US3348240A
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Heat protecting head shield for hair drier
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-02-07
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1986-02-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kohn Karin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:31
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D20/00; A45D20/22; A45D20/42
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A PERSON''S FACE FROM HEATED AIR STREAMS IMPINGING ON THE PERSON''S HEAD WHILE INSERTED IN A HOOD OF A HAIR DRIER, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A DOUBLE-WALLED CRESCENT-SHAPED FLEXIBLE VISOR HAVING INNER AND OUTER SPACED WALLS, MEANS HOLDING SAID WALLS SPACED APART DEFINING A NARROW CHANNEL, SAID WALLS HAVING LOWER MARGINAL PORTIONS TURNED INWARDLY AND UPWARDLY AND SECURED TOGETHER AT THEIR EDGES DEFINING A GENERALLY U-SHAPED CHANNEL ABOUT THE LOWER WALL HAVING HOLES THE UPTURNED PORTION OF THE OUTER WALL HAVING HOLES FORMED THEREIN OPENING INTO SAID NORROW CHANNEL FOR ADMITTING COOL AIR THERETO, AN ELONGATED HEADBAND SECURED ALONG A PORTION OF ITS LENGTH TO SAID VISOR AT THE SECUREMENT OF SAID LOWER MARGINAL PORTIONS AND HAVING FREE ENDS, A HEAD-ENCLOSING HAIR NET HAVING A LOWER EDGE PORTION SECURED TO SAID ELONGATED HEADBAND, SAID FREE ENDS OF THE ELONGATED HEADBAND FORMING ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR SECURING SAID DEVICE ABOUT A PERSON''S HEAD, SAID VISOR EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY AND UPWARDLY WHEN IN USE ABOUT A PERSON''S HEAD TO DEFLECT HEATED AIR STREAMS UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY LEAVING A PERSON''S HAIR INSIDE THE HOOD OF A HAIR DRIER, AND A TRASPARENT PLASTIC FACE-PROTECTING SHIELD ATTACHED AT ITS UPPER EDGE TO THE OUTER WALL ADJACENT SAID HOLES FOR GUIDING COOL AIR PAST THE PERSON''S FACE THROUGH SAID HOLES TO COOL THE SAME, WHILE AIR IN SAID NARROW CHANNEL HEATED BY THE HEATED INNER WALL OF THE VISOR PASSES UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF THE NARROW CHANNEL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
243 words
A DEVICE FOR PROTECTING A PERSON''S FACE FROM HEATED AIR STREAMS IMPINGING ON THE PERSON''S HEAD WHILE INSERTED IN A HOOD OF A HAIR DRIER, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A DOUBLE-WALLED CRESCENT-SHAPED FLEXIBLE VISOR HAVING INNER AND OUTER SPACED WALLS, MEANS HOLDING SAID WALLS SPACED APART DEFINING A NARROW CHANNEL, SAID WALLS HAVING LOWER MARGINAL PORTIONS TURNED INWARDLY AND UPWARDLY AND SECURED TOGETHER AT THEIR EDGES DEFINING A GENERALLY U-SHAPED CHANNEL ABOUT THE LOWER WALL HAVING HOLES THE UPTURNED PORTION OF THE OUTER WALL HAVING HOLES FORMED THEREIN OPENING INTO SAID NORROW CHANNEL FOR ADMITTING COOL AIR THERETO, AN ELONGATED HEADBAND SECURED ALONG A PORTION OF ITS LENGTH TO SAID VISOR AT THE SECUREMENT OF SAID LOWER MARGINAL PORTIONS AND HAVING FREE ENDS, A HEAD-ENCLOSING HAIR NET HAVING A LOWER EDGE PORTION SECURED TO SAID ELONGATED HEADBAND, SAID FREE ENDS OF THE ELONGATED HEADBAND FORMING ADJUSTABLE MEANS FOR SECURING SAID DEVICE ABOUT A PERSON''S HEAD, SAID VISOR EXTENDING RADIALLY OUTWARDLY AND UPWARDLY WHEN IN USE ABOUT A PERSON''S HEAD TO DEFLECT HEATED AIR STREAMS UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY LEAVING A PERSON''S HAIR INSIDE THE HOOD OF A HAIR DRIER, AND A TRASPARENT PLASTIC FACE-PROTECTING SHIELD ATTACHED AT ITS UPPER EDGE TO THE OUTER WALL ADJACENT SAID HOLES FOR GUIDING COOL AIR PAST THE PERSON''S FACE THROUGH SAID HOLES TO COOL THE SAME, WHILE AIR IN SAID NARROW CHANNEL HEATED BY THE HEATED INNER WALL OF THE VISOR PASSES UPWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY OF THE NARROW CHANNEL.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-10-23 | 1971-04-24 | 1971-10-24 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-10-23 | 1975-04-24 | 1975-10-24 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-10-23 | 1979-04-24 | 1979-10-24 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |