Attachment for a handheld appliance

Abstract

An attachment including a casing having an air inlet for receiving airflow from a hair styling apparatus, a hair engaging member supported by the casing, a first airflow outlet between the casing and the hair engaging member, a second airflow outlet, spaced from the first airflow outlet, between the casing and the hair engaging member and internal airflow directing means positioned within the casing to direct air towards the first airflow outlet and the second airflow outlet.

1 . An attachment for a hair styling apparatus comprising:
 a casing having an air inlet for receiving airflow from a hair styling apparatus;   a hair engaging member supported by the casing;   a first airflow outlet between the casing and the hair engaging member;   a second airflow outlet, spaced from the first airflow outlet, between the casing and the hair engaging member; and   an internal airflow director positioned within the casing to direct air towards the first airflow outlet and the second airflow outlet.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first airflow outlet and the second airflow outlet are defined, at least in part, by a respective side wall of the casing. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the internal airflow director comprises a plurality of vanes. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment of  claim 3 , wherein the internal airflow director comprises a plurality of casing vanes connected to the casing. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment of  claim 4 , wherein the plurality of casing vanes comprises:
 a first series of casing vanes located on a first side wall of the casing and adjacent to the first airflow outlet; and   a second series of casing vanes located on a second side wall of the casing and adjacent to the second airflow outlet.   
     
     
         6 . The attachment of  claim 5 , wherein each vane in the first series of casing vanes is orientated approximately perpendicular to an edge of the first side wall of the casing which defines the first airflow outlet, and
 each vane in the second series of casing vanes is orientated approximately perpendicular to an edge of the second side wall of the casing which defines the second airflow outlet.   
     
     
         7 . The attachment of  claim 5 , wherein the vanes in the first series of casing vanes and second series of the casing vanes are approximately evenly spaced. 
     
     
         8 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the internal airflow director comprises a plurality of edge vanes connected to the hair engaging member. 
     
     
         9 . The attachment of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of edge vanes comprises:
 a first series of edge vanes located on a first side face of the hair engaging member and adjacent to the first airflow outlet; and   a second series of edge vanes located on a second side face of the hair engaging member and adjacent to the second airflow outlet.   
     
     
         10 . The attachment of  claim 9 , wherein each vane in the first series of edge vanes is orientated approximately perpendicular to an edge of the hair engaging member adjacent the first airflow outlet, and each vane in the second series of edge vanes is orientated approximately perpendicular to an edge of the hair engaging member adjacent the second airflow outlet. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment of  claim 9 , wherein the vanes in the first series of edge vanes and second series of the edge vanes are approximately evenly spaced. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment of  claim 8 , wherein the internal airflow director comprises a plurality of casing vanes connected to the casing and the edge vanes and the casing vanes have a positioning pattern such that the edge vanes and casing vanes consecutively align with each other. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment of  claim 1 , wherein the hair engaging member has an elongate form. 
     
     
         14 . The attachment of  claim 13 , wherein each of the first airflow outlet and the second airflow outlet extends substantially the length of the hair engaging member. 
     
     
         15 . The attachment of  claim 1 , comprising two hair engaging members. 
     
     
         16 . The attachment of  claim 15 , wherein each hair engaging member forms, with the casing, a respective first air outlet and a respective second air outlet. 
     
     
         17 . The attachment of  claim 16 , wherein the hair engaging members are disposed side by side. 
     
     
         18 . The attachment of  claim 17 , wherein the casing comprises an outer casing section and an inner casing section, and a ledge of the inner casing section is located between the hair engaging members. 
     
     
         19 . The attachment of  claim 17 , wherein the internal airflow director further comprises a series of central baffles positioned between the hair engaging members and contacting an inner face of the ledge. 
     
     
         20 . The attachment of  claim 19 , wherein the series of central baffles extends parallel to an inner side face of a first hair engaging member and an inner side face of a second hair engaging member. 
     
     
         21 . The attachment of  claim 19 , wherein each baffle within the series of central baffles has an open scoop shape configured to turn the received airflow through approximately 90 degrees, towards the ledge. 
     
     
         22 . The attachment of  claim 20 , wherein a first series of inner edge vanes are located on a side face of the first hair engaging member proximal to the ledge. 
     
     
         23 . The attachment of  claim 22 , wherein a second series of inner edge vanes are located on a side face of the second hair engaging member proximal to the ledge. 
     
     
         24 . The attachment of  claim 19 , wherein the baffles within the series of central baffles and inner edge vanes have a similar positioning pattern such that the baffles and the inner edge vanes consecutively align with each other.