US3043016A - Flexible hair drying hood - Google Patents

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July 10, 1962 F( J. MILLER FLEXIBLE HAIR DR YING HOOD Filed May 21, 1958 I INVENTOR.

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ite tae 3,@43,016 FLEXELE HA& DRYING HOOD a Frances 3. milet', 801 12th NW., Canton, Ohio Filed May 21, 1958, Ser. No. 736,794 1 Ciahn. (Ci. 34-99) In general, in connection with hair dryers of the elec-- tric type used particularly in commercial beauty salons by a beautician, it is a real problem to successfully dry hair. Problems have arisen in connection with thick hair, thin hair, hair that burns, wind hurn problems when hot air comes down the face, parching of skin, and the like. Although there have been numerous solutions to these problems, none of them have received -any real commercial accepta-nce. This is important because the quautity of heat used in these dryers has caused considerab le annoy ance to many women and they have been reluctant to use them. In additon to this, of course, there is the time factor.

This invention is directed to a flexible hair dryer hood, which could be called a comfort hood" for fastening around in a head encircling band, perhaps 18 inches in circumference, more or less, and enlarging out to a hood or tubular member of two or three times that over a central section and contracting to a further contractile band adapted to touch the dryer bell or dome, by which name it is sometimes known, general ly on the other side of the support member.

This comfort hood, though tubular in shape, would have a series of fastening means, perhaps snap fasteners, along one seam adapted to surround the connection and support connection for the dome or dryer bell. In addition, of course, it is customary to use ear shields and the like to protect the Womens ears from the circulating In general there have been many approaches to directed or controlled `air to the hair, together with shields for the ears. Some of these have used pervious nets to permit the air laden with moisture to pass out through a net. Others have provided directed shields to prevent the air from coming to the face of a Woman sitting under a dryer.

This invention is directed towards a generally tubular hood, though perhaps it would be more correct to call it a truncated cone. When enclosed and snap fastened along an axial seam, it would be per-haps 18 or 20 inches in circumference around the head band, and a larger circumference, perhaps 24 inches, for attachment to the bell.

An object of this invention is to provide a new and improved em'ble hair drying hood for attachment as a head piece to the head of a woman and to the d'ying bell or hood and also to provide improved circulation of air around the head and escape of moisture thereh'om.

A further object of this invention is to provide a new and improved comfort hood having an elasticized connection in a head piece and a further elasticized connection around the dome or bell of the dryer and an enlarged intermediate section that expands and provides improved circulation of air around the head and escape of moisture therethrough.

A further object of this invention is to provide a new and improved tubular fiexi'ble hair dryer of impervious material having an elasticized head band of reduced diameter and a further elasticized dryer connection and an axial seam with fastening means therefor around the con-' dryer piece.

To the -accomplishment of the foregong and related.

ends, said invention then consists of the means heroin- -after fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim; the following description setting forth in detail but one approved means of carrying out the invention, such disolosed means, however, constituting but one of the various ways in which the principles of the invention may be used.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a side View of a woman showing my new and improved hood in position on a dryer;

FIG. 2 is 'a rear View of said hood;

FIG. 3 is a view of the impervious material with the elasticzed bands stretched to show the general trapezoidal nature of the imperv-ious material making up the hood;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the hood itself before being distended by the air of the dryer; and

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view along the line 5-5 of FIG. 4 showing the varying diameters of the center section and the head piece.

In the drawings, FIG. 1 shows a side view of an electrically heated dryer indicated generally at 10 having a stand 11 and` a connecting bar thereto 12 With an electrical connection 13'. The dryer bel-l or dome may be of any shape -as indicated at 14 having an end portion 15, a side portion perhaps conical in shape 16 and a recessed portion indicated generally at 17 into which the head normally fits.

