Patent ID: 6199805
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A45D,F16M

Abstract:
A self-supporting telescopically adjustable support stand for a portable hair dryer, comprising;a support base to stabilize the support stand;a telescopically adjustable extension subassembly having an extension axis substantially perpendicular to the planar lower supporting surface, the extension subassembly including at least first and second support members each having respective upper and lower ends and at least one support locking member, the first support member having a lower end fixedly secured to the support base and having an interior bore therein to slidingly receive the second support member therein, such that the spacing between the support base and the upper end of the second support member selectively adjusted and temporarily fixed by the at least one support locking member;an elongated flexible connection having a supported end connected to the upper end of the second support member and a terminal end selectively positionable with respect to the supported end both in a direction parallel to the extension axis and in directions within a plane perpendicular to the extension axis, such that the terminal end of the flexible extension selectively positionable relative to the supported end at multiple locations; anda generally ring-shaped holder supported by the terminal end of the flexible extension, the ring-shaped holder having a through passage therein for receiving a handle of the portable hair dryer and being formed from a threaded rod, such that threads along the length of the rod form a friction-enhancing interior surface for engagement with the handle of the hair dryer.