein said damper is electrically connected to a damper controller that includes an integral RF receiver for opening and closing said damper's airway;
- wherein said manifold is connected to one end of an exhaust fan where opposite end of said fan is mounted to exhaust to the outdoors;
- wherein said fan is electrically connected to a fan controller that includes an integral RF receiver for activating said fan;
- wherein the apparatus contains any multiple of said vented workstations connected to said damper;
- wherein the apparatus contains any multiple of said dampers connected to said manifold.
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