Hair dryer hood tilt mechanism

Claim 2

A hair dryer comprising: a. a base assembly, b. means for producing a flow of heated air, c. a rigid hood assembly arranged to be positioned about the head of the user and having means for distributing heated air to the head, d. a strut hingedly secured at both ends to the hair dryer between the hood assembly and base assembly, one end of which is connected to the hood assembly, e. means including a strut for lowering said hood assembly relative to said base assembly for carrying the hair dryer and for raising the hood to an elevated position relative to the base assembly for operating the hair dryer, and f. a push-rod member pivotally movable about two points and maintained under compression force when the hair dryer is in the operative position and out of compression when the hair dryer is in the carrying position, said push-rod member cooperating with said hinged strut to apply supporting force to said hood assembly whereby the hood assembly may be rotated about its center of gravity.

Claim 3

The hair dryer of claim 1 wherein the push-rod member is taken out of compression by releasing the push-rod member from one of its pivot points.

Claim 4

A hair dryer comprising: a. a base assembly housing means for producing a flow of heated air, b. a rigid hood assembly arranged to be positioned about the head of the user and having means for distributing heated air to the head, c. air conducting means for directing heated air from said producing means to said hood assembly, said air conducting means including a hollow air duct assembly hingedly secured at both ends to the hair dryer, one end of which is connected to the hood assembly, d. means including the air duct assembly for lowering said hood assembly relative to said base assembly for carrying the hair dryer and for raising the hood to an elevated position relative to the base assembly to an operative position, and e. a push-rod member being pivotally movable about two points and maintained under compression force when the hair dryer is in the operative position and out of compression when the hair dryer is in the carrying position, said push-rod member cooperating with said air duct assembly to apply supporting force to said hood assembly whereby the hood assembly may be rotated about its center of gravity to a desired angle of tilt.

Claim 5

A hair dryer comprising: a. a base assembly housing means for producing a flow of heated air, b. a rigid hood assembly arranged to be positioned about the head of the user and having means for distributing heated air to the head, c. air conducting means for directing heated air from said producing means to said hood assembly, said air conducting means including a hollow air duct assembly hingedly secured at both ends to the hair dryer, one end of which is connected to the hood assembly, d. means including the air duct assembly for lowering said hood assembly relative to said base assembly for carrying the hair dryer and for raising the hood to an elevated position relative to the base assembly to an operative position, and e. a push-rod member being pivotally movable about two points and maintained under compression force when the hair dryer is in the operative position and out of compression when the hair dryer is in the carrying position, said push-rod member cooperating with said air duct assembly to apply supporting force to said hood assembly whereby the hood assembly may be rotated about its center of gravity to a desired angle of tilt.

Claim 6

A hair dryer comprising: a. a base assembly housing means for producing a flow of heated air, b. a rigid hood assembly arranged to be positioned about the head of the user and having means for distributing heated air to the head, c. heated air conducting means for directing heated air from said producing means to said hood assembly including three foldably hinged hollow air ducts comprising a lower duct, a upper duct and a hood duct hinged to said hood assembly, and d. an elongated push-rod member, said push-rod member extending through the middle air duct and having one end thereof pivotally attached to the hood duct and the opposite end removably pivotally mounted within the lower duct, said push-rod member cooperating with said air ducts to apply supporting force to said hood assembly whereby the hood assembly may be rotated about its center of gravity to a desired angle of tilt.

Claim 7

A hair dryer comprising: a. a base assembly housing means for producing a flow of heated air, b. a rigid hood assembly arranged to be positioned about the head of the user and having means for distributing heated air to the head, c. heated air conducting means for directing heated air from said producing means to said hood assembly including three foldably hinged hollow air ducts comprising a lower duct, a upper duct and a hood duct hinged to said hood assembly, and d. an elongated push-rod member, said push-rod member extending through the middle air duct and having one end thereof pivotally attached to the hood duct and the opposite end removably pivotally mounted within the lower duct, said push-rod member cooperating with said air ducts to apply supporting force to said hood assembly whereby the hood assembly may be rotated about its center of gravity to a desired angle of tilt.

Claim 8

The hair dryer of claim 4 wherein the push-rod member is bifurcated and the two legs terminate in outwardly turned portions for pivotally attaching to the hood duct and the opposite end of the push-rod assembly has a transverse spanning portion connecting the two legs that acts as a pivot bar.

Claim 9

The hair dryer of claim 5 wherein the lower duct has hook-shaped members mounted internally therein for receiving and seating the transverse spanning portion.

Claim 10

The hair dryer of claim 4 wherein the rigid hood assembly and base assembly are dimensioned so that the hood Assembly may be superimposed on the base assembly and said air ducts are foldably disposed within said hood assembly when the hood assembly is superimposed on the base assembly.

Claim 11

The hair dryer of claim 6 wherein the lower duct has guide means on the interior of the side walls thereof for guiding said push-rod member into the hook-shaped members.

Claim 12

A hair dryer comprising: a. a base assembly housing means for producing a flow of heated air, b. a rigid hood assembly arranged to be positioned about the head of the user and having means for distributing heated air to the head, c. air conducting means for directing heated air from said producing means to said hood assembly including three foldably hinged hollow air ducts comprising a lower duct, a upper duct and a hood duct hinged to said hood assembly, said lower duct having hook-shaped members mounted therein, d. means including the air ducts for lowering said hood assembly relative to the base assembly for carrying the hair dryer and for raising the hood to an elevated position relative to the base assembly to an operative position, and e. an elongated bifurcated push-rod member having at one end thereof outwardly turned portions and the opposite end a transverse spanning portion connecting the two legs, said push-rod member extending completely through the upper air duct and frictionally engaging the interior side walls of said air duct and the outturned portions pivotally attached to the hood duct and the transverse spanning portion being removably pivotally seated in the hook-shaped members mounted in the lower duct, said push-rod member cooperating with said hinged air ducts to apply supporting force to said hood assembly whereby the hood assembly may be rotated about a horizontal line through approximately its center of gravity.

Claim 13

A hair dryer comprising: a. a base assembly housing means for producing a flow of heated air, b. a rigid hood assembly arranged to be positioned about the head of the user and having means for distributing heated air to the head, c. air conducting means for directing heated air from said producing means to said hood assembly including three foldably hinged hollow air ducts comprising a lower duct, a upper duct and a hood duct hinged to said hood assembly, said lower duct having hook-shaped members mounted therein, d. means including the air ducts for lowering said hood assembly relative to the base assembly for carrying the hair dryer and for raising the hood to an elevated position relative to the base assembly to an operative position, and e. an elongated bifurcated push-rod member having at one end thereof outwardly turned portions and the opposite end a transverse spanning portion connecting the two legs, said push-rod member extending completely through the upper air duct and frictionally engaging the interior side walls of said air duct and the outturned portions pivotally attached to the hood duct and the transverse spanning portion being removably pivotally seated in the hook-shaped members mounted in the lower duct, said push-rod member cooperating with said hinged air ducts to apply supporting force to said hood assembly whereby the hood assembly may be rotated about a horizontal line through approximately its center of gravity.