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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 13, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nobuto Kai, Fuchu, JP;
Assignee:
Ryobi North America, Inc., Anderson, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
15320 ; 15330 ; 15344 ; 362 96 ; 362120 ; 239135 ; 239289 ; 239351 ; 239355 ;
Abstract
A hand-held blower mechanism includes an elongated housing having an inlet and outlet, and having a nozzle portion at the outlet. A motor is positioned within the housing along a central drive axis which intersects the inlet and the outlet. A centrifugal fan is positioned within the housing adjacent the inlet and is driven by the motor about the drive axis. A reservoir is removably secured to the nozzle portion with a tube in fluid communication with the outlet to facilitate spraying of fluid from the reservoir as air is blown through the outlet by the fan. Various attachments are provided.