Patent ID: 8813384

Claim:
A hair dryer, comprising: a housing containing a blower assembly and including a nozzle having an open end that directs air blown by the blower assembly substantially along an axis; an electrical cord connection mounted on the housing which orients a portion of an electrical cord that supplies power to the blower assembly in a direction parallel to and away from the nozzle wherein the electrical cord connection is mounted on the end of the housing opposite the nozzle; an elongated handle having a control switch that controls the blower assembly, the control switch facing a same direction as the open end of the nozzle and being operable in pistol-grip fashion when the handle is in a position substantially orthogonal to the housing axis, and a dual axis joint assembly connecting the handle to the housing that includes an eccentric mechanism that causes the handle to simultaneously rotate around its longitudinal axis and pivot toward the housing when moved from said orthogonal position to a position substantially parallel to said housing axis such that the control switch turns away from said housing and is exposed and operable by a user when the handle is pivoted into said position.