Electric hair drier with air blowing condition indicator

Claim 1

A hair dryer comprising in combination a. a hollow cylindrical main body; b. a cylindrical heater sleeve longitudinally coupled to said main body; c. an extended grip handle normal to said main body and said sleeve with a plug-in cord at the distal end of said grip handle, a two position switching push-button on said grip handle and first and second windows on said grip handle above the gripping portion thereof so as to be visible when the handle is gripped in the hand; said windows being of different, readily distinguishable colors; and, d. a circuit in said grip handle and said main body including first and second leads connected to said cord, a frist circuit for feeding room air to said heater sleeve between said first and second leads consisting of a first switch responsive to said push-button first position, a first lamp coupled to said first switch set to light upon closing of said first switch, a motor in said main body, and fan in said main body driven by said motor, said motor being in series with said first switch in said first circuit, a second circuit in series with said first switch and in parallel with said first lamp and said motor, said second circuit consisting of a second switch responsive to said push-button second position, a second lamp coupled to said second switch and a heater in said heater sleeve in series with said second switch in said second circuit, whereby, when said push-button is pressed to a first position, said first switch is closed to energize said motor to cause said fan to blow room air out of said sleeve, and said first lamp is lit, said one light appearing in said one window, but when said push-button is further pushed to a second position, said heater is energized to heat the blown air and said second lamp is also lit so that a light appears in each of the different colored windows.