Hair dryer with a vapor ejection means

Claim 1

A hair dryer comprising in combination: a. a grip handle (25), with an upper section, an elongated upper chamber with middle and rear sections, said rear section being connected to and disposed above said upper section, in a plane substantially normal to said drip handle, a suction opening (13) in said rear section, a dryer chamber (10) in said middle section, a longitudinal main nozzle (12) with an outlet extending frontwards of said dryer chamber (10); b. air drive means (14, 15) in said rear section disposed to suction air through said suction opening (13) into said dryer chamber (10) and drive the air out of said main nozzle (12), heater means (18) extending longitudinally across said main nozzle; c. a housing (29) with a front and rear sides; disposed under said main nozzle, a tank (32) at the rear side of said housing, for holding liquid, a nozzle vapor passage at the front side of said housing under said main nozzle, a connecting aperture (31) between said main nozzle (12) and said nozzle vapor passage, to allow ventilating air to flow into the housing for passage through said housing to a ventilating air outlet provided therein, liquid outlet means (40) in said tank (32), a valve (37) and a spring means (39) biasing the valve in the closed position in said tank, feeder means connected to said valve with a trigger (43) disposed alongside said handle for lifting said valve (37) against the force of the spring (39), a vaporization chamber (65) with a top disposed under said liquid outlet means (40), a heater (46) at the bottom of said chamber (65) and a vapor duct (47) extending from said vaporization chamber (65) to said nozzle vapor passage; d. inner and outer longitudinal nozzle means (51, 49) in said nozzle vapor passage both with nozzle discharge ends, said outer nozzle means (49) surrounding said inner nozzle means (51) and spaced by a gap from said inner nozzle means, said outer nozzle means nozzle discharge end projecting further than said inner nozzle means (51) nozzle discharge end, said inner nozzle means having an inlet end coupled to said duct (47) said inner nozzle means being within said outer nozzle and longitudinally smaller than said outer nozzle means, the nozzle discharge end of said inner nozzle means being within the outer nozzle means and separated from the nozzle discharge end of the outer nozzle means, inwardly disposed annular flange recesses (53, 54) in both said nozzle discharge ends for preventing liquid drops from falling from said outer nozzle discharge end; and, e. switch means (26) and a two position switch (26') on said handle, a first circuit connecting said switch means (26) and said air drive means (14, 15) and a second circuit selectively connecting said switch (26') in one position to said heater means (18) and in a second position to said heater (46).