Selectively joined hair drying apparatus and method for drying hair
US6601316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D20/10
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hair dryer in which a first air blower (12, 82) having a mating member (44, 128) selectively engages a second air blower (14, 84) having an opposing mating member (52, 134), each air blower (12, 82) and (14, 84) having a fan motor for operating a fan and a housing (20), (22) with an air inlet and an air outlet, for selective operation for directing air in a common direction or detached for operation for directing air in independent separate directions. Mating members of a lug and recess and of a magnetically attractive plate and magnet are disclosed. A method for drying hair is disclosed.
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