US20050258114A1

US20050258114A1 - Convertible hair dryer caddie

Info

Publication number: US20050258114A1
Application number: US10/851,368
Authority: US
Inventors: Rodney Davis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2004-05-21
Filing date: 2004-05-21
Publication date: 2005-11-24

Abstract

The subject invention called “The Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie is a wall mounted caddie used to support a portable hair dryer and it's accessories. The caddie is designed to turn the standard hair dryer into a wall mounted hand dryer. The caddie has an electrical cord that plugs into the standard wall socket and has a socket built into the caddie where the hair dryer is plugged. Once the hair dryer is plugged into the caddie and the caddie is plugged into the wall socket, a laser mounted at the base of the caddie is activated and is used to turn the hair dryer into a hand dryer.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

The subject invention called “The Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie” is directed to a wall-mounted caddie that supports the standard hair dryer and it's accessories and also converts the hair dryer into an automatic hand dryer.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie was designed to give residential home owners the same automatic hand drying benefits found in automatic hand dryers found in commercial restrooms. The convertible hair dryer caddie utilizes a hair dryer to supply the hot air. It not only supports the hair dryer and it's accessories, the caddie funnels the hot air produced from the hair dryer into the caddie's duct cannel. The hot air from the hair dryer will now dry a person's hands located directly under the caddie's air duct canal. At this location the person's hands has activated the laser at the base of the caddie and causes the hair dryer to come on similar to the wall mounted hair dryers found in most commercial restrooms. The caddie is plugged into the standard 120-volt socket. The hair dryer is plugged into the caddie. When an object comes in contact with the laser, the hot air from the hair dryer is funneled through the caddie's air ducts and is exhausted at the base of the caddie. At this point the hair dryer in conjunction with the caddie operates like an automatic hand dryer. The convertible hair dryer allows the average homeowner with a hair dryer to convert or use the hair dryer for drying hands and other objects. It can be placed on a counter to dry fingernails. It can be also placed on a floor to dry a persons toenails. Without holding the hair dryer or turning on any switches, a person can dry their hands, finger nails, and toe nails. It is the first caddie that does more that than support accessories. The invention summarized and described below is the first invention of its kind to meet these needs.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Briefly summarized, the present invention in one broad aspect is a convertible hair dryer caddie which can be mounted on a wall and support a hair dryer and it's accessories. The convertible hair dryer caddie can be plugged into the standard wall socket. The hair dryer is plugged into the caddie and is activated by a laser located at the base of the caddie. The hair dryer is mounted on top of the caddie in a whole that is connected to the duct canal of the caddie. The air duct canal of the caddie causes the hot air produced from the hair dryer to be funneled to the base of the caddie. When an ‘object such as a person’s hand comes in contact with the laser located at the base of the caddie, it causes the hair dryer to come on. The hot air from the hair dryer is funneled through the air duct canal of the caddie to dry hands or any other objects located at the base of the caddie. The convertible hair dryer caddie converts the hairdryer into more than a hair-drying device. The hair dryer coupled with the caddie becomes an automatic hand dryer similar to the automatic hand dryer found in most commercial restrooms. The caddie can also be placed on a counter and used to dry a persons freshly painted finger nails or placed on the floor to dry a persons freshly painted toenails. The convertible hair dryer caddie utilizes the hot air generated from a standard hair dryer to do more than just dry hair.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

These and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be evident from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings where like reference numerals represent like elements or symbols and in which:
FIG. 1 is a front view of one embodiment of the internal and external components of the Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie.
FIG. 2 is a top view of the internal and external components shown in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the internal and external components shown in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring now to FIG. 1 where a front view of one referred embodiment of the invention is illustrated, the Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie in accordance with the invention includes a top panel 1, a mid-section 2 and a bottom panel 7 which make up the complete housing of the unit. Two front doors 3 and 4 are part of the mid-section 2. Snapping the top panel 1 and mid-section 2 together forms the air duct canal 10. When a hair dryer is mounted in the whole on the top panel 1, the hot air flows from the top of the unit through the top panel 1, through the mid section 2, and out the base 7 of the bottom of the caddie. A laser 5 is mounted on the base 7 of the unit. The laser 5 causes the hair dryer to automatically come on when plugged into the caddie's socket 8 and the caddie's electrical cord 6 is plugged into a standard 120-volt socket. Referring now to FIG. 3 is side view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. From this view the opening in the base 7 can be seen. When the base 7 is placed on a desktop or floor, the opening in the ₂o base is a convenient location for a person's hands or feet. The caddies plug 6 is conveniently located on the side at the bottom of the caddie's base 7. The top panel 1 and the caddie's base 7 snap onto the mid-section 2 to form the caddie's housing.

Claims

1. a Convertible Hair Dryer Caddie unit comprising:

a) a housing having three parts, a top panel, a mid-section and a base;

b) an air duct canal to mount the standard hair dryer;

c) a socket to plug the hair dryer into;

d) an electrical plug to feed electricity into the caddie;

e) a laser to automatically activate the hair dryer when hands or other objects come in contact;

f) brackets on the back side of the caddie for mounting onto a wall;

g) a base that allows the caddie to be placed on a counter top or floor;

h) a set of doors which open to the mid-section of the caddie;

i) shelves inside the caddie's mid-section for storing items;

i) a top panel that has three compartments, one to support the hair dryer and the other two will support the hair dryer accessories;

2. The convertible hair dryer caddie stated in claim 1 equipped with said brackets for mounting the caddie onto a wall and equipped with a top panel which supports the standard hair dyer and it's accessories.

3. The convertible hair dryer caddie stated in claim 1 equipped with a laser, socket and electrical cord for supplying electricity to the caddie.

4. The convertible hair dryer caddie stated in claim 1 has a duct canal, which directs the hot air, produced by the hair dryer to the base of the caddie.