Hand held appliance
A handheld appliance having a body and an attachment, the body includes an attachment mechanism having a slot and an actuator, the attachment including a protrusion adapted to engage with the slot wherein the actuator has a first position and a second position and the actuator is moved from the first position towards the second position as the protrusion engages with the slot. In the first position the actuator may at least partially obscures the slot. The actuator includes a surface which may interact with the protrusion when the protrusion engages with the slot. The surface may be adapted to at least partially define the slot at or near the second position. When the protrusion is at a pre-determined position within the slot, the actuator may return towards the first position. The actuator may be biased into the first position.
1 . A handheld appliance comprising:
a body;
an attachment;
a longitudinal axis; and
an attachment mechanism configured to selectively attach the attachment to the body, the attachment mechanism comprising:
a protrusion;
a slot having a portion that extends in a non-parallel direction to the longitudinal axis and the portion extending both radially around and axially relative to the longitudinal axis, the portion of the slot configured to selectively receive the protrusion; and
an actuator configured to selectively enter the portion of the slot to secure the protrusion in the portion of the slot.
2 . The appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator moves parallel to the longitudinal axis to selectively enter the slot.
3 . The appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the actuator is biased toward entering the slot.
4 . The appliance according to claim 1 , further comprising a user operated button that engages with the actuator.
5 . The appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the slot comprises a recess that receives the protrusion when the protrusion is secured in the slot.
6 . The appliance according to claim 1 , wherein the protrusion has a teardrop shape.