Brush attachment for hand-held blow dryers

Abstract

An attachment to be releasably affixed to the barrel of a pistol-grip blow dryer comprising a stretchable tubular element supporting a plurality of bristles or fingers in a brush like arrangement.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . An attachment adapted to be releasably affixed to the barrel of a blow dryer for hair comprising a flexible essentially rectangular sheet of rubber-like material, and an essentially rectangular panel of elastic material, said sheet and said panel being joined along their longitudinal edges to form a tubular structure and a plurality of bristle-like elements affixed to said sheet and extending outwardly therefrom in a brush-like arrangement, said tubular structure being of such being size and diameter do to the fitted around the barrel of said blow dryer and retained therearound by tension of the stretched elastic panel.  
     
     
         2 . The attachment is defined in  claim 1 , wherein said sheer is of a material selected from plastic, synthetic rubber, and natural rubber.  
     
     
         3 . The attachment of  claim 2  wherein said sheet is of plastic.  
     
     
         4 . The attachment of  claim 2  wherein said sheet is of rubber.  
     
     
         5 . The attachment of  claim 1  wherein said panel is of elastic cloth.  
     
     
         6 . The attachment of  claim 2  wherein said panel is of elastic cloth.  
     
     
         7 . The attachment of  claim 3  wherein said panel is of elastic cloth.  
     
     
         8 . An attachment adapted to be releaseably affixed on the barrel of a “pistol grip blow dryer for hair comprising an essentially rectangular sheet of rubber like material and an essentially rectangular panel of elastic cloth material, said sheet and said panel being joined along their opposite longitudinal edges to form a tubular structure, and a plurality of bristle like plastic elements affixed on said sheet, and extending outwardly therefrom in a hairbrush like arrangement, said tubular structure being of such size and diameter as to be fitted around the barrel of said pistol style blow dryer and retained there around by tension of the stretched elastic panel, all of said sheet and said panel and said bristles being of materials that remain undamaged by heat emitted from said barrel of said blow dryer.