Floor dryer and warning device

A floor dryer and warning device which comprises:

• a. a supporting frame adapted to be placed on a base surface, said supporting frame supporting a vacuum chamber, a plenum chamber, and an exhaust chamber, said plenum chamber being held in ducted communication with said vacuum chamber and said exhaust chamber by said supporting frame;
• b. a vacuum director means, having an opening at one end in said vacuum chamber and an opening at the other end exterior to said supporting frame and for transmitting liquid and other particulate into said vacuum chamber;
• c. a vacuum creation means, attached to said supporting frame, for creating a vacuum in said vacuum chamber and dispelling exhaust into said plenum chamber;
• d. an exhaust direction means, supported by said supporting frame, for directing air and exhaust out of said exhaust chamber to impinge on said base surface;
• and,
• e. a signal device supported by said supporting frame.

A portable floor dryer and warning device for removing liquid or particulate from a surface which comprises:

• a. a supporting frame adapted to be placed on said surface, said supporting frame having a vacuum chamber, a plenum chamber, and an exhaust chamber, said plenum chamber being ductedly connected to said exhaust chamber and said vacuum chamber;
• b. a warning means, supported by said supporting frame, for drawing the attention of passersby to the presence of said device;
• c. a vacuum director means having an opening at one end into said vacuum chamber and an opening at the other end exterior to said vacuum chamber for removing said liquid and other particulate into said vacuum chamber;
• d. a vacuum creation means, attached to said supporting frame;
• for creating a vacuum in said vacuum chamber, said vacuum creation means including,
• i. an impeller means for creating a negative pressure in said vacuum chamber and dispelling exhaust into said plenum chamber, and
• ii. a rotary motor means, operatively connected to said air impeller means and supported by said supporting frame, for powering said air impeller means, and
• e. an exhaust direction means, ductedly connected to said exhaust chamber and supported by said supporting frame, for directing air and exhaust in said exhaust chamber and dispelling said air and exhaust to impinge on said surface.