Hair Dryer

Abstract

The invention relates to a hand-held hair dryer that includes a cylindrically shaped housing having a central axis extending between a first end and a second end of the housing. The housing includes an air inlet located at the first end of the housing and an air outlet opposed to the air inlet, wherein the air outlet is located at or near the second end of the body. The housing supports a fan disposed inside the housing for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet. The housing also supports a heater disposed inside the housing for heating the airflow. The housing further supports an attachment engaged with the second end of the housing such that the attachment is in communication with the air outlet and receives the airflow from the housing. The attachment supports one or more tines, and in one embodiment a plurality of tines, wherein the tines include a length and at least one air exit defined along the length.

What is claimed: 
     
         1 . A hand-held hair dryer comprising,
 a cylindrically shaped body having a central axis extending between a first end and a second end of the body;   an air inlet located at the first end of the body, an air outlet opposed to the air inlet and located at the second end of the body;   a fan disposed inside the body for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet;   a heater disposed inside the body for heating the airflow;   an attachment engaged with the second end of the body in communication with the air outlet to receive the air flow; and   one or more tines supported by the attachment, wherein the one or more tines include a length and at least one air exit defined along the length.   
     
     
         2 . The hair dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein the attachment is detachably secured to the body. 
     
     
         3 . The hair dryer defined in  claim 1 , wherein the length of the one or more tines includes a first end and a second end, wherein the second end defines tapered end. 
     
     
         4 . The hair dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more tines are metal tubes having an inner and outer diameter. 
     
     
         5 . The hair dryer according to  claim 4 , wherein the one or more tines have an outer diameter of 10, 12, 16, 20 or 21 gauge. 
     
     
         6 . The hair dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more air exits may be of uniform or non-uniform size. 
     
     
         7 . The hair dryer according to  claim 1 , wherein the one or more tines are plastic tubes having an inner and outer diameter. 
     
     
         8 . The hair dryer according to  claim 7 , wherein the one or more tines have an outer diameter of 10, 12, 16, 20 or 21 gauge. 
     
     
         9 . The hair dryer according to  claim 1 , including a handle or gripping surface supported by the body. 
     
     
         10 . The hair dryer according to  claim 1 , including electronics supported by said housing that adjust heater temperature settings based on hair porosity, wherein said adjustments may be made manually by a user or automatically by dryer electronics based on input data regarding hair porosity. 
     
     
         11 . The hair dryer according to  claim 1 , including electronics supported by said housing that adjust fan speed rotation based on hair porosity, wherein said adjustments may be made manually by a user or automatically by dryer electronics based on input data regarding hair porosity. 
     
     
         12 . A hand-held hair dryer comprising,
 a cylindrically shaped body having a central axis extending between a first end and a second end of the body;   an air inlet located at the first end of the body, an air outlet opposed to the air inlet and located at the second end of the body;   a fan disposed inside the body for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet;   a heater disposed inside the body for heating the airflow;   an attachment engaged with the second end of the body in communication with the air outlet to receive the air flow; and   a plurality of tines supported by the attachment, wherein the plurality of tines include a length and at least one air exit defined along the length.   
     
     
         13 . The hair dryer defined in  claim 12 , wherein the plurality of tines include a plurality of air exits defined along the length. 
     
     
         14 . The hair dryer defined in  claim 12 , wherein the length of the plurality of tines includes a first end and a second end, wherein the second end defines tapered end. 
     
     
         15 . The hair dryer defined in  claim 12 , wherein the attachment is detachably secured to the body. 
     
     
         16 . The hair dryer defined in  claim 12 , including a handle or gripping surface supported by the body. 
     
     
         17 . The hair dryer according to  claim 12 , including electronics supported by said housing that adjust heater temperature settings based on hair porosity, wherein said adjustments may be made manually by a user or automatically by dryer electronics based on input data regarding hair porosity. 
     
     
         18 . The hair dryer according to  claim 12 , including electronics supported by said housing that adjust fan speed rotation based on hair porosity, wherein said adjustments may be made manually by a user or automatically by dryer electronics based on input data regarding hair porosity.