Patent ID: 6219935
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A hair drying method for drying hair, said hair drying method comprising the steps of:a) providing a face shield assembly including an eyeglass assembly, a front gasket member and two ear canal protection members; said eyeglass assembly including a front frame portion having a frame nose receiving notch positioned between two viewing lenses and two earpieces pivotally connected to opposed side ends of said front frame portion; said front gasket member being secured to said front frame portion and having two eye openings, one in alignment with each of said viewing lenses, a gasket nose notch in alignment with said frame nose receiving notch, and two end flaps that extend from opposite gasket ends of said front gasket member back toward ear encircling tip ends of said side members; said two ear canal protection members each including an ear canal insertion portion in connection with an ear cover pad; each ear canal protection member being tethered to one of said side members with a flexible tether;b) positioning said face shield assembly onto said face of said wearer such that said eyes of said wearer are positioned behind said two viewing lenses, said nose of said wearer is positioned into said frame nose receiving notch, said front gasket provides a seal between said front frame portion and said face area of said wearer, and said each of said ear canal insertion portions of said two ear canal protection members is inserted into an ear canal of said wearer in a manner such that said respective ear cover pad covers an area of said ear of said wearer; andc) blowing hot air onto said hair until said hair is dry.