Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hair clipper blade set comprising a lower blade including a forward edge with a series of teeth extending therealong, upper and lower surfaces extending from said forward edge, and a threaded bore extending between the upper and lower surfaces, a movable upper blade including a forward edge with a series of teeth extending therealong, an upper surface, and a lower surface supported by the upper surface of the lower blade, a spring member for supporting and biasing the upper blade against the lower blade for linear movement of the forward edge of the upper blade parallel to the forward edge of the lower blade, which spring member comprises a forward portion including a forward end positionable against the upper surface of the movable blade, and a rear portion parallel to and spaced apart from the upper surface of the lower blade behind the movable upper blade and having therein an aperture, and a tension adjustment screw extending through the aperture, having an enlarged head engaging the

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrically operated appliance, such as a hair dryer, a hair clipper, or a hair blower, which appliance comprises an elongated handle including cooperating first and second handle pieces, means for assembling together the first and second handle pieces, a water-proof switch assembly including an electrical switch and a movable acuator, ribs and yokes integrally extending from and within the handle pieces and engaged with surfaces on the switch assembly to immoveably locate the switch assembly within the handle and with the actuator extending lengthwise of the handle, and a switch operating slide carried by the handle for movement relative thereto lengthwise of the handle and connected to the actuator for movement thereof in response to slide movement.

Abstract: A hair curling appliance comprising a handle, a heating element fixedly extending from the handle and comprising an inner member made of heat insulating material and including an outer surface, an outer member which telescopically receives the inner member and which is made of elastomeric material, and a low resistance heating wire which is secured between the inner member and the outer member and which is wound around and covers a portion of the inner member outer surface, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the low resistance heating wire. The outer member also includes an inner surface formed around the wire's peripheral surface so as to increase the amount of surface contact and resultant heating by conduction between the low resistance wire and the outer member.

Abstract: A hand held electrically operated appliance, such as a hair dryer, a hair clipper, a hair blower, or the like, the appliance comprising a handle including first and second handle pieces including respective walls defining blind recesses located in opposing relation to each other, a resilient gasket disposed between the walls to define, with the recesses, a waterproof switch chamber including therein an electrical switch, the gasket affording water-tight passage into and from the chamber of an appropriate number of electrical leads, an actuator passing in water tight relation through the gasket into the chamber, being operably connected to the switch, and being manually movable by an operator so that movement of the actuator causes related movement of the switch between off and on positions, and a mechanism for fastening together the handle pieces to press the gasket between the walls to prevent entry of moisture into the chamber.

Abstract: A curling iron includes an elongated heating element attached at one end to a handle and having an outer circular peripheral surface provided with a plurality of generally arcuately spaced, radially open grooves extending longitudinally on the outer peripheral surface of the heating element between the first end adjacent the handle and second free end, with the grooves being axially open at the second end. Plurality of bars supporting hair grooming members are slidingly removably engaged in the grooves through the open ends thereof in heat exchange relation with the heating element. An auxiliary handle is attached to the second end of the heating element for preventing removal of the bars from the grooves, there being free, unlimited, bidirectional relative rotation between the auxiliary handle and the heating element.

Abstract: A device including a hand-held hair dryer and a hair dryer mount adapted to be attached to a planar support. The mount includes a catch for supporting and releasably preventing detachment of the hair dryer from the mount. In one embodiment, the hand-held hair dryer includes a first end and a second end with an indentation, and the catch includes a lower lever for receiving the first end of the hair dryer and an upper lever for releasably retaining the first end in the lower lever. The upper lever includes a tab receivable in the indentation. The mount also includes a switch for energizing and de-energizing the hair dryer and a switch actuator for operably connecting the upper lever to the switch. The mount also includes a bar for preventing movement of the upper lever when the lower lever is not engaged by the first end of the hair dryer, and a tab located adjacent the hair dryer on the upper lever for preventing energizing of the hair dryer when the hair dryer is received by the catch.

Abstract: A hair curling appliance including a handle, and a heating element including a metal cylinder fixedly extending from the handle and including an outer surface, and an outer covering which is made of elastomer material and which substantially covers the outer surface of the metal cylinder.

Abstract: A hair drying assembly comprising a hair drying including a housing defining a straight line air pathway therethrough. The housing includes a circular air outlet, and an elongated handle is connected to the housing. The hair drying assembly also includes a hollow concentrator including an elongated outlet and a circular inlet, and a mechanism for releasably connecting the concentrator to the dryer housing so that the concentrator circular inlet is aligned with the hair dryer circular outlet and so that the concentrator elongated outlet is parallel to the handle. The connecting mechanism comprises tabs on one of the hair dryer housing and the concentrator, and tab engaging projections on the other of the hair dryer housing and the concentrator for releasably holding the tabs when the concentrator circular inlet is adjacent the hair dryer circular outlet and the concentrator is rotated in one direction relative to the hair dryer.

Abstract: An electrically heated hair curling iron includes a handle with a tubular electric heating element having a first end adjacent the handle, a second and spaced outwardly from the handle, and an outer peripheral surface provided with a plurality of accurately spaced grooves extending longitudinally between the first end and the second end. A removable hair grooming attachment is mounted on the heating element and includes an annular frame having a plurality of accurately spaced longitudinal support bars slidably engaged in the grooves through a first frame end having an inner diameter larger than that of the heating element. The opposite end of the frame has an inner diameter less than that of the heating element and abuts the second end of the element to limit the sliding movement of the attachment toward the handle and a detachable fastener extends through the abutting ends of the frame and heating element to secure the frame in place.

