US3248146A

US3248146A - Beautician's dryer chair

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Publication number: US3248146A
Application number: US417410A
Authority: US
Inventors: Jr Theodore A Cowen
Original assignee: BELVEDERE PRODUCTS Inc
Current assignee: SMITH INVESTMENT Co
Priority date: 1964-12-10
Filing date: 1964-12-10
Publication date: 1966-04-26
Anticipated expiration: 1983-04-26

Description

April 26, 1966 'r. A. COWEN, JR 3,248,146

BEAUTICIANS DRYER CHAIR Filed Dec. 10, 1964 United States Patent 3,248,146 BEAUTICIANS DRYER CHAIR Theodore A. Cowen, Jr., Belvidere, Ill., assignor to Belvedere Products, Inc., Belvidere, 111., a corporation of Illinois Filed Dec. 10, 1964, Ser. No. 417,410 Claims. (Cl. 297-217) This invention relates to a new and improved beauticians dryer chair.

An important object of this invention is to provide an improved beauticians dryer chair having a housing for receiving a hair dryer apparatus and for providing the sole support for the rear side of the chair seat.

Another object of this invenion is to provide a beauticians dryer chair which allows relatively easy cleaning of the area under the chair seat.

A further object of this invention is to provide a beauticians dryer chair including a housing for receiving and storing a hair dryer apparatus and the housing being a structural part of the chair for moving as a unit.

These, and other objects and advantages of the invention will be more readily apparent by reference to the following detailed description and the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a side view of the improved beauticians dryer chair which is the embodiment of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the dryer chair taken along plane 2-2 of FIG. 1 and with a part broken away to reveal internal construction of the housing; and

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the dryer chair taken along plane 3-3 of FIG. 2.

Referring further to the drawings, the dryer chair includes a housing portion generally indicated by the numeral 10. The housing portion has a cavity 11, as best indicated in FIGS. 2 and 3, for receiving the lower portion 31 of the hair dryer apparatus 30 which portion is hereinafter sometimes generally referred to as the dryer base. The housing has a front wall 12 and side walls 13 and 14 generally defining the cavity 11. The housing conveniently includes a back wall 15; however, it is contemplated that such is not'required. The housing 10 includes a means for supporting the dryer base 31, which means of support conveniently includes a frame 16, a floor 17, sidewalls 18 and 19, and a front wall 20. It is contemplated that changes in the form, shape, and arrangement of the means of support can be made without departing from the spirit of this invention. In the embodiment illustrated, the dryer base 31 is conveniently retained in place, or supported, by a strap 21 secured to the housing back 15 by means of screws 22. It is contemplated that other means may be utilized for retaining the dryer base 31 or that, under proper arrangement, the strap 21 may be eliminated altogether.

The hair dryer apparatus 30 referred to supra, includes a base portion 31, a neck portion 32 and a head portion 33 secured to the upper end thereof. The dryer base 31 conveniently encloses a blower apparatus 35 and a heater apparatus 36-. The blower 35 draws air through a .grill work 37 conveniently located at the rear side of the dryer base 31. The air is then propelled through the heater apparatus 36 and through a hollow portion 38 of the neck 32 into the head 33. The dryer head 33 may be of a well known type having inner and outer walls defining a cavity 33' therebetween and with perforations in the inner wall for discharging air at spaced points for drying the hair of an occupant of the dryer chair. The neck portion 32 conveniently extends upwardly and forwardly to position the head 33 for receiving the head of the chair occupant. Controls 39 for the blower apparatus 3-5 and the heater apparatus 36 are conveniently mounted on the top side of the base 31, as best illustrated in FIG. 2. In the embodiment illustrated, the neck 32 is conveniently adjustable in a vertical direction and is secured in a preselected position as by a collar 34. In this manner, the neck and head 33 may be raised out of position when the occupant is to be seated, and then lowered to an operative position whereby the occupant may have her head substantially encircled by the dryer head 33. It is contemplated that many variations in the dryer apparatus may be utilized without departing from the'spirit of thisinvention, and the description and drawings are to be taken as illustrative and not limiting.

The housing 10 includes a means for supporting the back side of a seat member 45. In the embodiment illustrated, the means of support is preferably in the form of a pair of outwardly extending arms or structures 23. The arms 23 are preferably secured to the respective side walls 13 or 14 of the housing by means of bolts 24 as best illustrated in FIG. 3. The seat member 45 is secured to a seat frame 46 which is attached to the arms 23 by means of bolts 47. In this manner, the arms 23 provide the sole support for the back side of the seat member 45. The aforedescribed preferable manner of securing the arms 23 to the housing 10 is such that it provides a rigid support for the back side of the seat member 45 and, conversely, serves as a rigid structural connection between the two, so that the unit may be moved without structural damage by lifting either the housing 10, or the seat member 45.

The seat member 45 has a leg means attached adjacent the front side of the seat member to provide support for said front side. In the embodiment illustrated, the leg means is conveniently in the form of a pair of front legs 48; however, it is contemplated that, in the alternative, either one or a greater plurality of legs 48 may be utilized. Arm supports 49 are attached to respective arm frames 50 which are secured to the base frame 46. The back member 44 is conveniently secured to the arm frames 50 by a plurality of bolts 51 as best illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2. It is contemplated, however, that the back member 44 may be otherwise held in position, or that it may be a cushion conveniently lying contiguous to the inclined upward portion of the front wall 12 of the housing 10.

As described supra and as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the seat member 45 is attached to the housing portion intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof. As a result, the back side of the cushion preferably lies near to the front face 12 of the housing 10. In this position,

' thereby provides a generally unobscured area beneath the seat member 45 which can be readily cleaned.

