US 8,212,186 B2Granted

Plug-in heater for hot curlers

AssigneeCreate Co., Ltd.

InventorKazutoshi Kaizuka

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Abstract

A plug-in heater for hot curlers is constituted in the following manner: because the power plug can be positioned at the storage location, it is constituted to possess a compact size; in particular, because the power plug can be positioned at the protruding positions in two perpendicular directions (a rear-side protruding direction and a lower-side protruding direction), the range for inserting the power plug can be expanded even when the electrical outlet is located at different locations at the housing facilities. Plug-storing groove 15 is formed extending from upper surface (10) to lower surface (13) of the main body case, the base of power plug 2 is rotatably supported at a lower position within plug-storing groove 15 above, power plug 2 is formed so as to be positioned around the rotatably-supporting point at an upward storing position P1, at a rear-side protruding position P2, and at a lower-side protruding position P3, and locking means 3 and 4 are formed for positioning and fixating the power plug at these positions.

Claims1

Dependent claims

A plug-in heater for hot curlers comprising:

standbosses (11) for hot curlers on upper surface (10) of main body case (1), a terminal socket (12) for connecting a plug-in terminal (T) for hot curlers (H) provided inside of the standbosses, and a power plug (2) electrically connected to the terminal socket incorporated within the main body case,
wherein a plug-storing groove (15) is formed on the rear surface (14) of the main body case extending from the upper surface to the lower surface (13) of the main body case, the base of the power plug is rotatably supported by means of an axis at a lower position within the plug-storing groove, the power plug is formed so as to be positioned around the rotatably-supporting point at an upward storing position (P1) at which the tip of the power plug slightly protrudes from the upper surface of the main body case, at a rear-side protruding position (P2) at which the tip of the power plug protrudes from the rear side of the main body case, and at a lower-side protruding position (P3) at which the tip of the power plug protrudes from the lower surface of the main body case, and
locking means (3) and (4) for fixating the power plug at the upward storing position, rear-side protruding position, and lower-side protruding position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.