Mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances

• US 5,743,415 A
• Filed: 09/27/1995
• Issued: 04/28/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kirsten Ann Smart
• Original Assignee: Kirsten Ann Smart
• Inventors: Smart, Kirsten Ann
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Phan, Long Dinh
• Application Number:
  US08/534,563
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 211/70.6, 211/60.1, 211/87, 248/51, 248/52, 248/224.7, 248/224.8, 248/225.21, 248/304, 248/314, 248/315, 403/361, 403/359, 403/333, 403/334, 403/373, 403/374, 403/381, 403/353, 403/355, 403/326, 403/329, D28/38, D28/73
• US Class Current: 211/70.6
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 20/12 Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2020/126 Stands therefor

Abstract

A mountable holder for hair appliances comprising a base which may be mounted to a door or a wall, appliance securing members selectively mounted in discrete locking positions allowing access to the hair appliances to be personalized ergonomically to the characteristics of the user.

The present invention discloses a novel connecting system comprising male connectors and complementary female means for receiving which allow for angularly distinct locking positions relative to a securely positioned base.

Moreover, a preferred embodiment of the invention provides a heat resistant tube or inner sleeve employed for the tube of an appliance securing member to safely contain the heated barrel of a curling iron.

Claims

1. A mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances comprising:

a. a base having at least one aperture, each of said at least one aperture having a plurality of predetermined angulatingly discrete locking positions relative to the base;

b. means for mounting the base on a permanent object;

c. at least one appliance securing member; and

d. means for attaching each of the at least one appliance securing member selectively to one of the plurality of predetermined angulatingly discrete locking positions of the at least one of the aperture in the base,

whereby, the appliance securing members may be attached to the base at selected locking positions relative to the base.

2. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the base is generally flat.

3. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the at least one appliance securing member comprises at least one generally elongated cylindrical tube for receiving the handle of a hair dryer and with a slot disposed longitudinally along the length of said tube to allow an electric cord of the hair dryer to pass through said slot.

4. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 3, wherein the appliance securing members comprise at least one generally elongated cylindrical tube for receiving the barrel of a curling iron.

5. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 4, wherein the base is generally flat.

6. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the appliance securing members comprise at least one generally elongated cylindrical tube for receiving the barrel of a curling iron.

7. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the appliance securing members comprise at least one generally C-shaped member defining a throat area for receiving the handle of a hair dryer and a mouth opening to allow an electric cord of a hair dryer to pass through said mouth opening.

8. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 7, wherein the appliance securing members comprise at least one generally elongated cylindrical tube for receiving the barrel of a curling iron.

9. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the appliance securing members comprise at least one generally ring-shaped member defining a throat area for receiving the barrel of a hair dryer.

10. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 9, wherein the appliance securing members comprise at least one generally elongated cylindrical tube for receiving the barrel of a curling iron.

11. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 10, wherein the base is generally flat.

12. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, further comprising at least one hook operatively mounted on said base.

13. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the means for mounting the base on a permanent object comprises a means for mounting the base on a wall having an adhesive disposed between the wall and the base.

14. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the means for mounting the base on a permanent object comprises a means for mounting the base on a wall with a plurality of threaded screws having heads disposed in mating relationship with the base and the threaded portion of the screws in a mating relationship with the wall.

15. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 1, wherein the means for mounting the base on a permanent object comprises a means for mounting the base on a door comprising an elongated channel having a pair of downwardly extending members, each member having an upper edge attached to an elongated side edge of a horizontal member, one of said downwardly extending members being attached to the base, and said elongated channel being suitably sized to have the horizontal member rest on an upper edge of the door.

16. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises a plug having at least one symmetric array lying in a plane parallel to the plane of the base, said plane of the base being vertical, the appliance securing members each have an opening adapted to securingly receive one of the at least one symmetric array of said plug, and the apertures of the base are adapted to securingly receive said plug, whereby, the appliance securing members may be selectively mounted to a plug disposed in one of the apertures in the base.

17. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises a plug having at least plane parallel to array lying in a plane parallel to the plane of the base, said plane of the base being vertical, the appliance securing members each have an opening adapted to securingly receive said plug, and the apertures of the base are adapted to securingly receive one of the at least one symmetric array of said plug, whereby, the appliance securing members may be mounted to a plug that is selectively disposed in one of the apertures in the base.

18. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises a plug having at least one symmetric array lying in a plane parallel to the plane of the base, said plane of the base being vertical, the appliance securing members each have an opening adapted to securingly receive one of the at least one symmetric arrays of said plug, and the apertures of the base are adapted to securingly receive one of the at least one symmetric array of said plug, whereby, the appliance securing members may be selectively mounted to a plug that is selectively disposed in one of the apertures in the base.

19. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises an adhesive disposed between the appliance securing means and a plug having at least one symmetric array lying in a plane parallel to the plane of the base, said plane of the base being vertical, the apertures of the base are adapted to securingly receive one of the at least one symmetric arrays of said plug, whereby, the appliance securing members may be mounted to a plug that is selectively disposed in one of the apertures in the base.

20. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises an elongated plug having a uniform cross-section, said cross-section defining a central axis with a plurality of equally spaced elongated linearly shaped spokes emanating radially from said axis, and wherein at least one of the apertures in the base has a complementary shape adapted to securingly receive said cross-section of the plug.

21. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises an elongated plug having a uniform cross-section, said cross-section defining a central axis with a plurality of equally spaced elongated linearly shaped spokes emanating radially from said axis, and wherein at least one of the appliance securing members has an opening with a complementary shape adapted to securingly receive said cross-section of the plug.

22. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises an elongated plug having a uniform cross-section, said cross-section defining a central axis with a plurality of elongated linearly shaped spokes emanating radially from said axis, and wherein at least one of the apertures in the base has a shape adapted to securingly receive said cross-section of the plug.

23. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises an elongated plug having a uniform cross-section, said cross-section defining a central axis with a plurality of elongated linearly shaped s pokes emanating radially from said axis, and wherein at least one of the appliance securing members has an opening with a shape adapted to securingly receive said cross-section of the plug.

24. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises an elongated plug having a uniform cross-section, and wherein at least one of the apertures in the base comprises a plurality of intersecting elongated tracts with the intersection occurring at the midpoint thereof adapted to securingly receive said cross-section of the plug.

25. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises an elongated plug having a uniform cross-section, and wherein at least one of the appliance securing members has an opening adapted to securingly receive said cross-section of the plug said opening comprising a plurality of intersecting elongated tracts with the intersection occurring at the midpoint thereof.

26. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises a multi-pronged clip having at least two prongs in opposition to one another, and wherein at least one of the apertures in the base comprises a regular polygon adapted to securingly receive said multi-pronged clip with the at least two prongs in opposition to one another being disposed against parallel surfaces of the opening.

27. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 2, wherein the means for attaching comprises a multi-pronged clip having at least two prongs in opposition to one another, and wherein at least one of the appliance securing members has a complementary opening comprising a regular polygon adapted to securingly receive said multi-pronged clip with the at least two prongs in opposition to one another being disposed against parallel surfaces of the opening.

28. The mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances of claim 4, wherein a portion of the elongated cylindrical tube is flat along the length of the tube, an opening is disposed in said flat portion to engage the means for attaching, and the flat portion is disposed in face to face relationship with the base, to facilitate mounting.

29. A mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances comprising:

a. a base vertically disposed having at least one aperture;

b. means for mounting the base on a permanent object;

c. at least one appliance securing member having at least one opening, each of said at least one opening having a plurality of predetermined angulatingly discrete locking positions relative to the appliance securing member; and

d. means for attaching the base selectively to one of the plurality of predetermined angulatingly discrete locking positions of said at least one opening in the each of the appliance securing members,

whereby, the appliance securing members may be attached to the base at selected locking positions relative to the vertical base.

30. A mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances comprising:

a. a generally flat base having at least one aperture, each of said apertures having a plurality of angulatingly discrete locking positions relative to the base;

b. means for mounting the base on a permanent object;

c. at least one appliance securing member; and

d. means for attaching each of the appliance securing members selectively to one of the discrete locking positions of at least one of the apertures in the base, said means for attaching comprising an irregularly shaped plug having two generally parallel sides, one side having a tapered symmetric array tapering toward the other side and the other side having a cross-section defining a polygon, and wherein at least one of the appliance securing members has a complementary opening with a tapered shape adapted to securingly receive said symmetric array of the plug; and

wherein at least one of the apertures in the base comprises a complementary polygon adapted to securingly receive the side of the plug having a cross-section defining a polygon, whereby, the appliance securing members may be mounted to a plug selectively disposed in one of the apertures in the base and the appliance securing members may be attached to the base at selected locking positions relative to the base.

31. A mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances comprising:

a. a generally flat base having at least one aperture, each of said apertures having a plurality of angulatingly discrete locking positions relative to the base;

b. means for mounting the base on a permanent object;

c. at least one appliance securing member; and

d. means for attaching each of the appliance securing members selectively to one of the discrete locking positions of at least one of the apertures in the base, said means for attaching comprising an irregularly shaped plug having two generally parallel sides, one side having a tapered symmetric array tapering toward the other side and the other side having a cross-section defining a polygon; and

wherein at least one of the appliance securing members has an opening defining a complementary polygon adapted to securingly receive the side of the plug having a cross-section defining a polygon; and

wherein at least one of the apertures in the base has a complementary tapered shape adapted to securingly receive said symmetric array of the plug, whereby, the appliance securing members may be selectively mounted to a plug disposed in one of the apertures in the base and the appliance securing members may be attached to the base at selected locking positions relative to the base.

32. A mountable adjustable holder apparatus for hair appliances comprising:

a. a base having at least one aperture, each of said apertures having a plurality of angulatingly discrete locking positions relative to the base;

b. means for mounting the base on a permanent object;

c. at least one appliance securing member;

d. means for attaching each of the appliance securing members selectively to one of the discrete locking positions of at least one of the apertures in the base,

whereby, the appliance securing members may be attached to the base at selected locking positions relative to the base; and

e. at least one hook operatively mounted on said base,

said hook has a shank and a footing comprising two generally horizontal legs disposed with an upper leg above a lower leg, said lower leg extends horizontally from the shank and the upper leg has an intermediate portion extending vertically from the shank and connected to a horizontal segment which is generally parallel to the lower leg,

said horizontal segment having a lateral notch disposed adjacent to the intermediate portion proximate to the lower leg, and

wherein the base has means for securingly receiving the legs of said hook comprising a lower recess suitably sized to receive the lower leg of the hook and an upper recess disposed above the lower recess, suitably sized to receive the upper leg of the hook, having an upwardly exposed nub positioned to matingly engage the notch of the upper leg which may be disposed therein.