Modular apparatus for increasing number of electrical sockets and organizing hair care items
OwnerJason C. Weaverinventor
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Abstract
A hair care organizing apparatus includes a wall tap and an organizer unit attached to the wall tap. The wall tap has a plug that is inserted into a socket of an electrical outlet. The wall tap also has at least one electrical socket that receives a plug of an electrically-powered device. The organizer unit has at least first and second holders for receiving and supporting distinct hair care accessories. The first holder is intended for a hair dryer. In use, the hair dryer is plugged into the at least one electrical socket and inserted into the first holder to support the hair dryer from the organizer unit.
Claims18
A hair care organizing apparatus comprising:
- a wall tap configured to be mounted to an electrical outlet installed in a wall, the wall tap including a plug configured to be inserted into a socket of the electrical outlet and at least one electrical socket configured to receive a plug of an electrically-powered device;
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- an organizer unit including at least first and second separate and distinct unaligned holders not sharing a common space and being configured to receive and support distinct hair care accessories, with the first holder being configured for a hair dryer, and said organizer unit being attached to the wall tap,
- wherein the organizer unit is configured to be only indirectly mounted to the wall through the wall tap and
- wherein the wall tap further includes a first coupler, the organizer unit further includes a second coupler, and the first and second couplers are interconnected to removably support the organizer unit from the wall tap and to enable rotational repositioning of the organizer unit relative to the wall tap.
A hair care organizing apparatus comprising:
- a wall tap including a plug configured to be inserted into a socket of an electrical outlet and at least one electrical socket configured to receive a plug of an electrically-powered device;
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- an organizer unit including at least first and second distinct unaligned holders not sharing a common space and being configured to receive and support distinct hair care accessories, with the first holder being configured for a hair dryer, and said organizer unit being attached to the wall tap,
- wherein the wall tap further includes a first coupler, the organizer unit further includes a second coupler, and the first and second couplers are interconnected to removably support the organizer unit from the wall tap and to enable rotational repositioning of the organizer unit relative to the wall tap and
- wherein the wall tap includes a plurality of electrical sockets and has a plurality of facets, including at least a wide facet and a narrow facet which are angled relative to one another, with the plurality of electrical sockets being located on the wide facet of the plurality of facets and the organizer unit being attached to the wall tap along the narrow facet of the plurality of facets.
A method of organizing hair care accessories comprising:
- mounting a wall tap to an electrical outlet installed in a wall, said mounting including inserting a plug of the wall tap into a socket of the electrical outlet, wherein the wall tap includes at least one electrical socket configured to receive a plug of an electrically-powered device;
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- attaching an organizer unit to the wall tap such that the organizer unit is only indirectly to the wall through the wall tap, wherein the wall tap further includes a first coupler, the organizer unit further includes a second coupler, and attaching the organizer unit to the wall includes interconnecting the first and second couplers to removably support the organizer unit from the wall tap and to enable rotational repositioning of the organizer unit relative to the wall tap
- wherein the organizer unit includes at least first and second separate and distinct unaligned holders not sharing a common space and being configured to receive and support distinct hair care accessories, and wherein the first holder is configured for a hair dryer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.