Патент USA US2040268

May 12, 1936.
H. |_. ORTON
2,040,268
HAIR DRYING APPARATUS
Filed Feb. 3, 1932
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Patented May 12, 1936
UNITED STATES
PATENT OFFICE‘
2,040,268
HAIR DRYING APPARATUS
Harvey L. Orton, Akron, Ohio
Application February 3, 1932, 'saglailgno. 590,112
2Claims. (01. 34-26)
each hood is drawn therefrom by suction and
The present invention relates to a hair drying returned to the casing 10.
apparatus, primarily intended for use in beauty
Arranged between the sections of the respec
parlors, and comprehends a construction where
tive pipes II and I2 for each hood is a valve cas
by a number of persons can be attended to at the
5 same time.
Accordingly, the invention provides a plurality
ing IS in which operates a suitable valve for
both regulating the ?ow of heated air to the par
ticular hood, as well as to control the admission
of such air thereinto either at the top or adja
of head receiving hoods into which hot air is
admitted for the hair drying operation, each cent the bottom of the hood.
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hood being associated with inlet and outlet pipes
For this purpose each hood is of special con 10
through
which
the
air
passes
by
suction.
struction, including spaced inner and ‘outer walls
10
In carrying out the invention each hood is l1 and l8 respectively de?ning an air receiving
especially constructed and equipped with a valve chamber l9 by the intervening space therebe
for regulating the ?ow of heated air into the tween. These walls are connected at their lower
hood, either at the top whom a point adjacent ends by a wall 20 which closes the chamber at 15
this end. The wall I‘! is provided with a series
15 the bottom thereof.
The nature and advantages of the invention of openings 2| adjacent its lower edge through
will be better understood when the following de
which communication is established between the
tail description is read in connection with the hood proper and the chamber IS. The outer wall
accompanying drawings, the invention resid
I8 is formed with a neck 22 arranged in spaced r
ing in the construction, combination and ar
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concentric relation about the adjacent section
rangement of parts as claimed.
of the pipe II which is connected with the inner
In the drawings forming partof this applica
wall
the top of the hood. The neck 22 forms
tion like numerals of reference indicate similar part at
of an_annular chamber 23 connected with
parts in the several views and wherein:
the adjacent section of the pipe l2. By proper 25
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus.
adjustment of the valve, to' be hereinafter de
25
Figure 2 is a top plan view.
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scribed, heated air can be conveyed directly into
Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view show
the top of the hood through the pipe ll, under
ing one position of the valve for one of the hoods. which circumstances the air passes downwardly
Figure 4 is a similar view showing another po
through the hair and escapes through openings .
of the valve.
, 2| into the chamber H! from where it passes
30 sition
Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 4.
through the chamber 22into~ the adjacent see
Figure 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Figure 3.
tion
of the return pipe l2. When used in this
Figure 7 is a section showing the cut o?‘ posi
tion of the valve.
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Figure 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.
Figure 9 is a section on line 9--9 of Figure 3.
The apparatus essentially embodies a casing l0
. in which the air employed is heated in any suit
able manner and conveyed therefrom through a
40 sectional pipe l I. There are a plurality of these
pipes all arranged in spaced horizontal relation
and lead from the top of the casing H) as illus
trated. The pipes ll successively vary in length
as shown in Figure 2 thereby locating the head
46 receiving hoods supported by the outer ends of
these pipes in spaced relation, so that a number
of persons can be attendedv to at the same time.
Each hood is also provided with a sectional re
‘ turn pipe l2, which is preferably arranged di
rectly beneath its pipe ll, while all of the return
pipes l2 communicate with the casing l0 through
a manifold l3. The manifold is equipped with a
suction fan of any suitable type indicated gener
ally at I4 and driven from a motor l5. By virtue
the heated air ?owing to
‘ of this construction
manner, the heated air is directed on the top
<0 of the head of the person wearing the hood, and 35
of course works its way to~the scalp. However,
the hair can be more effectively and quickly.
dried by intermittently directing the heated air
close to the scalp and allow such air to work its
way up through the hair before leaving the hood. 40
Consequently by adjusting the valve above re-.
ferred to, the heated air can be conveyed to the
chamber 23 through pipe 12, from where it passes
into chamber l9, escapingthrough openings 2|
into 'the hood proper adjacent the lower end 45
thereof. As this air passes upwardly through the
hair it ?ows from the hood through the adjacent
section of pipe II, thence through the valve into
the return pipe l2.
