US6715215B1
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Electric hair dryer
Assignee: Sun Luen Electrical Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 2003-03-24
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Granted: 2004-04-06
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Expires: 2023-03-24
Abstract
Abstract There is disclosed an electric hair dryer ( 10 ) including a body ( 12 ) with a rear end ( 16 ) allowing entry of air into the body ( 12 ), a front end ( 18 ) allowing exit of the air from the body ( 12 ), two cover plates ( 20 ) secured with the body ( 12 ), in which the cover plates ( 20 ) are movable between a first position in which at least part of the rear end ( 16 ) is blocked by the cover plates ( 20 ) and a second position in which the rear end ( 16 ) is unobstructed by the cover plates ( 20 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Ki Cheong Yeung
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:22
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D20/00; A45D20/04; A45D20/08; A45D20/10; A45D20/12; A45D2020/126; A45D2020/128
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
An electric hair dryer including a body with a first end allowing entry of air into said body, a second end allowing exit of said air from said body, and at least a cover member secured with said body and pivotably movable relative to said body between a first position in which at least part of said first end is blocked by said cover member and a second position in which said first end is substantially unobstructed by said cover member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
An electric hair dryer including a body with a first end allowing entry of air into said body, a second end allowing exit of said air from said body, and at least a cover member secured with said body and pivotably movable relative to said body between a first position in which at least part of said first end is blocked by said cover member and a second position in which said first end is substantially unobstructed by said cover member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 1 wherein said cover member is hingedly secured with said body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 1 including at least two cover members, each secured with a respective side of said body.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 3 wherein each said cover member is pivotally movable relative to said body about a respective axis substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 1 wherein said cover member is biased towards said second position.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 5 wherein said cover member is biased towards said second position by at least one spring member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 1 further including an actuator with at least one engaging portion releasably engageable with said cover member to retain said cover member in said first position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 7 wherein said actuator is movable between a locking position adapted to retain said cover member in said first position and an unlocked position allowing said cover member to move from said first position to said second position.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 7 wherein said actuator is movable between said locking position and said unlocked position along its longitudinal axis.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
An electric hair dryer according claim 9 wherein said longitudinal axis of said actuator is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of said body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 7 wherein said actuator is biased towards said locking position.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electric hair dryer according to claim 7 wherein said actuator is biased towards said locking position by at least one spring member.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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