Hair dryer having hose storage means

Claim 1

IN A HAIR DRYER COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A PORTABLE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED MOTOR-BLOWER AND HEATER UNIT, A HEAD RECEIVING HAIR DRYING HOOD, A FLEXIBLE HOSE INTERCONNECTING THE PORTABLE UNTIL AND HOOD FOR DELIVERING AIR TO THE HOOD, AND A SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING THE MOTOR AND HEATER; SAID PORTABLE UNIT AND HOOD FOR DELIVERING TAINING AN AIR BLOWER, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR OPERATING THE BLOWER, AN ELECTRIC AIR HEATER, AND AN AIR INLET AND AN AIR OUTLET PASSAGEWAY; THE END OF THE HOSE WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE HOOD BEING RELEASABLY CONNECTED THERETO AND THE OTHER END OTHER END THEREOF BEING CONNECTED TO THE AIR PASSAGEWAY; THE IMPROVEMENTS OF SAID HOSE BEING LENGTHWISE COLLAPSIBLE AND EXPANSIBLE WITHIN THE RANGE OF FROM A FEW INCHES TO A FEW FEET, SAID OUTLET PASSAGEWAY HAVING A LENGTH WHICH IS EQUAL TO THE COLLAPSED LENGTH OF SAID HOSE AND A TRANSVERSE SIZE WHICH SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN THE TRANSVERSE SIZE OF SAID HOSE, SAID HOSE WHEN RELEASED FROM SAID HOOD AND IN LENGTHWISE COLLAPSED HOSE STORED IN SAID STORED IN SAID OUTLET PASSAGEWAY, AND MEANS RELEASABLY RETAINING SAID LENGTHWISE COLLAPSED HOSE STORED IN SAID OUTLET PASSAGEWAY, SAID LAST-MENTIONED MEANS COMPRISING A FITTING ON THE OUTER END OF SAID HOSE WHICH IS ADAPTED FOR RELEASABLE INTERLOCKING CONNECTION TO SAID HOOD WHEN THE HOSE IN EXPANDED AND RELEASABLE INTERLOCKING CONNECTION TO THE OUTER END OF SAID OUTLET PASSAGEWAY WHEN THE HOSE IS STORED IN SAID OUTLET PASSAGEWAY.