Abstract: An electric hair curling appliance includes a metallic heater tube extending fixedly from one end of a handle and containing an electric heating element. A tubular member including a hair grooming attachment removably received on an inner metal tube is telescopically mounted on the heater tube and is capable of axial and rotary motion relative thereto. A manually operable lever on the one end of the handle cooperates with first and second surfaces on the adjacent end of the tubular member to selectively (1) lock the tubular member against rotary or axial movement (2) lock the tubular member against axial movement while permitting rotary movement thereof and (3) permit axial and rotary movement of the tubular member to facilitate telescopic removal or mounting of the tubular member on the heater tube. The hair grooming attachment may be rotatably or nonrotatably mounted on the inner metal tube and may include a plurality of rows of hair grooming teeth or a pivotally mounted hair clamping member.

Abstract: A hair clipper blade set including a spring member for supporting a upper blade against a lower blade and for linear movement of the upper blade and the lower blade parallel to their forward edges.The spring member is comprised of a forward end positionable against the upper surface of the movable upper blade, a rear planar portion parallel to and spaced apart from the upper surface of the lower blade, and means for releasably securing the spring member to the lower blade. The rear planar portion includes an aperture for receiving a tension adjustment screw secured in a threaded bore extending through the upper surface of the lower blade.

Abstract: A curling iron includes a handle, a cylindrical electric heating element having an outer peripheral surface and a first end attached to the handle and a second end projecting outwardly from the handle. A plurality of generally arcuately spaced longitudinally extending grooves are defined on the outer peripheral surface of the heating element between the first and the second ends. A removable hair grooming attachment including an annular frame having a plurality of arcuately spaced support bars slidable engaged in the grooves is carried by the heating element.

Abstract: An electrically heated hair curling appliance includes a handle assembly having an electric heating element extending fixedly from one end thereof and a removable tubular hair grooming member mounted on the heating element for rotary and axial movement relative thereto. The hair grooming member may include, on its outer surface, a plurality rows of teeth defining a brush or a pivoted hair clamping member.

Abstract: A cutting blade drive assembly for a hair clipper comprises a frame and a driven assembly rotatable on the frame about an axis fixed relative to the frame. The driven assembly includes a tension spring, and a cutting blade is engaged by the tension spring for reciprocal movement in response to oscillation of the drive assembly. The driven assembly also includes a mechanism for adjusting the tension in the tension spring. A drive unit on the frame operatively connects the driven assembly with an electric motor, which can also be supported on the frame, for oscillating the driven assembly about the axis to impart reciprocative movement to the cutting blade engaged by the driven assembly. The cutting blade drive assembly can be removably supported as an integral unit in the housing of a hair clipper so that the entire drive assembly may be readily removed from the housing for repair or replacement.

Abstract: An electric hair curling or styling iron includes an elongated cylindrical housing extending from a handle and enclosing an electric heating element. The outer peripheral cylindrical surface of the housing is provided with an even number of radially spaced longitudinally extending grooves. An elongated support bar is removably located in each of the grooves and each bar includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced teeth extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the housing. The bars are arranged in alternating first and second series. The bars and teeth of the first series are fabricated from a material relatively of high heat transmissibility, such as aluminum. The bars and teeth of the second series are made of a material of relatively low heat transmissibility, such as plastic. The teeth of the second series are longer than the teeth of the first series.

Abstract: A collapsible electric curling iron includes an elongated hollow handle open at one end and an elongated, generally cylindrical heat conductive housing mounted on the handle for movement between an operative use position where the housing extends out of the handle through the open end and an inoperative storage position where the housing is confined within the handle. A cap on the inner end of the housing cooperates with a collar and guides on the handle to prevent side-to-side or "rocking" movement of the housing in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle during movement between the operative and inoperative positions. The housing has a longitudinal bore, generally polygonal in transverse cross section, which accommodates a thin planar electric heating element placed diagonally across the bore and having side edges engaged in diametrically spaced corners of the bore.

Abstract: A hair clipper blade set comprises a fixed blade assembly having a forward edge with a series of teeth extending therealong and a movable blade assembly having a forward edge with a series of teeth extending therealong. The movable blade assembly is supported against the fixed blade assembly for reciprocative movement across the fixed blade assembly with the teeth of the movable blade assembly operatively cooperating with theteeth of the fixed blade assembly to cut hair. The fixed blade assembly is of laminated two-piece construction and includes a molded blade carrier and a machined blade member, the carrier and blade being secured together in assembled relation. The laminated fixed blade assembly may be generally T-shaped in construction to permit use of the blade set within relatively confined areas, such as the nostrils or ears, to remove superflous hair. In this construction, the associated movable blade assembly is likewise T-shaped, and may also be of laminated construction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hair clipper including a housing, a motor located in the housing and including a shaft having a drive member thereon, and a blade set connected to the housing. The blade set includes a lower blade connected to the housing, and a movable blade assembly including a thin planar movable upper blade member and a shoe member including a planar body having a groove formed in its upper surface, a notch therein, and laterally spaced wall portions on opposite sides of the notch and extending upwardly from the upper surface. The movable blade assembly also includes a yoke member secured between the upper surface of the movable blade member and the shoe member, the yoke member including first and second laterally spaced walls extending upwardly through the notch and being engaged by the drive member to cause reciprocating movement of the movable blade assembly relative to the fixed blade.