CA1113073A

CA1113073A - Self supporting stand for hand held hair drier

Info

Publication number: CA1113073A
Application number: CA333,446A
Authority: CA
Inventors: Denis J. Fauteux
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1979-08-09
Filing date: 1979-08-09
Publication date: 1981-11-24

Abstract

A B S T R A C T

This invention consists of combining a vertical stand with a standard hand held hair drier to convert the hand drier into a self supporting one. The stand is made into telescopic components for height adjustment; and the drier is attached to the stand, at its top, swivably, so that it can be adjusted to any required angle. The drier to stand attachment consists of a bow-shaped yoke with a bolt in each of its upright arms. The bolts are aligned to meet in the center of the yoke, and the end of each bolt is equipped with a curved plate which is free to rotate. The hand hair drier is clamped between the said curved plates at any required angle. The required friction between the telescopic components of the stand is provided by springs in compression contained in the inner component,pressing against the inner wall of the outer component.

Description

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This invention consists of a device for converting a hand held hair drier into a self supporting hair drier.
The primary object of the invention being to free a person~s hands so that he or she can perform such functions as shaving or applying make up, etc. while the hair is being dried.
Another object of the invention is -to free the hands from holding ~he drier while certain operations have to be perf~
ormed which are carried out simultaneously with the drying of the hair, such as combing, dy~cing, or styling of the hair.
iO In addition, this invention has many other valuable features which can be listed as follows;-(a) It eliminates fatigue for people who are unable to hold the usually heavy drier for any length of time.
(b) It provides a safety factor guarding against electric shock when the drier is used in water available areas such as bathrooms or shower rooms.
(c) It also allows the drier to be used on other parts ; o~ the body which are not acce~sible by the use of the hand ` drier.
The above objectives are accomplished by the invention ~ by providing a stand to whi~ho the hand held drier can be attached, ; adjusted to various heights, and at various angles.
In describing the invention reference will be made ~o the attached drawings in which, Figure l shows a front view of the invention~
Figure 2 shows a side view of the invention, Figure 3 shows one detail of the invention, and Figure 4 shows another detail of the invention.
The invention is shown consisting of a telescopic stand 1 having a comparatively wide,somewhat heavy base 4, from fl~ 7;~

the center of which extends upwardl~ a long tube 5. Sliding wi-thin the tube 5 is a tube or rod 6, to the upper end of which is centrally attached a bow shape~ yoke 7 for holding therein a standard hand held hair drier 2, which is usually provided with a handle 3.
Each of the upright sides of the yoke 7 is provided with a threaded bolt 8. These bolts are inline with each other, and whose ends point towards the center of the yoke. The bolts 8,8,are screwed within tapped holes in the arms of the said yoke, and are manually screwed into or out of the yoke 7, by knurled knobs 9, 9, which serve as the heads of the said bolts~ At-tached to the end of each bolt 8 is a short, slightly curved plate 10. These plates 10, 10, serve the purpose of holding enclosed between them the drier 2~ consequently, the curvature 1~ of these plates hast~ conform generally with the outer contour of the drier.
The height of the drier is adjusted to the required height by pulling out or pushing in 1;he rod 6 out o~ or into ; the tube 5~ and in order to maintain this height, the rod 6 is provided with means to prevent it ~rom sliding further into the outer tube 5, by the weight of the drier. To provide su~ficient resistance between the outer tube 5 and the inner rod 6~ so that ` external pressure is required to push the rod 6 into the tube 5, to reduce tha height, and external pull is required to pull said rod out of the tube 9 a plurality of transverse , spaced holes are provided in~the said rodt nearits bottomg which contain springs 11 in compression, whose ends press against the inner wall of the tube 5~
The angle o~ the blower is adjusted by rotating the 3 blower 2 within the yoke 7. This is accomplished by having the ~ plates 10, 10, rotatably attached to the ends o~ the bolts 8.
- ~he adjusted angle can be maintained by tightening the bolts 8 :

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~3~3 :' against the body of the blower.
In Figure 2, the blower is shown being held in a normal position at rightangles, or at a small angle, to the vertical stand. To support the drier approximately at its middle and at 5 the same time provide a large angle with the stand, it may be necessary to rotate the drier into the position shown in Figure 3, so that the handle 3 of the drier will not become an obstacle to the rotation.
For sa~ety purposes, the base ~ is preferably made circular in shape and of a comparatively large diameter. It can also be made of a heavier metal to provide greater stability.

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Claims

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclu=
sive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:-

1. An upright stand for removably attaching a normally hand -held hair drier to the top thereof, for the purpose of freeing a person's hands for various other coemetic purposes, while drying the hair, cmprising in combination, a somewhat heavy circular base, from the center of which extends upwardly a long tube containing therein a smooth sliding round rod, for the purpose of extending or reducing the height of said stand;
means for holding said stand to a required height, comprising several springs located within, and near the bottom of said rod, said springs being in compression, and the ends of which press against the interior of said tube; and means for attaching the said hand-held hair drier to the top of said round rod, cmprising a bow-shaped yoke the base of which is centrally and permanently attached to the top of said rod; each of the two vertical arms of the yoke having a threaded bolt passing there-through, said bolts being on the same centerline; a knurled knob attached to the outer end of each of said bolts, for manually rotating them; and a concave plate attached to the inner end of each of said bolts for partly enclosing the body of the hand-held hair drier firmly between them, said concave plates being free to rotate upon the ends of said bolts.