US5547393A
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Beauty salon appliance workstation
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1995-02-16
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Granted: 1996-08-20
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Expires: 2015-02-16
Abstract
Abstract A beauty salon appliance workstation for organizing beauty salon appliances such as blow dryers, curling irons and the like. A cabinet is provided with receptacles for storing a number of appliances and each appliance is associated with a separate retractable extension cord. Further, each appliance is provided with a short "pigtail" type power cord so that when connected to a retractable extension cord no dangling loop is power cord is formed when the appliances are stored in the receptacles.
Inventors
- 👤 Janice Jansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:34
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D44/00; A45D44/02; A45D20/00; A45D20/04; A45D20/08; A45D20/10; A45D20/12; A45D2020/126
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
141 words
A beauty salon appliance workstation, comprising: a plurality of beauty salon appliances; a cabinet having a plurality of receptacles, each of said receptacles adapted to receive one of said plurality of beauty salon appliances; a plurality of retractable extension cords disposed within said cabinet, each of said retractable extension cords having a single female electrical outlet; means allowing said retractable extension cords to be extended outside said cabinet; means preventing said electrical outlets from being retracted inside said cabinet; means supplying electrical power to said retractable extension cords; and said plurality of beauty salon appliances having "pigtail" type power cords with single male electrical plugs whereby each of said male electrical plugs is connected to a respective one of said female electrical outlets such that, when said retractable extension cord is retracted, no substantial dangling loop of said power cords exists.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
141 words
A beauty salon appliance workstation, comprising: a plurality of beauty salon appliances; a cabinet having a plurality of receptacles, each of said receptacles adapted to receive one of said plurality of beauty salon appliances; a plurality of retractable extension cords disposed within said cabinet, each of said retractable extension cords having a single female electrical outlet; means allowing said retractable extension cords to be extended outside said cabinet; means preventing said electrical outlets from being retracted inside said cabinet; means supplying electrical power to said retractable extension cords; and said plurality of beauty salon appliances having "pigtail" type power cords with single male electrical plugs whereby each of said male electrical plugs is connected to a respective one of said female electrical outlets such that, when said retractable extension cord is retracted, no substantial dangling loop of said power cords exists.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The beauty salon appliance workstation of claim 1 wherein each of said receptacles further comprise a slot portion to receive said "pigtail" type power cord.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1999-08-20 | 2000-02-19 | 2000-08-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2003-08-20 | 2004-02-19 | 2004-08-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2007-08-20 | 2008-02-19 | 2008-08-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |