Abstract: A portable combination moisturizer and dryer which includes a base, a head supporting assembly, and a head assembly into which the rest of the unit can nest for carrying and for storage. The head assembly includes a generally annular air distribution plenum for receiving moisture-laden or drying air and directing it radially inwardly. In a preferred embodiment, a squirrel-cage blower is contained in an impeller housing disposed in the lower portion of the head supporting assembly, which lower portion is mounted for adjustable pivotal movement with respect to the base. The upper portion of the head supporting assembly terminates in a horizontally disposed manifold constituting a portion of the plenum, to provide for passage of either moisture-laden air or drying air through the head mounting assembly and into the interior of the plenum, while also permitting adjustment of the position of the head assembly with respect to the head mounting assembly.

Abstract: A portable hair dryer of the hard hat type having the general configuration of an articulated, collapsible "Z." The head assembly and a base are pivotally mounted at the ends of a head mounting assembly on parallel, horizontal axes so that the base and the head assembly can be pivoted to nest the base and head mounting assembly within the head assembly. Electrical cord retaining means are provided on that portion of the head mounting assembly, the middle element in the hinged "Z," which is exposed to the head space within the head assembly when the dryer is in the collapsed or nested storage condition, and the cord is introduced to the dryer through that same portion. The cord can therefore be stored out of the way within the head assembly, without interfering with pivot hinges, or with moving surfaces which are closely spaced apart during nesting.