Hand held appliance and holder assembly

Claim 2

A hand held appliance and holder assembly comprising a holder including means adapted for mounting to a supporting surface, a first end portion, a second end portion, and a cradle portion intermediate said end portions, and a hand held appliance including a handle portion including an inner end, an outer end engaged by one of said end portions, and an intermediate part located between said inner and outer ends, received in said cradle portion, and including an off-on switch including a member moveable between an off position and an on position and being displaceable to said off position incident to receipt of said intermediate part into said cradle portion, and an operating portion attached to said inner end of said handle portion and engaged by the other of said end portions.

Claim 3

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said hand held appliance is a hair dryer and wherein said operating portion is a blower portion.

Claim 4

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said switch comprises a rocker type switch and wherein said member extends outwardly from said intermediate part when in said off position.

Claim 5

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said intermediate part includes a front, a rear, and two sides, and wherein said switch is located on one of said front, said rear, and one of said sides.

Claim 6

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein one of said end portions comprises a shelf and the other of said end portions comprises a socket.

Claim 7

An assembly in accordance with claim 5 wherein said holder includes a base portion and wherein said shelf extends outwardly from said base portion and has therein a recess receiving said end portion of said appliance.

Claim 8

An assembly in accordance with claim 6 wherein said socket includes, adjacent the outer margin thereof, a tab which is located in spaced, facing relation to said shelf, which is resiliently moveable relative thereto, and which engages said hand held appliance.

Claim 9

An assembly in accordance with claim 7 wherein said tab is connected to said socket portion along a hinge line and is separated from said socket portion by two spaced slits.

Claim 10

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein one of said end portions comprises a socket including, adjacent the outer margin thereof, a tab which is resiliently moveable relative thereto, and which engages said hand held appliance.

Claim 11

An assembly in accordance with claim 9 wherein said tab is connected to said socket along a hinge line and is separated from said socket by two spaced slits.

Claim 12

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said holder includes an outer peripheral wall having a rear margin lying in a plane, and a back surface located adjacent said plane, and wherein said mounting means includes a pad secured to said back surface and having an outer adhesive surface located approximately in said plane.

Claim 13

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said mounting means comprises at least two through holes which are located in said holder and which are adapted to receive fasteners adapted to be fixed in the wall.

Claim 14

An assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said holder is of one-piece construction and is molded of plastic.

Claim 15

A hand held appliance and holder assembly comprising a holder which is of one-piece molded plastic construction and which includes a base portion, a first end portion comprising a shelf extending outwardly from said base portion, being resiliently movable relative thereto, and having therein a recess, a second end portion comprising a socket extending from said base portion and including, adjacent the outer margin thereof, a tab which is located in spaced, facing relation to said shelf, and a cradle which is located intermediate said end portions and which includes two spaced and facing surfaces, and means adapted for mounting to a surface, and a hand held hair dryer including a handle portion including an inner end, an outer end releasably engaged in said recess in said shelf, and an intermediate part located between said inner and outer ends, received in said cradle between said spaced surfaces, and including a front, a rear, two sides, and an off-on rocker type switch which is located on said front and which includes a member moveable between an off position located in outwardly extending relation to said front and an on position located in generally flush relation to said front and being displaceable to said off position incident to engagement with one of said spaced surfaces of said cradle during receipt of said intermediate part into said cradle, and a blower portion attached to said inner end of said handle portion, received in said socket, and releasably engaged by said tab.

