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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4593179 | Multi function air heater A multi-functional air heater and compressor is provided and consists of a cylindrical housing having a closed bottom and an open top, an electric fan affixed vertically in the bottom of the housing, first screen affixed around circumference of the housin... | 06/03/1986 |
| 4424437 | Hair dryer with remote sensing temperature control An electric hair dryer having a radiometer which remotely senses the infrared radiation emanating from the hair being dried and which contains a control means that causes the heating means in the dryer to turn off when the infrared radiation indicates the... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4414576 | Housing assembly for electrical apparatus A housing assembly is provided for use with a remote electronic surveillance camera or the like, having a removable housing cover which permits rapid access to the interior of the housing assembly for service and adjustments. The cover is connected to the... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4365426 | Hair dryer A hair drier having a casing provided at its end with a discharge port through which hot air is discharged, a heating bar provided at the center of the discharge port and extending forwardly from the casing, and a hair setting member provided with a deep ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4349725 | Air dispersing head for air heaters An air dispersing head for an air heater which includes a generally cylindrically-shaped cap having an inset or recess on one side and fitted with a nozzle base and nozzle in the recess, with the nozzle communicating with the interior of the cap. The nozz... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4328818 | Hand held hair dryer A domestic hair dryer comprises an axisymetrical casing of circular cross section, the rear part of which forms a tubular grip, housing an electric switch and cable connection. The front part of the casing is enlarged in the form of an ellipsoid or prolat... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4293760 | Apparatus for electrically heating hair curlers An apparatus and uniformly heating a plurality of hair curlers by passing a current of hot air longitudinally through the hair curler body includes a hollow case having an upper wall forming a support surface in which is formed a central air inlet opening... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4250630 | Tobacco-pipe holder and dryer A tobacco pipe holder and dryer comprises a hollow housing having a cylindrical base portion and an upper portion opening from the base portion extending upward and flared outward therefrom and having around its upper periphery a plurality of downwardly d... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4230932 | Blowers for drying video tape recorders A blower for drying dew produced on the tape running mechanism of a video tape recorder has an air outlet portion having a similar configuration to a tape cassette to be used therewith. The blower is, in use, inserted into a cassette holder of the recorde... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4230933 | Electric air heating element An electric air heating element is designed for positioning in the cylindrical or conical outlet tube of a hair dryer. It consists of a star-shaped coil carrier in the shape of four fins extending radially from a common center line in the axis of the outl... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4225775 | Hair dryer A hair dryer is provided having a first cup-shaped plastic housing with an air inlet and generally tangentially directed outlet to be connected to a hose coupling and thence to a soft bonnet on the head of the user. A sheet metal plate provides a motor an... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4167660 | Rotatable control switch for appliance A hand-held hair styling appliance incorporates an improved rotatable switch assembly which is mounted in the styler in axial alignment with the fan, thus eliminating the need for a handle in the appliance. The switch is constructed such that the heating ... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4114022 | Combined hot air and steam hair dryer A combined hot air and steam hair dryer providing for discharge of hot air and steam through the same aperture, comprising a housing, constituting an air chamber, supported on a balancing base, and provided with a discharge aperture at the forward end and... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4099047 | Commode ventilation system A commode ventilation systems including a housing mounted from the upper edge of the commode bowl by a clamping mechanism and provided with an air circulating fan having an intake communicated with the interior of the commode bowl and a discharge communic... | 07/04/1978 |
| 3981314 | Hair dryer A hair dryer comprises an elongated casing which provides a fan housing and a heater housing extending longitudinally therefrom. The fan housing has a pair of laterally spaced air inlets and the heater housing provides an air outlet. The fan motor is moun... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3946498 | Portable hair dryer A portable hair dryer comprises a flexible bonnet, a combined blower and heater power module for supplying heated air under pressure to the bonnet, and a control module for selecting the operating mode of the dryer. The power module is suspended against t... | 03/30/1976 |
