Patent ID: 6876884
Filing Date: 2005-04-05
Classification: A61B,A61F,F04D

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for providing pressurized, thermally conditioned air to an air hose, comprising: a casing having an edge with an outlet opening adapted for coupling to an air hose; a scroll housing in the casing describing an airflow pathway with an air diffusing outlet near the outlet opening for providing a stream of pressurized air through the outlet opening; a blower unit disposed in the scroll housing; a circuit board adjacent the scroll housing, spaced apart from the blower unit; a heater plate supported in the scroll housing between the circuit board and the blower unit, the heater plate extending from the air diffusing outlet at least part way into the scroll housing; a manually-operated remote control unit; and heater control circuitry on the circuit board connected to the remote control unit and to the heater plate for causing the heater plate to be heated to a temperature indicated by the remote control unit.