Hair drying and setting appliance

Claim 2

A hair drying and setting appliance comprising a base including a housing with a bottom portion and a cover portion enclosing a motor-driven blower having an air heater to heat air delivered by said blower to an air outlet in said housing, air delivery and distribution means connected to said outlet to direct heated air against a head of hair, said blower being supported on a plate positioned between said bottom and cover portions of said housing, said motor being secured to the upper surface of said plate and being drivingly connected to a fan on the other side of said plate, a thermostatically controlled electrical hair curler heating element in heat transfer relation with hair curler support means, said heating element being mounted on said plate adjacent said motor, said support means comprising support posts extending vertically through said cover portion, and hair curlers having central recesses adapted to be received on said rods for heating said curlers.

Claim 3

The hair drying and setting appliance of claim 1 wherein said cover housing portion includes air inlet openings positioned above said motor, said motor including an output shaft extending through an enlarged opening in said plate to support said fan in said fan chamber, a scroll wall surrounding said fan to direct air moving downwardly through said plate opening and radially outwardly from said fan toward said air outlet, said cover being provided with enlarged clearance openings through which said posts extend, and said fan drawing air in through said clearance openings as well as through said inlet openings.

Claim 4

The hair drying and setting appliance of claim 1 wherein said cover portion of said housing includes a peripheral flange adapted to engage upwaRdly extending walls on said bottom portion of said housing and a raised central portion which encloses said motor and is formed to include said air outlet, said cover portion being formed with spaced pockets on either side of said raised central portion to receive said hair curlers, one of said pockets receiving said curlers for storage purposes while the other pocket has said support posts positioned therein and receives said curlers being heated thereon.

Claim 5

The hair drying and setting appliance of claim 1 including circuit means for energizing said air heater, said motor, and said hair curler heating element; said circuit having first and second switch means; said first switch means connected to alternatively energize either said hair curler heating element or said motor and air heater, said second switch means being connected to control said motor and said air heater whereby said fan may be operated both with said air heater energized and with said air heater deenergized.

Claim 6

A hair drying and setting appliance comprising a base including a housing with a bottom portion and a cover portion enclosing a motor-driven blower having an air heater to heat air delivered by said blower to an air outlet in said housing, air delivery and distribution means connected to said outlet to direct heated air against a head of hair, said blower being supported on a plate positioned between said bottom and cover portions of said housing, said motor being secured to the upper surface of said plate and being drivingly connected to a fan on the other side of said plate, a thermostatically controlled electrical hair curler heating assembly including hair curler support means, said heating assembly being mounted on said plate adjacent said motor, said support means comprising support posts extending vertically through said cover portion, hair curlers having central recesses adapted to be received on said rods for heating said curlers, said hair curler heating assembly includes a U-shaped heating element cast therein with the terminal ends of the legs extending from said casting, said casting being relatively flat and being supported between said plate and cover portion in parallel spaced relation thereto, enlarged openings in said housing surrounding said posts whereby air is drawn in through said post receiving openings by said fan to cool the portions of said housing adjacent to said hair curler heating assembly and said posts.

Claim 7

A hair drying and setting appliance comprising a base including a housing with a bottom portion and a cover portion enclosing a motor-driven blower having an air heater to heat air delivered by said blower to an air outlet in said housing, air delivery and distribution means connected to said outlet to direct heated air against a head of hair, said blower being supported on a plate positioned between said bottom and cover portions of said housing, said motor being secured to the upper surface of said plate and being drivingly connected to a fan on the other side of said plate, a thermostatically controlled electrical hair curler heating assembly including hair curler support means, said heating assembly being mounted on said plate adjacent said motor, said support means comprising support posts extending vertically through said cover portion, hair curlers having central recesses adapted to be received on said rods for heating said curlers, said hair curler heating assembly includes a U-shaped heating element cast therein with the terminal ends of the legs extending from said casting, said casting being relatively flat and being supported between said plate and cover portion in parallel spaced relation thereto, enlarged openings in said housing surrounding said posts whereby air is drawn in through said post receiving openings by said fan to cool the portions of said housing adjacent to said hair curler heating assembly and said posts.

Claim 8

The hair drying and setting appliance of claim 5 wherein said hair curler heating assembly is provided with a thermostat connected in circuit with said heating element to control the temperature of said posts; a second thermostat positioned adjacent to said air heater to prevent overheating of said air in the event of insufficient air being circulated by said blower; electric circuit means interconnecting said motor, said air heater, and said curler heating assembly and including first and second switch means; said first switch means being connected to selectively energize either said hair curler heating assembly or said motor and air heater and said second switch means being connected to energize said fan and selectively control said air heater.

Claim 9

A hair drying and setting appliance comprising a housing having a dish-shaped bottom portion with upstanding cylindrical sidewalls and a cover portion engaging said sidewalls, a support plate received between said housing portions to divide said housing into a fan chamber below said plate and a motor chamber above said plate, a fan in said fan chamber surrounded by a scroll wall and adapted to deliver air to an air outlet, an air heater secured to the bottom of said plate and positioned in said fan chamber to heat air passing to said outlet, a curler heater and a motor mounted on the top of said plate in said motor chamber, said cover portion being formed with recessed depressions on both sides of said motor, said curler heater having a plurality of curler support posts extending upwardly through openings in said cover portion into one of said depressions, a plurality of hair curlers having axially extending passageways openings at one end, said curlers being positioned partially within said one recessed depression when received on said posts.

Claim 10

A hair drying and setting appliance comprising a housing having a dish-shaped bottom portion with upstanding cylindrical sidewalls and a cover portion engaging said sidewalls, a support plate received between said housing portions to divide said housing into a fan chamber below said plate and a motor chamber above said plate, a fan in said fan chamber surrounded by a scroll wall and adapted to deliver air to an air outlet, an air heater secured to the bottom of said plate and positioned in said fan chamber to heat air passing to said outlet, a curler heater and a motor mounted on the top of said plate in said motor chamber, said cover portion being formed with recessed depressions on both sides of said motor, said curler heater having a plurality of curler support posts extending upwardly through openings in said cover portion into one of said depressions, a plurality of hair curlers having axially extending passageways openings at one end, said curlers being positioned partially within said one recessed depression when received on said posts.

Claim 11

The hair drying and setting appliance of claim 7 wherein the air intake for said housing is located in the cover portion between said recessed depressions, said curler heater being mounted on said plate on thermal insulating posts and said openings in said cover being enlarged to space said posts from the surrounding cover portions.

Claim 12

The hair drying and setting appliance of claim 8 wherein said curler heater includes an oval casting enclosing a U-shaped sheathed heating element which is cast integrally therewith having only the free ends of the U-shaped sheath extending from said casting to expose the terminal portions, said curler support posts being connected to said casting at positions spaced laterally of said sheathed heating element and extending through said casting, and a temperature control thermostat carried by said casting on a mounting lug extending between the terminal portions of said U-shaped heating element.