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[0001] This invention relates to bathroom accessories. More particularly this invention relates to a wall mountable rack which conveniently holds and store a hair dryer including its electric cord.
[0002] The inventor is a woman who regularly uses a hair dryer to blow dry her hair. The hair dryer rack disclosed herein is a solution she found to convenient and space saving storage for a bulky, irregularly shaped hair dryer which previously consumed a relatively large amount of her readily accessible available bathroom storage space. The rack she devised is especially convenient to use in as much as it can positioned on a wall with sufficient proximity to an electrical outlet so that a hair dryer held and stored therein can be used without the necessity of plugging it into the the electrical outlet prior to use, and unplugging it after each use prior to positioning it for storage.
[0003] It is an object of this invention to disclose a superior method of storing a hair dryer. It is an object of this eliminate the step of uncoiling and plugging the electrical cord thereon into an electrical outlet. It is yet a further object of this invention to disclose a storage rack which is convenient to use and which saves limited readily accessible storage space in a bathroom for other purposes. It is a final object of this invention to disclose a storage rack which neatly stores and organizes personal care accessories which are routinely used together in a daily routine.
[0004] One aspect of this invention provides for a method of conveniently storing a hand held hair dryer comprising the steps of: providing a rack having a laterally projecting supporting member which has an opening therethrough sized to receive the hand held hair dryer; mounting the rack on a wall adjacent to an electrical outlet; positioning the hair dryer in the rack; plugging the electrical cord on the hair dryer into the electrical outlet so that the electrical cord hangs beneath the hair dryer in the rack and the electrical outlet; using the hair dryer; and finally, replacing the hair dryer in the opening in the storage rack without unplugging the hair dryer.
[0005] In a preferred aspect of this method the rack is fabricated from a clear acrylic plastic panel and comprises a rear side portion for attachment to the wall and a laterally projecting side portion having a rear edge portion attached to the rear side portion. Additional openings in the projecting side portion are provided to hold brushes.
[0006] Various other objects, advantages and features of this invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
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[0009] The following is a discussion and description of the preferred specific embodiments of this invention, such being made with reference to the drawings, wherein the same reference numerals are used to indicate the same or similar parts and/or structure. It should be noted that such discussion and description is not meant to unduly limit the scope of the invention.
[0010] Turning now to the drawings and more particularly to
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[0012] In the most preferred embodiment of the invention the rack
[0013] While the invention has been described with preferred specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood that this description is intended to illustrate and not to limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the following claims.