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A self-righting hand-arm configuration which is adapted to pivot when struck by a user, thereby simulating a "high five."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4327278 | Simplified multiple speed hair dryer A simplified four heat, two speed hair dryer is provided having a housing with a plurality of heating elements mounted therein and a fan driven by a motor for blowing air over the heating elements and delivering hot air from the dryer. A source of alterna... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4316077 | Elastic hair dryer having selectively variable air output temperature A hair dryer for use in personal beauty care incorporates a blower for moving a stream of air through a dryer housing onto the hair. A self-regulating, disc-shaped, electrical resistance heater body formed of a ceramic material of positive temperature coe... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4309595 | Hair dryer A hand held hair dryer housing with a relatively small open end and a relatively large opposite open end, heater means, and a reversible motor-driven fan for selectively providing either a concentrated or a diffused flow of heated air through said small o... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4297564 | Hair dryer A hair dryer which is to include a separate cold air outlet as well as the conventional hot air outlet. A baffle is mounted in conjunction with the cold air outlet and is matingly movable to close the cold air outlet or permit such to be opened.... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4263500 | Infrared heating hair dryer A hair dryer is provided which dries hair by directing thereagainst radiant infrared heat energy. The dryer includes an infrared (IR) energy source, such as a silicone carbide igniter, an anodized parabolic reflector for modifying the wavelength of IR rad... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4260875 | Controlled temperature hair dryer A hair dryer, the temperature of the air stream from which is automatically controlled by the temperature of the hair being dried, is provided. The dryer includes a primary air inlet, a fan for blowing inlet air out of the dryer, and a heater by which the... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4258408 | Device for neutralizing electrostatic charges Disclosed herein is a device that is able to produce a flow of ionized air of alternatively positive and negative sign so that it be possible to eliminate static electricity from the objects towards which the said flow is directed, in an efficient and con... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4254324 | Hair singer and hair dryer An electric hair singer is provided for removing split ends from hair and includes a housing having a passageway formed therein with a comb element and heating element disposed at one end of the passageway. At the other end of the passageway a fan motor i... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4233531 | Assembling and energizing compact motors A device for inserting a compact motor into a limited fitting space particularly within a small rotary instrument and rotating the motor body with respect to an axis aligned with the rotary shaft of said instrument, whereby the fitting of the motor to the... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4218608 | Multiple duct blow dryer and hair styler A blow dryer having a partitioned barrel providing an air duct for the flow of heated air and a duct for the flow of ambient temperature air. A baffle at the upstream end of the barrel controls the fan discharged air while a second baffle is positionable ... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4205221 | Electrically heated soldering tool having work gripping jaws An electrically heated soldering tool for gripping and heating joints that are to be soldered together, includes a pistol-grip case having a stationary upper jaw and a pivotable lower jaw extending from the front end thereof. The jaws have confronting por... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4198557 | Control switch for hair dryer A hair drying appliance having a cylindrical housing and a handle rotatably mounted at one end for movement between a pistol-grip position and a position in alignment with the housing. The housing has two air outlets with heated air being directed through... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4198556 | Hair dryer A hair-drying appliance having a cylindrical housing and a handle rotatably mounted at one end thereof for movement between a first position generally perpendicular to the housing and a second position in longitudinal alignment with the housing. A single ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4198558 | Hair dryer A combination hair drying appliance which can be used either as a gun-type hair blower/dryer or an in-line hair styler/dryer. The two separate uses are created by two separate mechanical configurations of the appliance, each configuration established when... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4196343 | Hair dryer A hair dryer of the hand-held variety has infinitely variable temperature and fan speed control. The fan speed control is trigger operated by the index finger while the heat control is thumbwheel actuated by the thumb. Neither control, once set, requires ... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4195218 | Dryer In a hair dryer having a housing including air inlets, a motor for driving a fan which draws air into the housing through the air inlets and blows the air over a heating element to discharge the heated air through air outlets, the improvement which includ... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4166473 | Method and apparatus for setting hair Method and apparatus for setting hair by successively passing steam and cooling air through said hair while wound on rollers.... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4135080 | Portable electric heat gun An electric heat gun which is intended for use on a production line or the like is molded in three parts with a squirrel cage type fan and motor inside the housing and an electric air heating nozzle projecting from the front thereof. The fan and motor are... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4097722 | Hair blower with orifice control A selectively adjustable air deflecting damper is provided in the air exhaust barrel of an electrically heated hand-held hair drier for adjusting the area of the air discharge orifice and concomitantly the air velocity of the heated air discharge. The dam... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4094076 | Fixture for portable hair dryer A fixture serving as a storage holster for a portable hair dryer and also functioning as a rack for drying towels and other fabric articles. The fixture which is mountable on a wall or attachable to an existing towel rack includes an upright holster secti... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4090061 | Electric air-heater unit utilizing a centrifugal impeller An air heating unit comprises a blower casing, a centrifugal impeller and a heating element in the shape of a cylindrical cage of longitudinal guide vanes fastened to the wall of the casing. The guide vanes are made from an electric resistance alloy in sh... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4078525 | Steam generating device A steam generating device comprising a metallic evaporation body of desired shape, such as a dish-like shape, a cylindrical shape and so on; and a thin layer provided on the surface of the body, the layer having a rough surface and a water absorption abil... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4019260 | Hair treatment method and device An improved hair treatment method and device is described which provides for causing pulsatons to occur in an air stream which is utilized for hair treatment. The pulsatons operate to fluff the hair while the hair is simultaneously treated by the air stre... | 04/26/1977 |
| 3986272 | Hair dryer Hair dryer comprising a motor, an air blowing nozzle and a hand grip. The hand grip of the hair dryer is pivotably attached to the motor body so that it can be brought in two different positions. A carrier loop is detachably affixed on the blowing nozzle. In o... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3978314 | Electric hair drier with air blowing condition indicator A hand held hair drier includes a cylindrical heater sleeve longitudinally coupled to a main body provided with a handle extending normally therefrom. The handle includes first and second windows of different, readily distinguishable colors positioned at ... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3947659 | Hair dryer with a vapor ejection means A hair dryer with a vapor ejection means, the vapor ejection means includes a vapor nozzle, a tank adapted to contain liquid therein, an evaporation chamber heated by a heater and a feeder for feeding the liquid from the tank into the evaporation chamber.... | 03/30/1976 |
| 3943329 | Hair dryer with safety guard air outlet nozzle A hair dryer includes a housing defining an air inlet and an air outlet and blower means within the housing for drawing a stream of air into the inlet, through the dryer housing and forcing the air out the air outlet. A thermostatically controlled electri... | 03/09/1976 |
