CA2264420A1

CA2264420A1 - Hair-dvark

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Publication number: CA2264420A1
Application number: CA 2264420
Authority: CA
Inventors: Francois Choquette
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-03-02
Filing date: 1999-03-02
Publication date: 1999-06-28

Abstract

A hand-held electric vacuum cleaner that posesses strong similarities and outside characteristics in design and in size to those found in commonly known hand-held hair dryers, wherein said similarities and characteristics are such, that a normal person could easily mistaken the present hand-held vacuum cleaner for a hand-held hair dryer. The present hand-held vacuum cleaner is specifically well-designed to be used in hairdressing businesses, barber shops or anywhere there is a hair cutting process performed on people, for the removal of loose hair residue left in the neck and shoulder area that occur during or following a haircut. It is also well-designed for light and extra light-duty vacuuming tasks wherever a more delicate kind of vacuuming is needed to pick up dry loose materials. The said hand-held vacuum cleaner includes detachable power and dirt container units secured together by threading means. Further including its accessory attachments as shown and described (fig.3, fig.4).

Description

TITLE OF THE INVENTION
Hair-dvark BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to hand-held electric vacuum cleaners and more particularly in light-duty hand-held vacuum cleaners.
Numerous light-duty hand-held vacuum cleaners have been provided in the prior art that are adapted to pick up small quantities of dry and loose materials. For example around the kitchen for picking up crumbs and dirt on floors, furniture, stairs, shelves, also used in workshops, cars and even for picking up undesirable insects. While these devices may be suitable for the purpose to wich they address, they would not be as suitable for the principal purpose of the present invention hereafter described mainly because of their unadapted air inlet nozzle and handle location thus creating a poor weight distribution and handling difficulties.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A primary object to the present invention is to provide a new tool for hairdressers, barber shops, hair styling businesses and wherever there is a hair cutting process performed on people or customers and will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices. The present invention is for the removal of loose hair residue that fall between the shirt collar and neck area of people or customers during or following a haircut. Most of the time the said loose hair residue left in said area, will result in an irritation problem for people or customers if said residue is not removed. Another object is to provide a hand-held electric vacuum cleaner where the handle is located immediately underneath the power unit projecting downwards into the open thus providing a much better weight distribution for more precise movements to execute the removal of the said loose hair residue. Because of its tubular shaped nozzle and air inlet design, the present invention is well-designed to receive special accessory attachments for even more precise vacuuming, for example, a round and soft hair brush type attachment or a funnel shaped type attachment. An additional object is to provide a hand-held vacuum cleaner for light-duty and extra light-duty tasks, for example, the dusting of fine arts or every where a more delicate kind of vacuuming is required. A further object is to provide a hand-held vacuum cleaner that is economical in cost to manufacture and most of all useful, esthetic and attractive in design for hair professionals.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES
FIG.1 represents the outside characteristics of the hand-held vacuum cleaner with its dirt container locked in its operational position, shown without a nozzle attachment.
FIG.2 represents a side view of the invention disclosing its electrical, mechanical and dust collecting elements.
FIG.2A represents an exploded view of the air inlet comprising the said rounded funnel shaped ring (7), the said automatic opening /closing device (8) and the said dirt container (2).
FIG.3 represents the soft hair brush accessory attachment.
FIG.4 represents the funnel shaped accessory attachment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The invention is very easy to use, first the operator holds the invention with one hand, holding it by the handle (6 fig. l ), that is attached to the housing (3 fig. l ), the operator than points the air inlet ( 1 fig. l ) at the area to be vacuumed. By pressing the on/off switch (5 fig. l ) the motor ( 10 fig.2) starts and engage the fan ( 11 fig.2), this creates a continuous air stream passing through the invention. At that moment in time, the automatic opening /closing device (8 fig.2) or (8 fig.2A) is open and letting the air and dirt entering the container (2 fig. l ). The air stream flows through the first filter (9 fig.2) and than the screen filter (12 fig.2), the residue are then trapped in the said container (2 fig. l ). The clean air comes out from the air outlet (4 fig, l ). When the operator releases the on/off switch (5 fig.l) the motor and fan stop and the automatic opening /closing device (8 fig.2) or (8 fig.2A) closes itself to prevent residue spills from the said container (2 fig. l ). To empty the said container, the operator holds the vacuum cleaner by the handle (6 fig.l ) with one hand, and rotates the said container in a counter clockwise fashion with the other hand. Than the filter (9 fig.2) can be removed and the said container (2 fig. l ) can be emptied. It is recomended to use the accessory attachments (fig.3) or (fig.4) for better vacuuming results. What distinguishes the present hand-held vacuum cleaner the most from others is primary its handle location (6 fig.l), its tubular air inlet design (1 fig. l ) or (fig.2A), its dirt container design (2 fig. l ) and its commonly known hand-held hair dryer similarities in shape and in weight distribution thus making the present hand-held vacuum cleaner more suitable for the vacuuming of non flat surfaces and most of all providing a suitable esthetic appearance for its main purpose described in the present document.

Claims

1. a hand-held electric vacuum cleaner specifically designed to remove loose hair residue left on people in the neck and shoulder area and on clothes, that occur during or following a hair cut when performed on said people, wherein said hand-held vacuum cleaner posesses strong similarities and characteristics in design and in size found in commonly known hand-held hair dryers, comprising power and dirt container units detachable and secured together by threading means wherein said dirt container includes a detachable round filter installed at its larger end and an air inlet located at its smaller end wherein said air inlet includes a rounded funnel shaped ring formed with a centered round opening for air and dirt intake wherein said opening includes an automatic opening /closing device to prevent dirt spills from said dirt container, further including in the said power unit a housing formed with a handle enclosing an electric motor and fan, and a switch for turning the motor on and off and a cone shaped screen filter that is attached to the said power unit in alignment with the motor and fan, wherein said power unit further includes a handle that is verticaly pointing downwards and projecting into the open and is located immediately underneath the said power unit and furthermore including the accessory attachments as shown in the drawings.

2. A hand-held vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1, wherein said hand-held vacuum cleaner includes the ornamental design as shown and described for the present device.