Patent ID: 11857052
Assignee: OMACHRON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INC.
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 14:
15. A hair dryer having a front air inlet end and a rearwardly positioned opposed second end, the hair dryer comprising:
(a) an air flow path extending through the hair dryer;
(b) a fan and motor assembly provided in the air flow path; and,
(c) a water separator provided in the air flow path upstream of the fan and motor assembly, the water separator comprising a water separator volume positioned between a water separator air inlet end and a water separator air outlet end that is positioned rearwardly from the water separator air inlet end, a water separator air inlet comprising a water separator inlet port defining an entrance to the water separator volume, an air outlet at least one screen provided in the water separator volume in a water separator air flow path between the water separator inlet port and the air outlet,
wherein as air travels in the air flow path, the air travels in a rearward direction towards the water separator air outlet end and subsequently in a second direction that includes a forward directional component to the air outlet.