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Hand dryer

Granted 16 Dec 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

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Inventors: Rina Kagami, Shinya Ishihama, Yuki Motomura, Jangryul Rim · Examiner: Michael C Stout · AU 2939 · TC 2900

Application
29/806,632
filed 3 Sep 2021
Publication
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US D1106574
granted 16 Dec 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the front, right, and top sides of a hand dryer showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the rear, left, and top sides thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 9 - 9 of FIG. 5 , in the area designated by 9 - 9 in FIG. 3 with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 10 - 10 of FIG. 5 , in the area designated by 10 - 10 in FIG. 3 with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 11 - 11 of FIG. 5 , in the area designated by 11 - 11 in FIG. 3 with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 12 is an enlarged end view of cutting part at 12 - 12 of FIG. 7 , in the area designated by 12 - 12 in FIG. 3 with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 13 is a front perspective view of the front, right, and top sides of a hand dryer showing a second embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 14 is a rear perspective view of the rear, left, and top sides thereof;

FIG. 15 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 21 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 21 - 21 of FIG. 17 , in the area designated by 21 - 21 in FIG. 15 with the internal system omitted;

FIG. 22 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 22 - 22 of FIG. 17 , in the area designated by 22 - 22 in FIG. 15 with the internal system omitted; and,

FIG. 23 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 23 - 23 of FIG. 17 , in the area designated by 23 - 23 in FIG. 15 with the internal system omitted.

The broken lines shown represent portions of the hand dryer and form no part of the claimed design.

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D28/54.1D28/13

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