Hair Dryer Attachment

Abstract

A blow dryer attachment for vectoring directional flow of an airstream exiting a barrel of a blow dryer. The attachment features at least two body components in an articulated engagement having a central passage which may be curved by such articulation to reposition and exit aperture in a nozzle end opposite a connection to a blow dryer. A rotational engagement of the first component to the blow dryer allows for rotation of the exit aperture around the axis of the blow dryer barrel for additional adjustment of the angle and direction or vector angle of the exiting airstream from the attachment.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A blow dryer attachment for vectoring the angle of an airstream exiting a barrel of a blow dryer, comprising:
 a plurality of body components each having a central passage communicating therethrough defined by a sidewall of each respective said body component;   each of said plurality of body components in an articulating engagement with an adjacent one of said plurality of body components;   an axial conduit formed by a series of said central passages of said plurality of components in respective said articulating engagements, said axial conduit extending from an inlet aperture at an inlet end to an outlet aperture at an outlet end of said plurality of body components;   a first of said body components configured at said inlet end, for operative attachment with a distal end of a blow dryer barrel, to receive an airstream running toward said distal end along an axis of said barrel, into said inlet aperture for a communication of said airstream through said axial conduit to said outlet aperture;   rotation of said body components in their respective articulating engagements providing a vectoring of an angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture, between a minimum angle running along a line parallel with said axis of said barrel to a maximum angle running parallel in an opposite direction of said axis of said barrel.   
     
     
         2 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 said outlet aperture having a rectangular shape; and   said outlet aperture positionable to angle said exiting airstream at an angle normal to said axis of said barrel, whereby with said barrel axis positioned normal to hair hanging vertically from a scalp, said airstream is vectored parallel to the cuticle of hair, thereby vectoring said airstream in a direction along said cuticle and away from the scalp of a person being treated with said blow dryer attachment.   
     
     
         3 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 1 , additionally comprising:
 a plurality of body components being two;   a first of said plurality of body components in a hinged engagement to a second of said plurality of body components; and   a stop engageable by a user to fix relative positions of said first and second body components at a chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture, whereby said body components may be rotated in said hinged engagement to a desired said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture, which may be fixed by an engagement of said stop.   
     
     
         4 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 2 , additionally comprising:
 a plurality of body components being two;   a first of said plurality of body components in a hinged engagement to a second of said plurality; and   a stop engageable by a user to fix relative positions of said first and second body components at a chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture, whereby said body components may be rotated in said hinged engagement to a desired said vectoring of said angle of said airstream which may be fixed by an engagement of said stop.   
     
     
         5 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 said stop being a compression imparting component communicating compression to said hinged engagement, said compression preventing a rotation of said hinged engagement to thereby fix said relative positions at said chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         6 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 said stop being a compression imparting component communicating compression to said hinged engagement, said compression preventing a rotation of said hinged engagement to thereby fix said relative positions at said chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         7 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 a liquid applicator configured for engagement at or adjacent to said outlet aperture to allow for application of a liquid to hair which is adjacent to or in said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         8 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 a liquid applicator configured for engagement at or adjacent to said outlet aperture to allow for application of a liquid to hair which is adjacent to or in said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         9 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 5  additionally comprising:
 a liquid applicator configured for engagement at or adjacent to said outlet aperture to allow for application of a liquid to hair which is adjacent to or in said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         10 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 6  additionally comprising:
 a liquid applicator configured for engagement at or adjacent to said outlet aperture to allow for application of a liquid to hair which is adjacent to or in said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         11 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 apertures communicating through slots formed through said sidewall of one or both of said first of said plurality of body components and said second of said plurality of components; and 
 said slots exhausting portions of said airstream in a direction along a line traverse to a direction of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture to reduce an airstream pressure and thereby preventing said portions of said airstream directed along said line traverse to said airstream exiting said outlet aperture from contacting said hair at an angle causing excess movement. 
 
     
     
         12 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 apertures communicating through slots formed through said sidewall of one or both of said first of said plurality of body components and said second of said plurality of components; and 
 said slots exhausting portions of said airstream in a direction along a line traverse to a direction of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture to reduce an airstream pressure and thereby preventing said portions of said airstream directed along said line traverse to said airstream exiting said outlet aperture from contacting said hair at an angle causing excess movement. 
 
     
     
         13 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 9  additionally comprising:
 apertures communicating through slots formed through said sidewall of one or both of said first of said plurality of body components and said second of said plurality of components; and 
 said slots exhausting portions of said airstream in a direction along a line traverse to a direction of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture to reduce an airstream pressure and thereby preventing said portions of said airstream directed along said line traverse to said airstream exiting said outlet aperture from contacting said hair at an angle causing excess movement. 
 
     
     
         14 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 10  additionally comprising:
 apertures communicating through slots formed through said sidewall of one or both of said first of said plurality of body components and said second of said plurality of components; and 
 said slots exhausting portions of said airstream in a direction along a line traverse to a direction of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture to reduce an airstream pressure and thereby preventing said portions of said airstream directed along said line traverse to said airstream exiting said outlet aperture from contacting said hair at an angle causing excess movement. 
 
     
     
         15 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 said stop being a frictional imparting component engaged to one of said first body component or said second body component and communicating a frictional contact with the other of said first body component and said second body component; and 
 said frictional contact preventing an unforced movement of said first body component relative to said second body component, to thereby fix said relative positions at said chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         16 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 4  additionally comprising:
 said stop being a frictional imparting component engaged to one of said first body component or said second body component and communicating a frictional contact with the other of said first body component and said second body component; and 
 said frictional contact preventing an unforced movement of said first body component relative to said second body component, to thereby fix said relative positions at said chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         17 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 5  additionally comprising:
 said stop being a frictional imparting component engaged to one of said first body component or said second body component and communicating a frictional contact with the other of said first body component and said second body component; and 
 said frictional contact preventing an unforced movement of said first body component relative to said second body component, to thereby fix said relative positions at said chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         18 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 6  additionally comprising:
 said stop being a frictional imparting component engaged to one of said first body component or said second body component and communicating a frictional contact with the other of said first body component and said second body component; and 
 said frictional contact preventing an unforced movement of said first body component relative to said second body component, to thereby fix said relative positions at said chosen said vectoring of said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture. 
 
     
     
         19 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 2  additionally comprising:
 a rotational engagement of said first of said body components at or adjacent to said operative attachment with a distal end of a blow dryer barrel; and 
 said rotational attachment providing for a rotation of said outlet aperture around the axis of said blow dryer barrel, said rotational around said axis providing an adjustment for positioning said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture relative to said axis of said blow dryer barrel. 
 
     
     
         20 . The blow dryer attachment of  claim 3  additionally comprising:
 a rotational engagement of said first of said body components at or adjacent to said operative attachment with a distal end of a blow dryer barrel; and 
 said rotational attachment providing for a rotation of said outlet aperture around the axis of said blow dryer barrel, said rotational around said axis providing an adjustment for positioning said angle of said airstream exiting said outlet aperture relative to said axis of said blow dryer barrel