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US 2004/0103553 A1Published application
Ambulatory hairdryer
OwnerMollie Beth Kroll, Mark W. Krollinventors
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Abstract
A portable self-contained hair drying helmet is taught that has thermal storage, desiccants, and thin lithium ion polymer batteries to allow one to dry their hair while walking around and performing personal and household duties.
Claims20
A personal ambulatory hair dryer consisting of:
- an approximately head-conforming shell, holding
- a self-contained battery, communicatively connected to,
- a self-contained fan,
- so that the personal ambulatory hair dryer can force air over a wearer's hair to dry the hair while the wearer is ambulatory.
1 more element
A method of drying hair consisting of the steps of:
- placing a self-contained unit on the head,
- turning the unit on,
- powering a self-contained fan from an internal battery,
- increasing or decreasing electrical drive to internal heating elements depending on desired temperature,
- and thus drying the hair of the operator.
2 more elements
A method of regenerating an ambulatory hair dryer consisting of the steps of:
- placing the hair dryer on a base unit,
- supplying electrical power to recharge batteries,
- running a local heater until the personal ambulatory hair dryer has achieved a desired temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.