Hair dryer with side switches
A hair dryer include a housing having a handle portion, a head portion located an upper end of the handle, and a nozzle portion extending from the head portion, and at least one side switch located on a side of the head portion or the nozzle portion. The at least one switch is actuatable to effect a momentary deactivation of the hair dryer.
1. A hair dryer, comprising:
a handle portion;
a hub located at an upper end of the handle portion and having an inlet located at a rear of the hub for ingress of air into the hair dryer, the inlet forming a rearward-most portion of the hair dryer; and
a nozzle portion extending from the hub and defining a longitudinal axis, the nozzle portion having an outlet opposite the inlet for egress of the air from the hair dryer;
wherein the hub is generally circular in shape when viewed from a lateral side of the hair dryer in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and
wherein the inlet, the hub, the nozzle portion and the outlet are configured such that a flow of the air into the hair dryer through the inlet is parallel to a flow of air out of the hair dryer through the outlet.
2. The hair dryer of claim 1 , wherein:
the hub includes a central axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle portion.
3. The hair dryer of claim 1 , wherein:
the hub has a spheroid shape.
4. The hair dryer of claim 1 , wherein:
the hub has a diameter and a thickness, the thickness being a distance between opposing lateral sides of the hub;
wherein the diameter is greater than the thickness.
5. The hair dryer of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fan axis about which a fan rotates to intake air through the inlet and expel air through the outlet;
wherein the fan axis is parallel to the longitudinal axis.
6. The hair dryer of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one side switch located on a lateral side of the hub or the nozzle portion;
wherein the at least one switch is actuatable to effect a momentary deactivation of the hair dryer in response to an external bias being applied to the at least one switch; and
wherein the at least one switch is configured to effect a resumption of operation of the hair dryer automatically upon removal of the external bias.
7. The hair dryer of claim 6 , further comprising:
a fan switch actuatable to control operation of a fan of the hair dryer to control a flow of the air out of the outlet; and
a heater switch actuatable to control operation of a heating element of the hair dryer to selectively heat the air.
8. The hair dryer of claim 7 , wherein:
the at least one side switch is configured to effect the momentary deactivation of the hair dryer when the fan switch and/or the heater switch are in an operational position.
9. The hair dryer of claim 6 , wherein:
the at least one side switch is a pair of side switches located on opposed sides of the hub.
10. A hair dryer, comprising:
a housing having a handle portion, a hub located at an upper end of the handle portion, and a nozzle portion extending from the hub; and
at least one side switch located on a side of the hub or the nozzle portion;
wherein the at least one switch is actuatable to effect a momentary deactivation of the hair dryer in response to an external bias being applied to the at least one switch; and
wherein the at least one switch is configured to effect a resumption of operation of the hair dryer automatically upon removal of the external bias.
11. The hair dryer of claim 10 , wherein:
wherein the nozzle portion defines a longitudinal axis; and
wherein the hub is generally circular in shape when viewed from a lateral side of the hair dryer in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
12. The hair dryer of claim 11 , wherein:
the hub has a spheroid shape.
13. The hair dryer of claim 12 , wherein:
the hub has a diameter and a thickness, the thickness being a distance between opposing lateral sides of the hub;
wherein the diameter is greater than the thickness.
14. The hair dryer of claim 11 , further comprising:
an inlet located at a rear of the hub for ingress of air into the hair dryer;
an outlet in the nozzle portion opposite the inlet for egress of the air from the hair dryer; and
a fan axis about which a fan rotates to intake air through the inlet and expel air through the outlet;
wherein the nozzle portion defines a longitudinal axis; and
wherein the fan axis is parallel to the longitudinal axis.
15. The hair dryer of claim 14 , wherein:
the inlet, the hub, and the nozzle portion and the outlet are configured such that a flow of the air into the hair dryer through the inlet is parallel to a flow of air out of the hair dryer through the outlet.
16. The hair dryer of claim 14 , wherein:
the hub includes a central axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle portion.
17. A hair dryer, comprising:
a handle portion;
a hub located at an upper end of the handle portion and having an inlet located at a rear of the hub for ingress of air into the hair dryer; and
a nozzle portion extending from the hub and defining a longitudinal axis, the nozzle portion having an outlet opposite the inlet for egress of the air from the hair dryer;
wherein the hub has a spheroid shape, having a diameter and a thickness, the thickness being a distance between opposing lateral sides of the hub;
wherein the diameter is greater than the thickness.