Attachment for a hair care appliance

Abstract

An attachment for a hair care appliance, the attachment including a main body, a first hair engaging member and a second hair engaging member, an airflow inlet for receiving airflow from a hair care appliance, a first airflow outlet between the first hair engaging member and the main body, a second airflow outlet between the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member, and a third airflow outlet between the second hair engaging member and the main body. The attachment has a first configuration in which airflow is directed out of the first, second and third airflow outlets in a first direction in use, and a second configuration in which airflow is directed out of the first, second and third airflow outlets in a second direction different to the first direction, in use.

1 . An attachment for a hair care appliance, the attachment comprising:
 a main body;   a first hair engaging member and a second hair engaging member;   an airflow inlet for receiving airflow from a hair care appliance; and   a first airflow outlet between the first hair engaging member and the main body, a second airflow outlet between the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member, and a third airflow outlet between the second hair engaging member and the main body,   wherein the attachment comprises a first configuration in which airflow is directed out of the first, second and third airflow outlets in a first direction in use, and a second configuration in which airflow is directed out of the first, second and third airflow outlets in a second direction different to the first direction, in use.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein in the first configuration, airflow from the first, second and third airflow outlets is configured to attach to an outer surface of the main body, the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member respectively. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein in the second configuration, airflow from the first, second and third airflow outlets is configured to attach to the first hair engaging member, the second hair engaging member and an outer surface of the main body respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member are moveable relative to the main body and wherein movement of the first and second hair engaging members relative to the main body moves the attachment between the first and second configurations. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member are operatively connected such that movement of one of the first and second hair engaging members causes movement of the other of the first and second hair engaging members. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment according to  claim 5 , wherein the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member are mechanically connected. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first and second hair engaging members are substantially elongate, and wherein the first and second airflow outlets extend along substantially all of the length of the first hair engaging member and the second and third airflow outlets extend along substantially all of the length of the second hair engaging member. 
     
     
         8 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first hair engaging member and/or the second hair engaging member comprises a substantially non-porous base portion and a plurality of bristles attached to the base portion. 
     
     
         9 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein a width of the first, second and third airflow outlets in the first configuration is different to the width of the first, second and third airflow outlets respectively in the second configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member are shaped so as to guide airflow through the first, second and third airflow outlets in a first direction in the first configuration and in a second direction in the second configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment according to  claim 10 , wherein respective lower surfaces of the first and second hair engaging members comprise a curve having an apex, and the curve is asymmetric about the apex. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment according to  claim 11 , wherein the first and second hair engaging members are located such that the first and second hair engaging members are symmetric about a central longitudinal axis of the attachment. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment according to  claim 3 , comprising a first airflow separator downstream of the first airflow outlet in the first configuration, and a second airflow separator downstream of the third airflow outlet in the second configuration, the first airflow separator configured to cause airflow to separate from an outer surface of the main body in the first configuration, and the second airflow separator configured to cause airflow to separate from the outer surface of the main body in the second configuration. 
     
     
         14 . A hair care appliance comprising:
 a handle unit;   an air flow generator disposed in the handle unit; and   the attachment of  claim 1 .   
     
     
         15 . The hair care appliance as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the attachment is releasably attachable to the handle unit. 
     
     
         16 . A hair care appliance comprising:
 a main body;   a first hair engaging member and a second hair engaging member;   an airflow inlet;   a first airflow outlet between the first hair engaging member and the main body, a second airflow outlet between the first hair engaging member and the second hair engaging member, and a third airflow outlet between the second hair engaging member and the main body; and   an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the airflow inlet to the first, second and third airflow outlets;   an attachment comprising a first configuration in which airflow is directed out of the first, second and third airflow outlets in a first direction in use, and a second configuration in which airflow is directed out of the first, second and third airflow outlets in a second direction different to the first direction, in use.