The valve can vary in construction for the pur 50
poses above stated, but, as shown, embodies a
hollow rotatable cylinder 24 mounted in the casing
Hi. This valve cylinder is provided adjacent its
upper end with three openings 25, 26 and 2‘!v
equidistantly spaced apart in the same horizontal
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plane, while it is also provided with an opening
28 adjacent its lower end. Located within the
valve cylinder adjacent its lower end and at a
right angle to the opening 28 is a tube 29, the
latter opening at diametrically opposite sides of
the valve cylinder. Arranged above this tube 29
is a curved tube 30 disposed at a right angle to
the tube 29, with one end opening at one side
of the valve cylinder adjacent the bottom thereof,
10 while its other end opens at the opposite side
of the cylinder adjacent the top thereof. A valve
operating rod 3| depends beneath the valve cas
ing l6 and is provided with an indicating ?nger
32 to indicate the position of the valve and c0
15 operate with stop pins 33.
In practice, when the valve is positioned as il
lustrated in Figure 3, the opening 26 communi
cates with one section of the inlet pipe I l to admit
heated air into the valve cylinder, but as the tube
20 30 occupies a position to prohibit the passage
of this air through the other section of the pipe
II, the air is forced to pass through the lower
opening 28 into the adjacent section of the pipe
l2. The air is thus delivered into the chamber
23 which communicates with the chamber l9
and ?nally enters the hood from points adja»
cent the bottom thereof through the openings 2|.
As stated, this use of the apparatus directs the
heated air close to the scalp and allows the air
30 to flow upwardly through the hair, and pass from
the hood through the adjacent section of pipe I I.
As shown in Figure 3, this section of the pipe
communicates with the curved tube 33 which de
livers the air to the return pipe I 2.
By rotating the valve cylinder one quarter of
a turn to the right, from the position it occupies
in Figure 3, it assumes the position illustrated in
Figure 4. In this View it will be noted that open
ings 25 and 21 of the valve cylinder establishes
communication between the respective pipe sec
tions ll, so that the heated air will pass through
effectively and quickly dried than by use of
present day methods.
While it is believed that from the foregoing
description the nature and advantages of the in
vention will be readily apparent, I desire to have
it understood that I do not limit myself to what
is herein illustrated or described and that such
changes may be resorted to when desired as fall
Within the scope of what is claimed.
What is claimed is:
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1. A hair drier comprising parallel hot air and
cold air conduits, means for forcing air from said
cold air conduit and hot air to said hot air con
duit, a hair drying hood having spaced inner
and outer walls, said inner wall of the hood hav
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ing openings therethrough adjacent its lower
edge, means connecting the top of said hood with
said cold air conduit and with the latter nor
mally communicating directly with the space be—
tween the inner and outer, Walls of said hood, 20
means connecting the top of said hood with said
hot air conduit and with the latter normally
communicating directly with the interior of said
hood, and a reversing and shut-01f valve between
said conduits and said hood, said valve being
operable to place the cold air conduit in direct 25
communication with the interior of the hood and
simultaneously place the hot air conduit in di
rect communication with the space between the
inner and outer walls of said hood, at will.
2. A hair drier comprising a hood having a
chamber therein adapted to receive a portion of
the head of a person, a ?rst air conduit communi
cating with said chamber in said hood,'a second
air conduit communicating with said chamber in 5‘
said hood, air heating means, air moving means,
means to conduct air to said air moving means,
means to conduct air away from said air moving
means, adjustable means between said hood and
said air moving means which in one position es
these pipe sections directly into the top of the
tablishes communication between said ?rst air 40
hood. At the same time tube 29 assumes a posi
tion to establish communication between the re
spective sections of pipe l2 so that after the
conduit and said means to conduct air to said
moving means and also between said second air
conduit and said means to conduct air away
from said air moving means and which in an
heated air escapes from the hood through open
ings 2! into chamber I9, it enters the return pipe
and is conveyed to the casing ID by suction. By
shifting the valve cylinder to the position it oc
cupies in Figure 9 all communication is cut off
between the sections of pipes II and I2 respec
tively. The apparatus can be economically oper
ated and easily manipulated, and by virtue of its
construction a number of persons can be at
55 tended to at the same time and the hair more
other position establishes communication be
tween said ?rst air conduit and said means to
conduct air away from said air moving means
and also between said second air conduit and
said means to conduct air to said air moving .
means, so that said ?rst and second conduits act
alternately as incoming and exhaust air conduits
and whereby the direction of ?ow of air through
said hood is reversed.
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HARVEY L. ORTON.