Patent ID: 8517318

Claim:
A method of resting an operating blow-dryer having a nozzle, an exhaust, and a handle portion on a generally flat surface, the method comprising the steps of: placing the blow-dryer in a hair dryer stand with the nozzle of the blow dryer pointed in an upward direction, wherein the blow-dryer stand comprises a continuous substrate defining in sequence a top ledge, a nozzle support curve, a first base area, an exhaust resting area, a handle support curve, a device support curve and a second base area, wherein said base areas are capable of being placed on said flat surface in a contact relationship by a user, and wherein substrate further defines a channel extending from a first apex adjacent said exhaust resting area to a second apex; said channel having a narrower width area adjacent said first apex and a wider width area adjacent said second apex, and which channel permits said blow dryer to intake air through said exhaust, wherein said nozzle support curve is adapted to receive said blow dryer nozzle in said upward direction, and wherein said handle support curve is adapted to support said blow dryer handle.