Hair dryer barrel with a flow control mechanism

- Vital Hair Tools, LLC
Description

FIG. 1 is a right side elevational view of my design, the left side being a mirror image of the side shown;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a side view showing the rear section of the barrel slidably adjusted in the direction of the hair dryer;

FIG. 6 is front elevational view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of a second embodiment of the design, the undisclosed sides being the same as the first disclosed embodiment except for the appearance of the circumferential ribs; and,

FIG. 8 is a right side elevational view of a third embodiment of the design, the undisclosed sides being the same as the first disclosed embodiment except for the appearance of the bristles.

The broken lines showing the hair dryer and vertical structure in the center of the barrel in FIG. 2 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D396127
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 21, 1995
Date of Patent: Jul 14, 1998
Assignee: Vital Hair Tools, LLC (Mamaroneck, NY)
Inventor: Natale Schepisi (Mamaroneck, NY)
Primary Examiner: Ted Shooman
Assistant Examiner: C. Tuttle
Law Firm: Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.
Application Number: 0/48,164
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Element Or Attachment (D28/18)
International Classification: 2803;