Blower having fan oriented perpendicular to discharge nozzle

A blower comprising:

• a housing having a forward portion and a rear portion, said forward portion having an airflow discharge port;
• a motor disposed within said housing, said electric motor having an output shaft also disposed within said housing;
• a fan driven by said output shaft of said motor and disposed within said housing at said rear portion of said housing generally orthogonal to said output shaft;
• an airflow channel formed in said housing adjacent said motor at said rear portion of said housing for directing airflow generated by said fan to said airflow discharge port;
• said airflow channel substantially impeding line-of-sight communication to a peripheral edge of said fan.

A blower including a housing having a forward portion and a rear portion;

• the blower comprising:
• an airflow discharge port for expelling air in a selected direction;
• a fan disposed within the housing generally orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of said airflow discharge port;
• a channel defining a volute airflow path formed in the housing at the rear portion for directing airflow generated by said fan to said airflow discharge port;
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• said channel being defined by the housing so as to form a bulge protruding from the housing to substantially eliminate interference with hip and leg areas of a user when said blower is carried by a user and rests along one side of the user's body.

A blower having a housing with a forward portion including a discharge port and a rear portion for forming an air pressure differential, the blower comprising:

• an elongated airflow channel defining at least a portion of the discharge port, said elongated airflow channel extending along a first axis;
• a handle member extending from the housing;
• a motor disposed within the housing substantially directly below the handle member to assist in balance of the blower during use;
• and
• a fan operably interconnected to said motor to form the air pressure differential when driven by said motor;
• said fan having an axis of rotation extending substantially parallel to said first axis, such that noise production of the fan is reduced.