WALL MOUNTED APPLIANCE HOLDER

Abstract

A wall mounted holder for an appliance is disclosed. The holder is capable of supporting a variety of conventional hair dryers and permitting the flow of air to be directed in any desired direction while leaving the user's hands free for other purposes.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

The invention, together with further advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates a right side plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a front plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a top plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A illustrates a front plan view of a wall mount interior assembly, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5B illustrates a left side plan view of a wall mount interior assembly, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6A illustrates a front plan view of a wall mount exterior assembly, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7A illustrates a top plan view of a U-shaped holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7B illustrates a bottom plan view of a U-shaped holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 illustrates a front plan view of a shaft, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 illustrates a left side sectional plan view of a wall mount assembly with the lower ball joint of a shaft inserted, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 illustrates a right side sectional plan view of a U-shaped holder with the upper ball joint of a shaft inserted, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 illustrates a top plan view of a snap ring, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 illustrates a perspective view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 illustrates a front plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 illustrates a rear plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 illustrates a left side plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 illustrates a right side plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 illustrates a top plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 illustrates a bottom plan view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 illustrates an exploded view of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 illustrates a perspective view of a top female element of a wall mounted blow dryer holder, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to a few preferred embodiments thereof as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that the present invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well known operations have not been described in detail so not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention.

Referring now to FIG. 1 through FIG. 20 in one embodiment, a wall mounted appliance holder 100 is comprised of a wall mount assembly 200, a shaft assembly 300, and an appliance holder assembly 400. The appliance holder assembly 400 is dimensioned for the snug holding of a conventional hand held blow dryer. The shaft assembly 300 cooperates pivotally with the wall mount assembly 200 and the appliance holder assembly 400 to facilitate the positioning of the snuggly held blow dryer to the angle desired by a user.

The shaft assembly is further comprised of a shaft element 310 having a bottom ball joint 320 at the near end of the shaft element 310 and a top ball joint 330 at the distal end of the shaft element 310. The shaft assembly is further comprised of a plurality of snap ring 340.

The wall mount assembly 200 is further comprised of a wall mount interior assembly 210 and a wall mount exterior assembly 220. The wall mount interior assembly 210 is further comprised of a wall mount interior base 211, and a bottom ball joint holder 212 having a bottom ball joint holder sleeve 213, formed substantially as illustrated in FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B and dimensioned for the insertion of the bottom ball joint 320. At least one of snap ring 340 securely holds bottom ball joint 320 within bottom ball joint holder 212. The wall mount interior base 211 is further comprised of a plurality of interior base fixture hole 214.

The wall mount exterior assembly 220 is comprised of a wall mount exterior base 221, and an exterior encasement 222 having an exterior encasement hole 223 dimensioned for insertion of the bottom ball joint 320 therein. The wall mount exterior assembly 220 is further comprised of a plurality of exterior base fixture hole 224.

The appliance holder assembly 400 is comprised of a U-shaped holder 410, and a plurality of gasket 420. The U-shaped holder 410 is further comprised of a U-shaped cavity 411 on the bottom side of the U-shaped holder. Within the U-shaped cavity 411 is formed a top ball joint holder 412 having a top ball joint holder sleeve 412, dimensioned for the insertion of top ball joint 330. At least one of snap ring 340 securely holds top ball joint 330 within top ball joint holder 412.

In an exemplary embodiment, a wall mounted appliance holder 100 is comprised of a wall mount assembly, a shaft assembly, and an appliance holder assembly.

The wall mount assembly is further comprised of a wall mount base 510 having a lower socket 511 formed on the non-wall side of the wall mount base 510, a plurality of base fastener holes 512, and a plurality of base fasteners 520. The wall mount assembly 500 is further comprised of a bottom cap 530.

The appliance holder assembly is comprised of a male holder 710 having a male gripper insert 711 affixed. The appliance holder assembly is further comprised of a female holder 720 having a female gripper insert 721 affixed. The appliance holder assembly is further comprised of an upper socket 730 and upper socket fasteners 740 that attach the upper socket 730 to the female holder 720. The male holder 710 is formed to mate securely to the female holder 720.

The shaft assembly is comprised of two halves designed to fit together, a male arm 610 and a female arm 620. Arm fasteners 630 connect the male arm 610 with the female arm 620. The shaft assembly is further comprised of a lower snap ring 640 and an upper snap ring 650. The lower snap ring 640 connects the lower portion of the assembled shaft assembly to the lower socket 511. The upper snap ring 650 connects the upper portion of the shaft assembly to the upper socket 730.

