Reconfigurable hair drying apparatus

Claim 2

A hair drying apparatus reconfigurable between table-top and wall-mountable use, comprising a hand-held hair dryer, a hair dryer holding means, a power cord retaining means and a base, wherein: said hand-held hair dryer comprises a handle, a length of flexible power cord and an elongate barrel, said hair dryer holding means comprises means for removably receiving said handle of said hair dryer and for maintaining said barrel of said hair dryer in an operative position in both the table-top and wall-mountable configurations, said power cord retaining means comprises means for storing and releasing a length of said flexible power cord, such that when said hair dryer is detached from said hair dryer holding means, said hair dryer is connected to said base by a length of flexible cord released from said power cord retaining means, said base is adapted to support said hair dryer for operation on a table-top, shelf-top and other similar support surfaces, and said power cord retaining means abuts said base and provides a variable counter-weight near the base for maintaining stability of said hair dryer when the same is used as a table-top device.

Claim 3

A hair drying apparatus according claim 1 wherein said hair dryer holding means comprises a receptacle for receiving the handle of said hand-held hair dryer.

Claim 4

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the elevation angle of said hair dryer holding means can be altered so that when said hand-held hair dryer is held in place by said hair dryer holding means, the elevation angle of said barrel of said hand-held hair dryer would simultaneously be adjusted in response to the adjustment made to said holding means.

Claim 5

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said hair dryer holding means can be adjusted so that the height of said barrel of said hand-held hair dryer above said base may be altered accordingly.

Claim 6

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said receptacle comprises a tubular portion having an open top-end and a partly closed lower-end, said open top-end permitting insertion of said handle of said hair dryer into said receptacle and said partly closed lower-end preventing advancement of said handle beyond said lower-end.

Claim 7

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said power cord retaining means is enclosed within a base housing formed on said base such that when a length of power cord is being retracted and stored by said retaining means said power cord is stored within said base housing.

Claim 8

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said power cord retaining means comprises means for retracting a length of power cord towards said base.

Claim 9

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said base comprises a base stand on which said apparatus is supported.

Claim 10

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 8 wherein said base stand comprises a coupling means adapted for detachable interlocking with a corresponding coupling means formed on another surface.

Claim 11

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 9 wherein said base stand comprises a coupling means adapted for detachable interlocking with a wall-mounted member on which there is provided a correspondingly shaped coupling means.

Claim 12

A hair drying apparatus comprising a hand-held hair dryer, a hair dryer holding means, a power cord retaining means and a wall-mountable member, wherein; said hand-held hair dryer comprises a handle, a length of flexible power cord and an elongate barrel, said hair dryer holding means comprises means for removably receiving said handle of said hair dryer and for maintaining said barrel of said hair dryer in an operative position, said power cord retaining means comprises means for storing and releasing a length of said flexible power cord, such that when said hair dryer is detached from said hair dryer holding means, said hair dryer is connected to said base by a length of flexible cord released from said power cord retaining means, said base is adapted to support said hair dryer for operation on a table-top, shelf-top and other similar support surfaces when said hair dryer is being used as a table-top device, said power cord retaining means abuts said base and provides a variable counter-weight near the base for maintaining stability of said hair dryer when the same is used as a table-top device, and said wall-mountable member is adapted to allow said apparatus to be detachably mounted on a vertical support surface.

Claim 13

A hair drying apparatus comprising a hand-held hair dryer, a hair dryer holding means, a power cord retaining means and a wall-mountable member, wherein; said hand-held hair dryer comprises a handle, a length of flexible power cord and an elongate barrel, said hair dryer holding means comprises means for removably receiving said handle of said hair dryer and for maintaining said barrel of said hair dryer in an operative position, said power cord retaining means comprises means for storing and releasing a length of said flexible power cord, such that when said hair dryer is detached from said hair dryer holding means, said hair dryer is connected to said base by a length of flexible cord released from said power cord retaining means, said base is adapted to support said hair dryer for operation on a table-top, shelf-top and other similar support surfaces when said hair dryer is being used as a table-top device, said power cord retaining means abuts said base and provides a variable counter-weight near the base for maintaining stability of said hair dryer when the same is used as a table-top device, and said wall-mountable member is adapted to allow said apparatus to be detachably mounted on a vertical support surface.

Claim 14

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said wall-mountable member is removably detachable from said power cord retaining means.

Claim 15

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said hair dryer holding means is removably detachable from said wall-mountable member.

Claim 16

A hair drying apparatus according claim 11 wherein said hair dryer holding means comprises a receptacle for receiving the handle of said hand-held hair dryer.

Claim 17

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the elevation angle of said hair dryer holding means can be altered in order to adjust the elevation angle of said barrel of said hand-held hair dryer.

Claim 18

A hair drying apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the separation between said hair dryer holding means and said wall-mount member can be adjusted.