Compact hair dryer with replaceable styling attachments

Abstract

A hair dryer has a cylindrical body with an open forward end. A turbine-like fan, a motor and a heater within the housing are powered by a power source in the housing. Several attachments may be replaceably substituted on the housing to achieve different functions, including: a retractable bristle brush through which air can flow from the cylindrical body; a comb having a hollow spine with a plurality of hollow teeth projecting from one side thereof and through which air can flow from the body; and a flexible nozzle that is bendable to direct air from the cylindrical housing in a desired direction. The nozzle has an outer end constructed to form a plurality of axially projecting fingers that can be used to separate hair as it is being dried with the dryer.

1 . A hair dryer comprising:
 a cylindrical body having an open forward end and a closed rearward end with at least one air intake opening;   a motor and heater coils within the housing;   a power source in the housing, said power source connected with the motor and heater coils for supplying power thereto;   a fan connected to be driven by the motor, said fan comprising turbine-like blades;   a screen extending across the open end of the housing to prevent undesired entry of materials or objects into the housing, said screen being recessed in the open end of the housing;   switches accessible on the exterior of the housing for controlling supply of power from the power source to the blower and heater, respectively; and   a retractable bristle brush attachment replaceably attached to the open forward end of the housing for flow of air from the cylindrical body and through the brush.   
     
     
         2 . A hair dryer comprising:
 a cylindrical body having an open forward end and a closed rearward end with at least one air intake opening;   a motor and heater coils within the housing;   a power source in the housing, said power source connected with the motor and heater coils for supplying power thereto;   a fan connected to be driven by the motor, said fan comprising turbine-like blades;   a screen extending across the open end of the housing to prevent undesired entry of materials or objects into the housing, said screen being recessed in the open end of the housing;   switches accessible on the exterior of the housing for controlling supply of power from the power source to the blower and heater, respectively; and   a comb attachment replaceably attached to the open forward end of the housing, said comb comprising a hollow back or spine with a plurality of hollow teeth projecting from one side thereof, said teeth having one or more openings extending through the sides thereof, so that when the dryer is operated air flows through the spine and outwardly through the teeth into the hair.   
     
     
         3 . A hair dryer comprising:
 a cylindrical body having an open forward end and a closed rearward end with at least one air intake opening;   a motor and heater coils within the housing;   a power source in the housing, said power source connected with the motor and heater coils for supplying power thereto;   a fan connected to be driven by the motor, said fan comprising turbine-like blades;   a screen extending across the open end of the housing to prevent undesired entry of materials or objects into the housing, said screen being recessed in the open end of the housing;   switches accessible on the exterior of the housing for controlling supply of power from the power source to the blower and heater, respectively; and   a flexible nozzle attachment replaceably attached to the open forward end of the cylindrical body, said nozzle attachment being bendable to direct air from the cylindrical housing in a desired direction, said nozzle attachment having an outer end constructed to form a plurality of axially projecting fingers that can be used to separate hair as it is being dried with the dryer.