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Hair drier

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-08-21
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Granted: 1965-08-10
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Expires: 1981-08-21
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jean T Bean

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 23:20
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D4/00; A45D4/08; A45D4/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 216 words
APPARATUS FOR DRYING HAIR BY WARM AIR CURRENTS COMPRISING A HOUSING, MEANS WITHIN SAID HOUSING FOR DIVIDING SAID HOUSING INTO A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE CHAMBERS, A FLEXIBLE TUBULAR MEMBER DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID CHAMBERS IN SAID HOUSING AND HAVING AN INNER END PORTION FIXED IN SAID HOUSING AND AN OUTER END PORTION MOUNTED FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN A RETRACTED POSITION WHEREIN THE SAME IS DISPSOED SUBSTANTIALLY WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND AN EXTENDED POSITION WHEREIN THE SAME IS DISPOSED AT LEAST PARTIALLY OUTSIDE OF SAID HOUSING, SAID OUTER END PORTIONS OF SAID FLEXIBLE TUBULAR MEMBERS WHEN IS EXTENDED POSITION BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE CURLER MEANS THEREON WHICH IN TURN ARE ADAPTED TO BE PLACED IN INTIMATE RELATION WITH THE HAIR OF A PERSON USING THE APPARATUS, MEANS COMMUNICATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE INNER END PORTIONS OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS FOR SUPPLYING HEATED AIR THROUGH SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS TO THE HAIR OF THE USER, RELEASABLE LATCH MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID HOUSING AND ENGAGEABLE WITH THE OUTER END PORTION OF EACH OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS FOR RELEASABLY MAINTAING THE SAME IN THE EXTENDED POSITION, AND MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO EACH OF SAID TUBULAR MEMBERS FOR MOVING THE OUTER END PORTIONS THEREOF FROM THE EXTENDED POSITION TO THE RETRACTED POSITION UPON RELEASE OF SAID LATCH MEANS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-09 1969-02-08 1969-08-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-09 1973-02-08 1973-08-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-09 1977-02-08 1977-08-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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