Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
321 words
Beautician's tool hanger for attachment of a beautician's tool having a heated portion, a curling iron having a heated portion, and another beautician's tool to a vertical wall, comprising, in combination: an elongated, flat bar-shaped main frame; an elongated, flat, bar-shaped arm having at least one vertical face, with the arm attached substantially perpendicularly to the main frame with the vertical face oriented outwardly toward an operator and away from the main frame to thus form a T-shaped member; a first pressure clip for receiving the heated portion of the beautician's tool; a second pressure clip for receiving the heated portion of the curling iron; with the first and second pressure clips being vertically attached adjacent the opposite ends of the arm and on the vertical face of the arm so that the beautician's tool and the curling iron hang vertically down therefrom; a hook formed adjacent an end of the main frame for receiving a portion of and for attaching the other beautician's tool to the main frame; a stand-off, extension bracket attached to the main frame for spacing the main frame, the arm, and the hook from the wall and for thermally insulating the main frame and the beautician's tool and the curling iron, located in the first and second pressure clips, from the wall by spacing the main frame and the beautician's tool and the curling iron from the wall to thus provide an air insulation barrier therebetween; and means for attaching the stand-off extension bracket to the wall, wherein at least the beautician's tool and the curling iron are held in a spaced, thermally insulated position away from the wall to thus prevent the beautician's tool and the curling iron from burning the wall and also allowing the beautician's tool, the curling iron, and the other beautician's tool to be easily accessible to the operator and out of the way of the operator when not in use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
321 words
Beautician's tool hanger for attachment of a beautician's tool having a heated portion, a curling iron having a heated portion, and another beautician's tool to a vertical wall, comprising, in combination: an elongated, flat bar-shaped main frame; an elongated, flat, bar-shaped arm having at least one vertical face, with the arm attached substantially perpendicularly to the main frame with the vertical face oriented outwardly toward an operator and away from the main frame to thus form a T-shaped member; a first pressure clip for receiving the heated portion of the beautician's tool; a second pressure clip for receiving the heated portion of the curling iron; with the first and second pressure clips being vertically attached adjacent the opposite ends of the arm and on the vertical face of the arm so that the beautician's tool and the curling iron hang vertically down therefrom; a hook formed adjacent an end of the main frame for receiving a portion of and for attaching the other beautician's tool to the main frame; a stand-off, extension bracket attached to the main frame for spacing the main frame, the arm, and the hook from the wall and for thermally insulating the main frame and the beautician's tool and the curling iron, located in the first and second pressure clips, from the wall by spacing the main frame and the beautician's tool and the curling iron from the wall to thus provide an air insulation barrier therebetween; and means for attaching the stand-off extension bracket to the wall, wherein at least the beautician's tool and the curling iron are held in a spaced, thermally insulated position away from the wall to thus prevent the beautician's tool and the curling iron from burning the wall and also allowing the beautician's tool, the curling iron, and the other beautician's tool to be easily accessible to the operator and out of the way of the operator when not in use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The hanger of claim 1 wherein the wall attaching means includes a tongue formed on the stand-off extension bracket; and a slot member for removably receiving the tonque.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
78 words
The hanger of claim 1 wherein the wall attaching means comprises, in combination: a tongue formed on the stand-off extension bracket; and a wall attachment member including means passing through the wall attaching member for receiving screws for insertion into the wall and including a slot member for removably receiving the tongue, and wherein the tongue, the stand-off extension bracket, the main frame, and the hook member are formed from a unitary, elongated member having a generally C-shape.