Abstract: An automatically operating air filter and air freshener device which can be mounted on a wall or is self supporting, and in which the motor fan unit is located in front of the filters and part of the air flow is directed to pass through a scent element, while the remainder of the air flow passes through an exit opening in the rear of the device spaced from the wall.

Abstract: A wet/dry foot bath having a tub with foldable sides a motor with vibrating coils for reciprocating movement of the tub floor, a rope heating with reflecting plates for radiating heat throughout the floor of the tub, the floor having foot massage bumps and a central arch massager, and a remote control device for operating the foot bath.

Abstract: A hair curler roller and apparatus for generating steam for heating the hair curler roller. The roller is a foam with a solid backing. The foam has a foraminous construction created by abrading the outer surface of the roller cover so that the steam entering through the exterior surface of the roller cover is maintained within the roller cover for a period of time before exiting out into the hair strands wound on the roller cover. A housing for the hair curler rollers is provided with a misting device so that the rollers are misted externally and the housing is provided with a plurality of separate misting chambers.

Abstract: A baking and cooking machine which can knead dough and bake bread, but can also be used as a general oven for grilling, broiling and steaming food products. The device is rectangular in shape and the oven heating system includes a heating element and a fan, with a baffle arranged to conduct and direct a large part of the heated air into the oven chamber and against the side walls to thereby augment the heat in the chamber.

Abstract: A food fryer and processor for solid food, such as potatoes, and having a rotatable blade and a rotatable paddle for cutting the food product into segments and ejecting the segments into an adjacent perforated basket within a receptacle having hot oil therein for frying the food product. Several types of interchangeable cutter blades can be used for slicing the food product.

Abstract: A hair curling iron in which at least the heating metal portion, such as the iron part, is covered with a resilient material whereby the hair ends are cushioned between the hair clamp and the rigid heating part to thus avoid, or reduce, the possibility of breaking the hair ends when curling the hair. The curling iron has a variety of shapes so that different curl configurations can be effected.

Abstract: An electrically-operated plaque-removing dental cleaning machine provided with an elongated rotating brush shaft having helical brush tufts strips thereon, and a partial shield spaced from the brush strips for collecting particles dislodged from the teeth when the brush strips engage and sweep the teeth and the inter-dental areas.

Abstract: A hair curler having a spool portion that is flexible and an attached cover of relatively rigid material adapted to be slid from an open to closed position and vice versa, over said spool portion after hair is wound thereon. A further hair curler has a flexible spool portion with a base flange at one end and a cup-like flange at the other end, said cup-like flange having a rigid rim which can be pushed over said base flange after hair is wound on said spool.

Abstract: A hair curler roller having a flexible exterior outer sleeve and a rigid center core, and a strap for holding hair ends on the outer sleeve. The strap may be retractable into the interior of the rigid center core when not in use. A compact low profile holder or case is provided for the hair curler rollers.

Abstract: A beverage maker for coffee or the like operated electrically and in which the water container is resilient so that it is expandable within the confines of the beverage maker so that a greater beverage capacity is achieved selectively. The beverage is made by pumping up the water from a lower compartment to an upper compartment having the flavored substance therein wherein the water drips through the flavored substance and through apertures in the upper container to an annular receptacle surrounding the expandable water container.

Abstract: A roller for curling hair is comprised of a pair of tubular plastic members joined together at one end and having flanges at the other end thereof. The flanges have enlarged diameters and are partially separated from the respective tubular members by vents. A foam plastic sleeve is tightly fit on the outer surfaces of the tubular members between the flanges, without the use of adhesive. The foam sleeve may be formed by die cutting, and subsequent heat shrinking to reduce its wall thickness.

Abstract: A soft roller hair curler having an outer sleeve of silicone rubber and an inner core of an elongated heatable material, such as a coil spring. One end of the roller is provided with a flexible loop or cap which fits over the other end of the roller when the ends are bent to a position adjacent to each other. A carrying case with heating posts for a plurality of rollers is provided.

Abstract: There is provided an air filtration apparatus which includes a housing and an internal vertical partition substantially centrally within the housing. The partition divides the housing into two chambers, and an electrical motor is mounted on the partition with coaxial drive shafts extending into the two chambers. Fans are mounted on the drive shafts, and an intake louvre is located outwardly adjacent each fan. A filter panel between each louvre and the corresponding fan takes microscopic particles out of the air, while a further air filtering means above the chambers moves microscopic particles and deodorizes the air.

Abstract: There is provided a compact apparatus for heating and setting hair, including a housing, a central wall in the housing defined by two spaced-apart panels, a plurality of elongated members passing through the central wall perpendicularly and extending to both sides thereof within the housing, and a flexible rope-like heating element between the two spaced-apart panels and wound around each of the elongated members, in order to provide heat thereto. The apparatus includes a number of hair-curling cylinders of conventional construction adapted to fit over the ends of the elongated members. By providing this construction, a single elongated member serves as two heating posts for two of the hair-curling cylinders, and the overall construction is relatively compact compared to prior devices. A reservoir for water is situated in the central wall, and heat from the heating element vaporizes the water to provide steam within the housing around the curling cylinders on the elongated members.

Abstract: A steam curling iron is provided with an expansible mandrel carried on the main curling arm of the iron, the mandrel being constituted by a foraminous screen which can be wound and unwound by manually rotatable means to vary the diameter of the mandrel for different size curls. Steam generated within the curling arm is projected through perforations therein to the interior of the mandrel. Treatment liquid or water is metered in discrete quantities to the curling arm from a reservoir within a handle portion in accordance with the operation of a control button..Iadd.The invention also provides a valve system operated by a button for pumping metered quantities of liquid along the curling arm, and also provides a removable liquid reservoir located in a concealed portion of the handle beneath a closure. .Iaddend.