Patent ID: 7428785

Claim:
A hair dryer, comprising: a case; a blowing pipe coupled to the case and having an air outlet at one end; a heater for heating air disposed inside the case; a fan for blowing air toward the heater and the air outlet, the fan being disposed inside the case; a grip part configured to be gripped by a human hand, the grip part being coupled to a portion of the case opposite to the air outlet; a handle mounted to the grip part so as to prevent the grip part from being released from the hand; wherein a filter is mounted to a portion of the case facing the fan and a plurality of air intakes are formed at the grip part adjacent to the filter; wherein a space is formed at the grip part above the filter for removing extraneous substances from the filter and a cover is detachably coupled to the grip part to open and close the space, the handle being installed on the cover; wherein the handle includes a vertical plate configured to be fitted between two fingers of the hand, a horizontal upper plate formed at the top of the vertical plate to prevent the vertical plate from slipping out of the hand, and a horizontal lower plate formed at the bottom of the vertical plate; and wherein a depressed portion formed at the cover in which the lower plate of the handle is rotatably seated.