Air Diffuser for Hair Styling

Abstract

An air diffuser includes a main body and an air diffusing baffle for hair styling. The main body has an upstream end with an air inlet and a coupler for attachment to a hair blower, and a downstream end with an air outlet for delivery of air to a user. The air diffusing baffle has an air baffling surface. The air baffling surface is movable relative to the main body for varying effective level of baffling to an air stream from the air inlet portion.

1 . An air diffuser comprising a main body and an air diffusing baffle for hair styling, wherein said main body comprises an upstream end with an air inlet and coupling means for attaching to a hair blower, and a downstream end with an air outlet for delivery of air to a user, and said air diffusing baffle includes an air baffling surface, wherein said air baffling surface is movable relative to said main body for varying an effective level of baffling to an air stream from said air inlet portion. 
     
     
         2 . An air diffuser comprising a main body and an air diffusing baffle for hair styling, wherein said main body comprises an upstream end with an air inlet and coupling means for attaching to a hair blower, and a downstream end with an air outlet for delivery of air to a user, and said air diffusing baffle includes an air baffling surface; wherein said air baffling surface is movable along the direction of air flow from said air inlet to provide variable adjustability of an effective level of baffling to an air stream from said air inlet portion. 
     
     
         3 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein said air baffling surface is movable between said downstream end and said upstream end to vary the effective baffling resistance. 
     
     
         4 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein said air baffling surface is movable towards and away from said air inlet portion to vary the effective separation between said air baffling surface and said air inlet. 
     
     
         5 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein the effective separation between said air inlet and said air baffling surface is adjustable by moving said air baffling surface away from or towards said air inlet. 
     
     
         6 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein said air diffusing baffle comprises an air baffling member, said air baffling member being extendible from and retractable towards said coupling means. 
     
     
         7 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein said air inlet defines an inlet aperture, said air outlet defining an outlet aperture, said air outlet aperture being larger than said air-inlet aperture. 
     
     
         8 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein said air baffling surface of said movable air diffusing baffle is telescopically movable towards and away from said air inlet. 
     
     
         9 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of apertures are distributed on said air baffling surface of said air diffusing baffle. 
     
     
         10 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1 , wherein said air baffling surface is convex towards said air inlet. 
     
     
         11 . An air diffuser according to  claim 1  further comprising an intermediate air diffusing baffle, wherein said intermediate baffle is disposed intermediate said air inlet and said air diffusing baffle, and said intermediate air diffusing baffle is movable relative to said air diffusing baffle and said air inlet. 
     
     
         12 . An air diffuser according to  claim 11 , wherein said intermediate air diffusing baffle is supported by a plurality of stays extending axially from said main body, and said air diffusing baffle being supported by a plurality of stays extending axially from said intermediate air diffusing baffle; wherein said air diffusing baffle and said intermediate air diffusing baffle are individually movable relative to said main body along said stays. 
     
     
         13 . An air diffuser according to  claim 11 , wherein said intermediate air diffusing baffle and said air diffusing baffle are individually movable relative to said air inlet along an axial direction. 
     
     
         14 . An air diffuser according to  claim 11 , wherein said intermediate air diffusing baffle and said air diffusing baffle are individually and telescopically movable relative to said air inlet along an axial direction. 
     
     
         15 . An air diffuser according to  claim 10 , wherein said intermediate air diffusing baffle comprises a hollow housing, said hollow housing being convex towards said air inlet and being concave towards said air outlet with respect to each other. 
     
     
         16 . An air diffuser according to  claim 10 , wherein said main body, said intermediate air diffusing baffle and said air diffusing baffle are stackable. 
     
     
         17 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein said air baffling surface is movable between said downstream end and said upstream end to vary the effective baffling resistance. 
     
     
         18 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein said air baffling surface is movable towards and away from said air inlet portion to vary the effective separation between said air baffling surface and said air inlet. 
     
     
         19 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein the effective separation between said air inlet and said air baffling surface is adjustable by moving said air baffling surface away from or towards said air inlet. 
     
     
         20 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein said air diffusing baffle comprises an air baffling member, said air baffling member being extendible from and retractable towards said coupling means. 
     
     
         21 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein said air inlet defines an inlet aperture, said air outlet defining an outlet aperture, said air outlet aperture being larger than said air-inlet aperture. 
     
     
         22 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein said air baffling surface of said movable air diffusing baffle is telescopically movable towards and away from said air inlet. 
     
     
         23 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein a plurality of apertures are distributed on said air baffling surface of said air diffusing baffle. 
     
     
         24 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2 , wherein said air baffling surface is convex towards said air inlet. 
     
     
         25 . An air diffuser according to  claim 2  further comprising an intermediate air diffusing baffle, wherein said intermediate baffle is disposed intermediate said air inlet and said air diffusing baffle, and said intermediate air diffusing baffle is movable relative to said air diffusing baffle and said air inlet.