Hair dryer

Claim 1

A STRUCTURE FOR A PORTABLE HAIR DRYER COMPRISING A CASING, BLOWER AND HEATING UNITS MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING FOR PROPELLING A STREAM OF HEATED AIR FROM IT, INLET AND OUTLET OPENINGS IN SAID CASING FOR INTRODUCING AIR INTO AND DISCHARGING IT FROM SAID CASING, A LEVER MEANS INCLUDING A LEVER ELEMENT AND PIVOT MEANS HAVING AND AXIS OF ROTATION, SAID PIVOT MEANS ROTATABLY ATTACHING SAID LEVER ELEMENT TO SAID CASING FOR SUPPORTING IT IN ITS OPERATIVE POSITIONS, SAID LEVER ELEMENT BEING ROTATABLE TO OPERATIVE POSITIONS ADJACENT AND REMOVED FROM SAID CASING, SAID AXIS OF SAID PIVOT MEANS BEING SOMEWHAT REMOVED FROM THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF SAID CASING AND THE UNITS MOUNTED WITHIN IT FOR DISPOSING SAID CENTER OF GRAVITY OVER A CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID LEVER ELEMENT THEREBY BALANCING SAID DRYER OVER SAID LEVER ELEMENT IN BOTH OF ITS OPERATIVE POSITIONS, THE PORTION OF SAID LEVER MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID AXIS BEING LATERALLY EXTENDED TO PROVIDE A BASE FOR SUPPORTING SAID DRYER IN A STABLE OPERATIVE POSITION UPON A SURFACE WHEN SAID LEVER ELEMENT IS IN SAID POSITION ADJACENT SAID CASING, A PORTION OF SAID LEVER ELEMENT REMOTE FROM SAID PIVOT MEANS BEING RELATIVELY ELONGATED AND COMPACT IN CROSS SECTION WHEREBY IT IS CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED AS A HANDLE TO PERMIT SAID DRYER TO BE SECURELY HELD IN THE HAND WHEN SAID LEVER ELEMENT IS IN SAID POSITION REMOVED FROM SAID CASING, AND SAID LATERALLY EXTENDING PORTIONS OF SAID LEVER MEANS PROVIDING A REST SURFACE FOR THE FINGERS OF A HAND GRASPING SAID HANDLE.