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US 4,365,141 AGranted
Hair dryer
AssigneeJerdon Industries, Inc.
InventorRichard V. Weiss
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Abstract
An electric hair dryer shaped to appear as a western style gun or six-shooter, wherein the heated air exits from the barrel of the hair dryer gun. The hair dryer gun has a hammer and trigger operated electric switch and safety mechanism designed such that the trigger must be pulled to unlatch the hammer which is connected to the switch. Movement of the hammer serves to turn the hair dryer on and to different modes of operation.
Claims10
A hair dryer in the form of a hand gun comprising:
- a hand-gun shaped housing having a barrel provided with an open discharge end;
- an electrical heater in said housing;
- an electric motor in said housing;
- a fan connected with said motor to blow air through said barrel along said heater discharging said air from the open end of said barrel;
- an electrical switch connected with said heater and said motor;
- an electrical supply cord connected with said switch;
- a hammer connected with said switch for operating said switch between "off" position and a plurality of different dryer operating conditions;
- and a trigger operable with said hammer for releasably holding said hammer at a "safety off" position and disengageable from said hammer for releasing said hammer to operate said dryer.
5 more elements
A hair dryer comprising:
- a housing formed in the shape of a western style revolver having an enlarged barrel provided with an open end for discharge of air;
- an electrical resistence heater element secured within said barrel for heating air flowing through said barrel to said open end;
- an electric motor and fan secured within the cylinder portion of said housing for blowing air along said barrel over said heater to said open end of said barrel;
- said cylinder portion of said housing having a plurality of said openings behind said fan for air intake;
- an electrical switch secured within said housing connected with said heater and said motor for controlling the operation thereof;
- a hammer movably secured with said cylinder portion of said housing;
- a switch connector between said hammer and said switch within said housing for operating said switch with said hammer;
- a trigger pivotally secured with said housing;
- and means on said hammer and on said trigger for releasably latching said hammer with said trigger at a first "off" position of said hammer and for releasing said hammer for movement to a plurality of "on" positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.