Hair dryer mounting bracket - Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc.

Title:

Hair dryer mounting bracket

United States Patent D427726

Inventors:

Cruz, Anthony V. (Richmond, VA)
Flynn, Brian O. J. (Richmond, VA)

Application Number:

D/104414

Publication Date:

07/04/2000

Filing Date:

05/04/1999

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex, Inc. (Glen Allen, VA)

Primary Class:

D28/73

Other Classes:

D28/18

Field of Search:

D6/553, D8/373, D28/12, D28/18, D28/73, 34/90, 34/91, 34/96-99, 34/283, 211/89.01, 248/126, 248/314, 248/674

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US Patent References:

5590475	Hand held appliance and holder assembly	January, 1997	Andis
D372189	Wall bracket for a hand-held blower	July, 1996	Andis et al.
5411237	Golf cart umbrella holder	May, 1995	Dougherty
4910385	Hair dryer with push switch and insertion holder	March, 1990	Shye-Long
4802287	Two-purpose device of hand and hair dryers	February, 1989	Chen
4659907	Wall mounted device with hand-held hair dryer	April, 1987	Andis et al.
4493975	Hang-up hair dryer	January, 1985	Yamamoto
3964708	Hair dryer cradle	June, 1976	Reeves
3293528	Holder for battery-operated driving unit	December, 1966	Rosen et al.

Other References:

Four page photocopy of Use and Care instructions for Sunbeam Wall Mount 1500 Watt Hair Dryer Model 1626-40 published 1998 by Sunbeam Corporation.
Front and rear covers and p. 220 of Best "General Merchandise Catalog 1990/1991".
Front and rear cover and p. 288 and 289 of Service Merchandise "1996/1997 Jewwelry Gift and Home Catalog".
One page photocopy of three photographs dated May 15, 1998 of Conair 1600 hair dryer and mounting bracket admitted to be prior art.
See Information Disclosure Statement regarding offer for sale less than one year prior to filing of present application.

Primary Examiner:

Wallace, Terry A.

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Dybvig, Roger S.

Claims:

1. The ornamental design for hair dryer mounting bracket, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen from the top, front and left side of a hair dryer mounting bracket showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side elevational view being a mirror image of the left side elevational view;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

The rear elevational view of the hair dryer mounting bracket has been omitted as the rear is not visible during normal use. The broken lines in FIG. 2 showing a hair dryer are used for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.