Wall mounted appliance holder

• US 7,832,697 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2007
• Issued: 11/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jennifer West
• Original Assignee: Gary James Sanati, Jennifer Lynn West
• Inventors: Sanati, Gary James, West, Jennifer Lynn
• Primary Examiner(s): Baxter; Gwendolyn
• Application Number:
  US11/697,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20070290110A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,320 Days
• Field of Search: 248/309.1, 248/176.1, 248/181.1, 248/181.2, 211/13.1, 211/70.6, 211/86.01, 211/87.01, D65/67, 403/122, 403/124, 403/126, 403/142, 403/143
• US Class Current: 248/276.1
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 20/12 Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 20/16 Fixed installed drying devices
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/14 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06 ; adjustable mountings employing universal joints for lighting devices F21V21/26 - F21V21/30
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2078 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle

Abstract

A wall mounted holder for an appliance is disclosed. The holder is capable of supporting a variety of conventional hair dryers and permitting the flow of air to be directed in any desired direction while leaving the user'"'"'s hands free for other purposes.

Claims

1. A surface mounted appliance system for holding an appliance comprising:

a surface mount assembly for attaching to a surface;

a directional positioning assembly for positioning the appliance; and

an appliance holding assembly for securely holding an appliance;

wherein the directional positioning assembly pivotally cooperates with the appliance holding assembly and the wall mount assembly;

wherein the surface mount assembly is comprised of a bottom cap, a plurality of a wall base fastener and a wall mount base having a wall facing side and a non-wall facing side with a plurality of a base hole disposed therein wherein each base hole is dimensioned to receive one of the wall base fastener, wherein the non-wall facing side has a lower socket disposed formed on the non-wall facing side; and

wherein the appliance holder assembly is comprised of a male holder, a male holder gripper insert affixed to the male holder, a female holder, a female holder insert affixed to the female holder, an upper socket, a plurality of an upper socket fastener connecting the upper socket to the female holder, wherein the female holder and the male holder are configured to connect to each other.

2. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 1, wherein the directional pivoting assembly is comprised of a lower snap ring, an upper snap ring, a female arm, a male arm, a plurality of an arm fastener joining the female arm to the male arm to form an arm assembly having a shaft section, a lower ball section and an upper ball section, wherein the lower snap ring pivotally joins the lower ball section to the lower socket, wherein the upper snap ring pivotally joins the upper ball section to the upper socket.

3. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 2, wherein the base fastener is a screw.

4. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 3, wherein the upper socket fastener is a screw.

5. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 4, wherein the arm fastener is a screw.

6. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 2, wherein the surface is a substantially vertical wall.

7. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 6, wherein the appliance is a hand-held hair dryer.

8. A device for holding a hand held electric blow dryer, comprising:

a wall mount assembly;

a shaft assembly having a near end and a distal end; and

a U-shaped holder assembly,

wherein the U-shaped holder assembly is dimensioned for the secure holding of a conventional hand held blow dryer, and the shaft assembly cooperates pivotally with the wall mount assembly and the U-shaped holder assembly to facilitate the positioning of the conventional hand held blow dryer to the angle desired by a user;

wherein the shaft assembly is further comprised of a shaft element having bottom ball joint at the near end of the shaft element and a top ball joint at the distal end of the shaft element; and

wherein the wall mount assembly is further comprised of a wall mount interior assembly connected to a wall mount exterior assembly, wherein the wall mount interior assembly is further comprised of a wall mount interior base and a bottom ball joint holder having a bottom ball joint holder sleeve dimensioned for the insertion of the bottom ball joint, at least one of a first snap ring securely holds the bottom ball joint within the bottom ball joint holder, and the wall mount interior base is further comprised of a plurality of interior base fixture hole dimensioned for insertion of a fastener for a vertical surface.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the wall mount exterior assembly is comprised of a wall mount exterior base and an exterior encasement having an exterior encasement hole dimensioned for insertion of the bottom ball joint therein, and the wall mount exterior assembly is further comprised of a plurality of exterior base fixture hole dimensioned for insertion of a fastener for a vertical surface.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the U-shaped holder assembly is comprised of a U-shaped holder and a plurality of a gasket, wherein the U-shaped holder has a top side and a bottom side and is further comprised of a U-shaped cavity on the bottom side, a top ball joint holder having a top ball joint holder sleeve is connected within the U-shaped cavity, at least one of a second snap ring securely holds the top ball joint within the top ball joint holder, and the plurality of gasket is releasably attached to the top of the U-shaped holder.

11. A method of making an surface mounted appliance holder, comprising:

a. creating a rounded base from plastic dimensioned to be fixed to a wall with fasteners;

b. forming a round holder on the rounded base with cut out edges elevated from the round holder extending upward at approximately 90 degrees;

c. forming a shaft having a lower ball and an upper ball;

d. placing the lower ball of the shaft in the rounded base;

e. securing the lower ball of the shaft with a spring steel snap ring around the cut out edges;

f. taking a holder with a rounded out hollow base with cut out edges and placing the holder over the upper ball;

g. securing the holder to the upper ball with a spring steel snap ring around the cut out edges of the holder;

h. forming gaskets dimensioned to fit on the holder and having sufficient friction holding characteristics to snugly hold a blow dryer in place;

i. pressing the rubber gaskets onto the holder; and

j. checking a tension and holding power of the assembly.