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US 4,712,313 AGranted
Hands free portable hair dryer holder
OwnerCarl Gettlemaninventor
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Abstract
A hands free portable hair dryer holder is provided and is designed to hold a portable hair dryer while in use, allowing a person to use their two free hands on the hair. A mechanism can be built within the holder which will automatically swing the hair dryer up and down while in use so as to prevent excessive heat at one spot on the hair.
Claims5
A holder for a standard, separable portable hair dryer having a barrel comprising:
- (a) a base member affixed to a stationary structure;
- (b) a spring-tensioned extendable arm pivotally mounted at one end of said base member, said extendable arm having a terminal segment at other end;
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- (c) a clamp assembly adjustably attached to terminal segment of said extendable arm, said clamp assembly adapted to removably grasp said barrel of said portable hair dryer and to be manually turned on its axis 360 degrees allowing said hair dryer to be placed in a variety of positions in which a person using said holder is free to use their two hands for other things wherein said clamp assembly comprises:
- (i) two C-shaped jaws hinged together, one of said jaws being adjustably attached to said terminal segment of said adjustable arm;
- (ii) two C-shaped foam liners, each of which is affixed to an inner wall of one of said jaws for cushioning said barrel of said portable hair dryer;
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- (iii) a hook and loop pile fastener strap extending between free ends of said jaws for securing said jaws in a closed position around said barrel of said portable hair dryer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.