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that, although specific embodiments of the invention have been described herein for purposes of illustration, various modifications may be made without deviating from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, many of the features and components described above in the context of a particular wall mounted appliance holder configuration can be incorporated into other configurations in accordance with other embodiments of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited except by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A surface mounted appliance system for holding an appliance comprising: a surface mount assembly for attaching to a surface;a directional positioning assembly for positioning the appliance; andan appliance holding assembly for securely holding an appliance;wherein the directional positioning assembly pivotally cooperates with the directional positioning assembly and the wall mount assembly.

2. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 1, wherein the surface mount assembly is comprised of a bottom cap, a plurality of a wall base fastener and a wall mount base having a wall facing side and a non-wall facing side with a plurality of a base hole disposed therein wherein each base hole is dimensioned to receive one of the wall base fastener, wherein the non-wall facing side has a lower socket disposed formed on the non-wall facing side.

3. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 2, wherein the appliance holder assembly is comprised of a male holder, a mail holder gripper insert affixed to the male holder, a female holder, a female holder insert affixed to the female holder, an upper socket, a plurality of an upper socket fastener connecting the upper socket to the female holder, wherein the female holder and the male holder are configured to connect to each other.

4. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 3, wherein the directional pivoting assembly is comprised of a lower snap ring, an upper snap ring, a female arm, a male arm, a plurality of an arm fastener joining the female arm to the male arm to form an arm assembly having a shaft section, a lower ball section and an upper ball section, wherein the lower snap ring pivotally joins the lower ball section to the lower socket, wherein the upper snap ring pivotally joins the upper ball section to the upper socket.

5. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 4, wherein the base fastener is a screw.

6. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 5, wherein the upper socket fastener is a screw.

7. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 6, wherein the arm fastener is a screw.

8. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 4, wherein the surface is a substantially vertical wall

9. The surface mounted appliance system of claim 8, wherein the appliance is a hand-held hair dryer.

10. A device for holding a hand held electric blow dryer, comprising: a wall mount assembly;a shaft assembly having a near end and a distal end; anda U-shaped holder assembly,wherein the U-shaped holder assembly is dimensioned for the secure holding of a conventional hand held blow dryer, and the shaft assembly cooperates pivotally with the wall mount assembly and the U-shaped holder assembly to facilitate the positioning of the conventional hand held blow dryer to the angle desired by a user.

11. The device of claim 10, wherein the shaft assembly is further comprised of a shaft element having a bottom ball joint at the near end of the shaft element and a top ball joint at the distal end of the shaft element.

12. The device of claim 11, wherein the wall mount assembly is further comprised of a wall mount interior assembly connected to a wall mount exterior assembly, wherein the wall mount interior assembly is further comprised of a wall mount interior base and a bottom ball joint holder having a bottom ball joint holder sleeve dimensioned for the insertion of the bottom ball joint, at least one of a first snap ring securely holds the bottom ball joint within the bottom ball joint holder, and the wall mount interior base is further comprised of a plurality of interior base fixture hole dimensioned for insertion of a fastener for a vertical surface.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the wall mount exterior assembly is comprised of a wall mount exterior base and an exterior encasement having an exterior encasement hole dimensioned for insertion of the bottom ball joint therein, and the wall mount exterior assembly is further comprised of a plurality of exterior base fixture hole dimensioned for insertion of a fastener for a vertical surface.

14. The device of claim 13, wherein the U-shaped holder assembly is comprised of a U-shaped holder and a plurality of a gasket, wherein the U-shaped holder has a top side and a bottom side and is further comprised of a U-shaped cavity on the bottom side, a top ball joint holder having a top ball joint holder sleeve is connected within the U-shaped cavity, at least one of a second snap ring securely holds the top ball joint within the top ball joint holder, and the plurality of gasket is releasably attached to the top of the U-shaped holder.

15. A method of making an surface mounted appliance holder, comprising: a. creating a rounded base from plastic dimensioned to be fixed to a wall with fasteners;b. forming a round holder on the rounded base with cut out edges elevated from the round holder extending upward at approximately 90 degrees;c. forming a shaft having a lower ball and an upper ball;d. placing the lower ball of the shaft in the rounded base;e. securing the lower ball of the shaft with a spring steel snap ring around the cut out edges;f. taking a holder with a rounded out hollow base with cut out edges and placing the holder over the upper ball;g. securing the holder to the upper ball with a spring steel snap ring around the cut out edges of the holder;h. forming gaskets dimensioned to fit on the holder and having sufficient friction holding characteristics to snugly hold a blow dryer in place;i. pressing the rubber gaskets onto the holder; andj. checking the tension and holding power of the assembly.