Hands-free hair dryer with user-selectable oscillation modes
US11457714B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 22, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D24/10
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hair dryer system includes a hands-free dryer having a base, an air flow generator that causes an air flow, and a heating element in contact with the air flow. The hands-free dryer includes a nozzle through which the air flow exits the hair dryer, and an actuator that is physically coupled to the base and to the nozzle, and that moves the nozzle in at least one degree of freedom relative to the base. The hands-free dryer includes an actuator driver circuit that drives the actuator according to a user-selected one of a plurality of stored alternative user-selectable oscillation modes. The hair dryer system also includes a user interface, optionally pertaining to a hair-styling tool, that is in communication with the actuator driver circuit. The communication identifies to the actuator driver circuit the user-selected one of the plurality of stored alternative user-selectable oscillation modes.
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