The -invention herein -involves a hood member 18 of generally tubular construction and of consider-able diameter having a contractile portion or elasticized end member generally shown at 19 and a further elasticized portion and cushioning adapted for the head band or head encircling band 20. The center portion generally indicated at 21 would be or' considerably larger circumference and, of course, diameter than the head band or dryer band portion. This permits `a free flow of air outwardly and around to the sides so that all of the portions of the head, near the forehead and the back of the neck may be dried and air may circulate freely within the hood member. This also permits easy movability of the head so that the head may be turned as much as one-quarter turn to either side, and the series of pleat-l'ke units or wrinldes formed by the contracting of the head band 20 -as shown at 21 will permit twisting and movement of the head. Slits of buttonhole design may be placed -at positions on the hood to make easy access to switches or heat controls.

Normally movement of the head in a dryer is very restricted and freedom to talk and to read is greatly reduced. Also there is considerable danger of burning and parching of the skin of a person in a normal dryer and though various efforts 'have been made in the past to control the air by using earmufis and various types of hoods as disclosed in the patents to Wright, Patent No. 2,295,82(), to Stephen, Patent No. 2,290,455, to McElroy, Patent No. 1,796,384, to Rufiio, Reissue Patent No; 17,447, to Coune, Patent No. 1,543,423, to Brown, Patent No. 1,698,533, to Pfahl, Patent No. 1,907,215, to Broida et al., Patent No. 1,955,941, and to Huber et al., Patent No. 2,576,226, all of these have certain limitations to be more fully explained. A

This invention consists of a hood which is particularly characterized by freedom of action, by adaptability to a great number of dryer bells or hoods, by controlled cir- I the bands.

p 3 culation of the air with a of air in order to prevent 'build-up of moisture theren,

' andby a free flow of 'air around the back of the neck so that there is an even drying of the hair. r

The unit is further char-acterized by having an axial seam indicated general ly at 24 'With a series of snap fasteners, tie strings and/ or other means, such as a zipper 'at 25. This may be connected from either end of the dryer ,the like and special openings may he provided to contact or move these switches or Controls `as desired. i

The unit in connection with FIG. 3 would have a dryer band 19, a heaid band 20, the ani al seam cut in a trapezoid as seen at 24, fastener means 25, whchmay -be snap fasteners, hooks, etc., and elasticized means 27 in each of. The hood is adapted to be snap fastened around 'around the dryer and similarly connected around the connection 12 to the dryer, :leaving 'a certain amount of openings for the free passage of air therethrough' from the dryer but controlling the amount of air that leaves the dryer, and then the snap fasteners are continued until they tightly conform with the head.

limited amount of elmination of the invention. All of these varations and modifications'are considered to 'be the t rue spirit and scope of the present invention as disclosed in the foregoing description and defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

In combination, an electric 'circulating hair dryer having anoutW-ardly flarng dome of a dimension adapted to surrond a person's head and a connection thereto, a

sheet `defining a pleated tubular hood structure of imperforate heat resistant fabric radially gripping the exterior of said dome and having -a contractile band for the dorne above the connection thereto, an open axial seam on the tubular hood structure with fastening means therefor around the connection definng a variable 'sized air pasi by causes improved heating and 'circulation of air within With this comfort hood confining the' the dryer, considerahle freedom of movement isprovided, as Well .as less burning and parching of the skin, less opportunity for discomort and at the same time greatly increased speed of drying so that the woman using the device is not inconvenienced for as 'long a time and can' go outside even on a cold day'wthout fear of. catohing cold. t

The material ofwhich this hood is made` would be impervious material resistant to the normal drying heat' and of a good gradeof plastic or plasticized fahrics, etc.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with a few preferred embodiments thereof, variations .and modifications may be resorted to by those skilled in the artwithout departing from .the principles the space enclosed by thetubular center section and the end of said hood opposite said 'dome which is out of the direct path of air circulation from the dome so that When the elasticized band on the end of the hood opposite said dome is placed over wet hair on the head of a person, it effectively dries all of the :hair thereon including the hair adjacent the 'lower cranial lobes. i

V References Cited in thefile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Brown --j-an. 21, 1953

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