Fromthe foregoing, it is deemed apparent that the preferred embodiment of this invention provides a unique beauticians dryer chair providing a housing for a dryer apparatus which housing also serves to provide the sole support for the backside of the seat of the chair.

While I have thus described a specific embodiment of my invention, it has been by way of illustration and not limitation, and I do not wish my invention to be limited except as required by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a beauticians dryer chair including a seat member, a back member, and at least one leg supporting the front side of said seat member, the improvement comprising a housing for receiving and storing a hair dryer apparatus and for providing the sole support for the back side of said chair, said housing including front and side walls defining a cavity for receiving said hair dryer apparatus, said front wall having an upper rearwardly inclined portion to lie in juxtaposition to the back side of said back member, said housing having its lower extremity shaped for engaging a floor at at least two points spaced generally at the sides of said housing, said housing having at least two outwardly extending arms projecting from said front wall and attached to said seat adjacent the rear side thereof to provide the sole support for the back side of the seat.

2. In a beauticians dryer chair, the combination of a hair dryer apparatus of the type having heater and blower means in a base, a neck extending upwardly from the base and a downwardly facing dryer head on the neck offset laterally from the base, a generally upstanding housing comprising front and side walls defining a cavity for receiving said hair dryer apparatus, means on said housing for supporting said dryer apparatus in said housing, said housing having an upper portion of said front wall inclined rearwardly and having the lower extremities of said front wall and side walls shaped for engaging a floor at at least two points spaced generally at the sides of said housing member, a back cushion member having its upper end disposed generally adjacent the upper end of said housing and having at least a portion of its back side contiguous to said upper portion of said front wall, a seat member disposed generally beneath the lower edge of said back member and with its back edge contiguous to said housing, an arm attached to each of said side walls of the housing and projecting from said front wall and attached to said seat to provide the sole support for the back side thereof, and at least one leg attached adjacent the front side of said seat to provide support for the front side thereof.

3. A beauticians dryer chair comprising a generally upstanding housing having a front wall and wall means extending rearwardly from the front wall and having portions extending downwardly to provide floor engaging supports, a seat member disposed with its rear edge in juxtaposition to the front Wall, support means rigidly secured to said wall means at points rearwardly of said front wall and extending therefrom to points forwardly of the front wall at a level adjacent the underside of the seat, means attaching the support means to said seat member to thereby provide a rigid connection between the seat member and the housing and support the back side of the seat member solely on said wall means of said housing, front leg means adjacent the front side of the seat member for supporting the front side thereof, a back cushion member extending upwardly from adjacent the rear edge of the seat member, and a hair dryer apparatus having a lower portion disposed in said housing, a hollow neck portion extending upwardly and forwardly from said lower portion, and a substantially cupular head memberattached to the upper end of the neck portion.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein the front wall has a portion below the seat member inclined rearwardly,

5. A beauticians dryer chair comprising a hair dryer apparatus of the type having a heater and a blower means disposed in a base, a neck extending upwardly from the base and a downwardly facing dryer head on the neck offset laterally from the base, a generally upstanding housing comprising front and side walls defining a cavity for receiving said base of the hair dryer apparatus, means for supporting said base in said housing, a seat member disposed intermediate the upper and lower ends of the housing and having its rear edge in juxtaposition to aid front wall, leg means attached adjacent the front side of the seat for providing support for said front side, said front wall having a portion above the seat member inclined rearwardly and a portion below the seat member inclined rearwardly, a back cushion member having at least a portion of its back side contiguous to the upper portion of the front wall, an arm attached to each of said side walls of the housing and extending through said front wall, each arm attached to said seat adjacent the rear side thereof to provide a rigid connection between the seat and the respective side wall and to provide the sole support for the back side of the seat.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 879,803 2/1908 Vlasak 297 X 950,441 2/1910 Ekstrand 297-19O X 1,473,161 11/1923 Rogers -N 297-190 X 3,007,736 11/1961 Watlington 34-99 3,035,865 5/1962 Schirmer 297-2l7 3,058,231 10/1962 Romito 3499 3,171,428 3/1965 Bozeman 34- -99 FOREIGN PATENTS 135,363 11/1919 Great Britain.

FRANK B. SHERRY, Primary Examiner.

I. T. MCCALL, Assistant Examiner.

Claims

1. IN A BEAUTICIAN''S DRYER CHAIR INCLUDING A SEAT MEMBER, A BACK MEMBER, AND AT LEAST ONE LEG SUPPORTING THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID SEAT MEMBER, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A HOUSING FOR RECEIVING AND STORING A HAIR DRYER APPARATUS AND FOR PROVIDING THE SOLE SUPPORT FOR THE BACK SIDE OF SAID CHAIR, SAID HOUSING INCLUDING FRONT AND SIDE WALLS DEFINING A CAVITY FOR RECEIVING SAID HAIR DRYER APPARATUS, SAID FRONT WALL HAVING AN UPPER REARWARDLY INCLINED PORTION TO LIE IN JUXTAPOSITION TO THE BACK SIDE OF SAID BACK MEMBER, SAID HOUSING HAVING ITS LOWER EXTREMITY SHAPED FOR ENGAGING A FLOOR AT LEAST TWO POINTS SPACED GENERALLY AT THE SIDES OF SAID HOUSING, SAID HOUSING HAVING AT LEAST TWO OUTWARDLY EXTENDING ARMS PROJECTING FROM SAID FRONT WALL AND ATTACHED TO SAID SEAT ADJACENT THE REAR SIDE THEREOF TO PROVIDE THE SOLE SUPPORT FOR THE BACK OF THE SEAT.