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US 5,787,601 AGranted
Portable hair dryer system with rechargeable battery pack
OwnerChristina Stellyinventor
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Abstract
A hair dryer system that includes a rechargeable battery pack for supplying electrical power to both the air heating element and the blower fan; that includes an air filter holder for holding a replaceable air filter that can be replaced when clogged by lint and other airborne contaminants; and that includes a hair bonnet positionable over a user's head and an adjustable waist strap for securing a dryer housing containing the air heating element and the blower fan about the waist of the user.
Claims16
A hair dryer system comprising:
- a dryer housing having a replaceable air intake filter holder, a battery pack receiving cavity formed into an outer surface thereof that is partially defined by an angled contact face having two dryer system contact pads provided thereon, a hair bonnet and air supply hose compartment that is sealable with a hair bonnet and air supply hose storage compartment cover, a dryer system component chamber formed therein, an on/off switch in electrical connection with one of said two dryer system contact pads, an air supply hose air supply fitting, and a blower fan speed control knob;
- at least one replaceable air intake filter that is positionable into said replaceable air intake filter holder through a filter insertion opening provided into said replaceable air intake filter holder;
- a hair bonnet in air flow connection with an air supply hose having a fitting connecting end that is frictionally securable over said air supply hose air supply fitting of said dryer housing;
- a rechargeable battery pack having an angled battery contact face provided with two battery contact pads spaced for connection with said two dryer system contact pads when said battery pack is inserted into said battery pack receiving cavity of said dryer housing;
- a blower fan assembly including an electric motor and having an air intake side in air flow connection with said air intake filter holder;
- an air heating unit connected in air flow connection with said blower discharge end of said blower fan assembly;
- a heated air conduit in air flow connection between a heated air discharge of said air heating unit and said air supply hose air supply fitting;
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- a blower fan speed controller having an actuator in mechanical connection with said speed control knob of said dryer housing and a controller element in electrical connection with said electric motor of said blower fan assembly.
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