Patent ID: 11919488
Assignee: APEXIP, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  F  A | IPC A  B

Claim 14:
15. A vehicle drying assembly configured to mate with a tubular outlet of a hand-held blower having a blower outlet, comprising:
a tubular adapter section comprising:
a first end and a second end spaced from the first end, the first end having an air inlet and the second end having an air outlet;
the first end having an adapter inlet configured to fit over the blower outlet, and at least one adapter attachment clip configured to engage a first clip attachment feature of the blower;
the second end having an adapter attachment collar having a second clip attachment feature;

a nozzle section configured to attach to the adapter section, the nozzle section comprising:
a nozzle inlet end having a nozzle inlet and a nozzle attachment collar located proximate the nozzle inlet configured to fit over the adapter attachment collar and at least one nozzle attachment clip that engages the second clip attachment feature;
a nozzle outlet end having a nozzle outlet defining the distal end of the drying assembly and having a safety tip disposed proximate the nozzle outlet;
a first nozzle subsection and a second nozzle subsection, wherein the first nozzle subsection has a first end and a second end, the first end including the nozzle inlet and the second end comprising a first partial spherical section having a first aperture;

the second nozzle subsection has a first end and a second end, the second end including the nozzle outlet and the first end comprising a second partial spherical section having a second aperture, the second partial spherical section configured to interface with the first partial spherical section and move between a first position and a second position relative to the first partial spherical section, and the first aperture and second aperture configured in fluid communication when second spherical section moves between the first position and the second position.