Device for drying hair and fingernails

Claim 1

A DRYING DEVICE FOR HAIR AND FINGERNAILS COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A LOWER SHELL, AN UPPER SHELL JOINED TO THE LOWER SHELL TO FORM A HOLLOW ENCLOSURE, A SUPPORTING PLATE CARRIED BY THE LOWER SHELL AND POSITIONED TO DIVIDE THE ENCLOSURE INTO UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR CARRIED BY THE PLATE AND EXTENDING INTO THE UPPER SECTION, A ROTARY FAN CARRIED BY THE PLATE AND EXTENDING INTO THE LOWER SECTION, SAID LOWER SHELL HAVING AN OUTLET ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AN AIR HOSE FOR CONDUCTION OF AIR THEREFROM FOR THE DRYING OF HAIR, SAID UPPER SHELL HAVING INLET MEANS FOR THE INGRESS OF AIR INTO THE ENCLOSURE, SAID PLATE HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING TO PERMIT AIR FROM SAID INLET MEANS TO BE DRAWN BY THE ROTARY FAN THROUGH SAID CENTRAL OPENING INTO THE LOWER SECTION OF THE ENCLOSURE, SAID LOWER SHELL HAVING A CONVOLUTE CONFINING WALL COOPERATING WITH SAID ROTARY FAN FOR THE DRIVING OF AIR DRAWN INTO SAID LOWER SECTION TO SAID OUTLET, AN ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATING ELEMENT CARRIED BY SAID PLATE AND EXTENDING INTO THE LOWER SECTION ADJACENT SAID OUTLET FOR HEATING AIR DRIVEN BY THE ROTARY FAN PRIOR TO ITS EGRESS FROM SAID OUTLET, A COMPARTMENT IN THE ENCLOSURE FORMED BY COOPERATING PORTIONS OF SAID SHELLS AND PLATE AT A LOCATION ADJACENT THE PERIPHERY OF THE JOINED SHELLS, SAID COMPARTMENT HAVING AN OPENING INTO THE LOWER SECTION FOR THE LEAKING OF DRIVEN AIR IN THE LOWER SECTION INTO SAID COMPARTMENT BEFORE REACHING SAID OUTLET, SAID COMPARTMENT HAVING AN EXIT FOR THE EGRESS OF SAID DRIVEN AIR EXTERIORLY OF SAID JOINED SHELLS FOR THE DRYING OF FINGERNAILS, SAID JOINED SHELLS AT SAID EXIT HAVING PORTIONS FORMING A SLIDEWAY, AND A CLOSURE SLIDABLE IN SAID SLIDEWAY FOR CLOSING AND OPENING SAID EXIT AS DESIRED.