Patent ID: 6718651
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A portable hair dryer/blower comprising:a hollow body portion having a first interior cavity and including a blower motor and a heating element disposed substantially within the first interior cavity of the hollow body portion; a handle portion having a second interior cavity, said handle portion extending from said hollow body portion; a power source at least partially disposed within at least one of said first interior cavity of the hollow body portion and said second interior cavity of the handle portion, said power source electrically coupled to said blower motor and to said heating element, wherein said power source provides power to said blower motor and said heating element; switch controls electrically coupled between said power source and said blower motor and between said power source and said heating element, wherein said switch controls selectively interrupts power to at least one of said blower motor and said heating element; and a pulsing circuit at least partially disposed within at least one of said first interior cavity of the hollow body portion and said second interior cavity of the handle portion, said pulsing circuit electrically coupled between said power source and said heating element for modulating power to said heating element, thereby establishing a duty cycle enabling stored static heat of said heating element to be ex ended and replenished periodically with the duty cycle.