Electric paint softener and blisterer

Claim 1

IN AN ELECTRIC PAINT SOFTENER AND BLISTERER, A BASE MEMBER IN THE NATURE OF AN INVERTED PAN PROVIDING AN UPPER WALL AND DEPENDING SIDE AND END WALLS, A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL UPRIGHT SUPPORTING MEMBERS, EACH HAVING ITS LOWER END PORTION SECURED TO A RESPECTIVE END WALL OF SAID BASE MEMBER, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING HANDLE SECURED BETWEEN THE UPPER PORTIONS OF SAID UPRIGHT MEMBERS AND HAVING ITS LOWER END TERMINATION SPACED WELL ABOVE SAID UPPER WALL OF SAID BASE MEMBER, A HEATING ELEMENT WITHIN SAID BASE MEMBER AND CARRIED BY SAID UPPER WALL, A HEATING PLATE IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID UPPER WALL CARRIED WITHIN SAID BASE MEMBER, A COMBINATION COVER AND STAND HINGEDLY SUPPORTED ADJACENT ONE END OF SAID BASE MEMBER AND HAVING ITS PIVOT POINT BEYOND AND BELOW SAID HEATING PLATE AND ADAPTED TO BE PIVOTED ABOUT 270 DEGREES BETWEEN ITS CLOSED AND OPEN POSITIONS, A SUPPORTING PLATE SECURED TO SAID BASE MEMBER ADJACENT THE END OPPOSITE SAID PIVOT POINT TO FORM A SUPPORT AND TO SPACE SAID HEATING PLATE FROM THE WORK WHEN SAID DEVICE IS IN USE, MEANS POSITIONED ABOVE SAID BASE MEMBER IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID UPPER WALL THEREOF AND SAID LOWER END TERMINATION OF SAID HANDLE TO DIRECT RISING HEATED AIR AWAY FROM SAID HANDLE, PROTECTIVE MEANS FOR SAID SOFTENER AND BLISTERER BEING SO CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED AS TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH SAID HEATING PLATE AND BASE MEMBER, SAID COMBINATION COVER AND STAND HAVING SUPPORTING FEET ON ONE SIDE THEREOF TO SUPPORT THE DEVICE IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION WHEN SAID COVER IS CLOSED AND A FOOT PROJECTING OUTWARDLY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE THEREOF AT THE END OPPOSITE SAID PIVOT TO SUPPORT THE DEVICE IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL POSITION WHEN SAID COVER IS OPEN, AND LATCH MEMBERS SECURED RESPECTIVELY TO SAID HANDLE AND SAID SUPPORTING PLATE TO COOPERATE WITH ONE OF SAID FEET AND SAID RESPECTIVE FOOT TO HOLD SAID COMBINATION COVER AND STAND ALTERNATELY IN ITS CLOSED AND OPEN POSITIONS.