Patent ID: 8832961

Claim:
A vehicle-drying air blower comprising: a base housing having a front end, a rear end, a first side, a second side, a top side, and a bottom side; a driver compartment disposed within the base housing proximal to the first side; a fan compartment disposed within the base housing proximal to the second side; a fan disposed within the base housing fan compartment; a driver disposed within the base housing driver compartment, the driver in operational communication with the fan; a collar disposed around a perimeter of the front end; an air intake housing having an upper side, a lower side, a front side, a rear side, an interior side and an exterior side, the interior side fixedly attached to the first side of the base housing proximal to the rear end of the base housing; an intake duct disposed on the air intake housing front side; a handle disposed on the bottom side of the base housing in a position between the air intake housing and the fan compartment and directly adjacent the driver compartment, the handle having an upper end, a lower end, a forward end, and a rearward end, wherein the upper end is attached to the base housing; a soft rubberized ergonomic grip area disposed on the handle forward end proximal to the lower end; a plurality of ridges disposed within the grip area on the handle forward end; a depression disposed between the ridges, wherein each depression is sized to accommodate a finger therein; a trigger switch disposed on the handle forward end proximal to a top end of the grip area, the trigger switch in operational communication with the driver; wherein activation of the trigger switch activates the driver; wherein activation of the driver activates the fan; a release button disposed on the collar; a substantially cylindrical soft rubberized nozzle having an inner end releasably attached to the collar, an outer end, and an exterior wall; wherein the release button is in operational communication with the nozzle; wherein the activation of the release button releases the nozzle from the collar; wherein upon activation of the fan, the fan directs an incoming air stream through the air intake housing into the base housing, and an outgoing air stream through the base housing outwardly therefrom through the outer end of the nozzle; wherein the outgoing air stream passes over a wet surface upon exiting the nozzle outer end whereby the wet surface is dried.