Claim 16

A hand held appliance and holder assembly comprising a holder which is of one-piece molded plastic construction and which includes a base portion, a first end portion comprising a shelf extending outwardly from said base portion, being resiliently movable relative thereto, and having therein a recess, a second end portion comprising a socket extending from said base portion and including, adjacent the outer margin thereof, a tab which is located in spaced, facing relation to said shelf, and a cradle which is located intermediate said end portions and which includes two spaced and facing surfaces, and means adapted for mounting to a surface, and a hand held hair dryer including a handle portion including an inner end, an outer end releasably engaged in said recess in said shelf, and an intermediate part located between said inner and outer ends, received in said cradle between said spaced surfaces, and including a front, a rear, two sides, and an off-on rocker type switch which is located on said front and which includes a member moveable between an off position located in outwardly extending relation to said front and an on position located in generally flush relation to said front and being displaceable to said off position incident to engagement with one of said spaced surfaces of said cradle during receipt of said intermediate part into said cradle, and a blower portion attached to said inner end of said handle portion, received in said socket, and releasably engaged by said tab.

Claim 17

An assembly in accordance with claim 14 wherein said tab is connected to said socket along a hinge line and is separated from said socket by two spaced slits.

Claim 18

An assembly in accordance with claim 14 wherein said holder includes an outer peripheral wall having a rear margin lying in a plane, and a back surface located adjacent said plane, and wherein said mounting means includes a pad secured to said back surface and having an outer adhesive surface located approximately in said plane.

Claim 19

An assembly in accordance with claim 14 wherein said mounting means comprises at least two through holes which are located in said holder and which are adapted to receive fasteners adapted to be fixed in the wall.

Claim 20

A holder for a hand held appliance, said holder being of one-piece molded plastic construction and including a base portion, a first end portion comprising a shelf extending outwardly from said base portion, being resiliently movable relative thereto, and having therein a recess adapted to receive the end of a handle portion of a hand held appliance, a second end portion comprising a socket extending from said base portion and including, adjacent the outer margin thereof, a tab which is located in spaced, facing relation to said shelf, which is resiliently moveable relative thereto, and which is adapted to engage another portion of the hand held appliance, a cradle which is located intermediate said end portions and which includes two spaced and facing surfaces, and which is adapted to receive the handle portion of the hand held appliance, and means adapted for mounting to a wall.

Claim 21

A holder for a hand held appliance, said holder being of one-piece molded plastic construction and including a base portion, a first end portion comprising a shelf extending outwardly from said base portion, being resiliently movable relative thereto, and having therein a recess adapted to receive the end of a handle portion of a hand held appliance, a second end portion comprising a socket extending from said base portion and including, adjacent the outer margin thereof, a tab which is located in spaced, facing relation to said shelf, which is resiliently moveable relative thereto, and which is adapted to engage another portion of the hand held appliance, a cradle which is located intermediate said end portions and which includes two spaced and facing surfaces, and which is adapted to receive the handle portion of the hand held appliance, and means adapted for mounting to a wall.

Claim 22

A holder in accordance with claim 18 wherein said holder includes an outer peripheral wall having a rear margin lying in a plane, and a back surface located adjacent said plane, and wherein said mounting means includes a pad secured to said back surface and having an outer adhesive surface located approximately in said plane.

Claim 23

A holder in accordance with claim 18 wherein said mounting means comprises at least two through holes which are located in said holder and which are adapted to receive fasteners adapted to be fixed in the wall.

Claim 24

A hand held appliance and holder assembly comprising a holder including means adapted for mounting to a supporting surface, an end portion, and a cradle portion connected to said end portion, and a hand held appliance supportingly engaged by said holder and including a handle portion including an outer end part engaged by said end portion, and an inner part extending from said end part, received in said cradle portion, and including an off-on switch including a member moveable between an off position and an on position and being displaceable to said off position incident to receipt of said inner part into said cradle portion, and an operating portion attached to said handle portion remotely from said outer end.

Claim 25

A hand held appliance and holder assembly comprising a holder including means adapted for mounting to a supporting surface, an end portion, and a cradle portion connected to said end portion, and a hand held appliance supportingly engaged by said holder and including a handle portion including an outer end part engaged by said end portion, and an inner part extending from said end part, received in said cradle portion, and including an off-on switch including a member moveable between an off position and an on position and being displaceable to said off position incident to receipt of said inner part into said cradle portion, and an operating portion attached to said handle portion remotely from said outer end.