Patent ID: 8434615

Claim:
A hair-appliance holder for retaining a hot hair-styling appliance, such as a hair iron, suspended hanging from an upper edge portion of a sink basin having a concave inner surface, or from a countertop, and which, while retaining the hot hair-styling appliance, reduces the likelihood of burning contact by the iron with adjacent objects and a user thereof, said heat-resistant hair-appliance holder comprising: an entirely silicone counterweight member having an underside outer waterproof non-slip surface portion and adapted for residing in the sink basin, or on the countertop, the underside surface portion of the counterweight member has sufficient gripping, suction or adhesion properties on its surface to provide traction with the concave inner surface of the sink basin or countertop; a heat-resistant, entirely silicone, partially-enclosed retaining member adapted for hanging from an upper edge of the sink basin or countertop and comprising first and second ends, said retaining member being closed at the first end thereof, the second end comprising a semi-rigid but flexible opening for inserting a hot hair-styling appliance, the second end of said silicone retaining member being semi-rigid but flexible so as to remain open ready to receive the hot hair-styling appliance during repeated insertion and removal during use of the hot hair-styling appliance from said retaining member; and a heat-resistant, entirely silicone strap member contiguous with said silicone retaining member and said silicone counterweight member, said silicone strap member having a first end and a second end, said first end of said strap member being connected to said counterweight member, and said second end of said strap member being connected to the second end of said heat-resistant retaining member said strap further comprising an underside outer non-slip waterproof surface portion having sufficient gripping, suction or adhesion properties on its surface to provide traction with the sink basin or countertop along the underside surface portion such that said counterweight member is of sufficient weight to retain the hair-appliance holder on the sink basin or countertop when a hair-appliance is in said retaining member suspended hanging from and over the edge of the sink basin or countertop, said strap further comprising an upper outer non-slip heat and burn-resistant waterproof surface portion adapted for non-slip support of the hot hair-appliance when the user sets the hair-appliance down during use.