Attachment for a handheld appliance

Abstract

An attachment including a duct having an air inlet for receiving an airflow from a hair styling apparatus, at least one vane located within the duct for directing the airflow towards an air outlet and the air outlet is elongate in shape and orientated generally parallel to the direction of airflow at the air inlet.

1 . An attachment for a hair styling apparatus comprising:
 a duct having an air inlet for receiving an airflow from a hair styling apparatus; and   at least one vane located within the duct for directing the airflow towards an air outlet; and   the air outlet is elongate in shape and orientated generally parallel to the direction of airflow at the air inlet.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one vane is connected to the duct. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one vane is connected to a wall of the duct. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one vane has an aerofoil-shaped cross-section. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one vane is an unbroken vane. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one vane is a split vane having a minor section and a major section. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment of  claim 6 , wherein the major section is positioned generally perpendicular to the air outlet. 
     
     
         8 . The attachment of  claim 6 , wherein the minor section is positioned between the major section and the air inlet. 
     
     
         9 . The attachment of  claim 1 , comprising two or more vanes. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment of  claim 9 , wherein a first vane is in closest proximity to the air inlet and the first vane is an unbroken vane. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment of  claim 9 , comprising at least one split vane and at least one unbroken vane. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein five vanes are fixed within the duct. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein each vane extends across the duct from a first duct wall to a second duct wall, and wherein the first duct wall and the second duct wall are at opposing sides of the elongate air outlet.