Hair dryer attachment
View Patent ↗A blow dryer attachment for vectoring directional flow of an airstream exiting a barrel of a blow dryer. The attachment features at least two body components in an articulated engagement having a central passage which may be curved by such articulation to reposition and exit aperture in a nozzle end opposite a connection to a blow dryer. A flexible coupling may be provided as an interface to connect the device to a broader range of blow dryers. A rotational engagement of the first component to the blow dryer allows for rotation of the exit aperture around the axis of the blow dryer barrel for additional adjustment of the angle and direction or vector angle of the exiting airstream from the attachment.
1. A blow dryer attachment assembly for vectoring an angle of an airstream exiting a barrel of a blow dryer, comprising:
a nozzle, an attachment base and a coupling sleeve, said nozzle, attachment base and coupling sleeve creating a central passageway therethrough,
said nozzle having an inlet aperture and outlet aperture forming said central passageway and a first hinge portion, wherein said inlet aperture and said outlet aperture are about 90° to one another;
said attachment base having a first aperture and a second aperture forming said central passageway and a second hinge portion, wherein said first aperture and said second aperture are about 90° to one another, said second aperture having a perimeter edge and a rotating means about its perimeter to allow said attachment base to rotate 360° about said rotating means, said nozzle and said attachment base connected by said first and second hinge portions such that said nozzle can be retracted from about 0° to about 90° into said attachment base, and
said coupling sleeve having a body aperture and a dryer aperture forming said central passageway and a plurality of toroidal projections along the inner surface of said coupling sleeve, said body aperture able to receive said second aperture of said attachment base and said dryer aperture able to receive a barrel of a blow dryer, said plurality of toroidal projections providing sealing engagement of said coupling sleeve to said blow dryer and said attachment base.
2. The blow dryer attachment assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a hinge removable locking engagement means in communication with said first hinge portion of said nozzle and said second hinge portion of said attachment base; wherein said nozzle is rotatable to multiple removably-fixed registered positions, relative to said attachment base by adjustment of said removable locking engagement means, whereby the angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture of said nozzle, is removably fixable to multiple said angles, by said adjustment of said removable locking engagement means.
3. The blow dryer attachment assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising venting apertures communicating through at least one sidewall of at least one of said nozzle, attachment base and/or coupling sleeve; and said venting apertures venting a portion of said airstream communicating through said central passageway.
4. The blow dryer attachment assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said outlet aperture of said nozzle is rectangular in shape.