Dryer
US4195218A · kind A · utility
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7Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1977 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D20/12
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In a hair dryer having a housing including air inlets, a motor for driving a fan which draws air into the housing through the air inlets and blows the air over a heating element to discharge the heated air through air outlets, the improvement which includes providing abrasive means in the housing for cutting loose hairs which enter the dryer with the incoming air and become entrapped about the fan blades or motor shaft, thereby preventing the hair from jamming the motor and permitting the cut hairs to be discharged from the dryer housing with the air coming out of the air outlets.
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