Hair Drying And Twisting Assembly

Abstract

A hair drying and twisting assembly includes an air gun that has a handle portion and a barrel portion. A cylinder is removably attachable to the barrel portion and the cylinder is foraminous to pass air therethrough. A blower is positioned within the barrel portion to blow air outwardly through the barrel portion when the blower is turned on. A heating element is positioned within the barrel portion to heat the air is blown by the blower when the heating element is turned on. A plurality of motors is positioned in the barrel portion and a plurality of coiled members is positioned within the barrel portion. Each of the coiled members engages a respective one of the motors to twist the user's hair into a coil when the motors are turned on.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A hair drying and twisting assembly for drying a user's hair or twisting the user's hair into curls, said assembly comprising:
 an air gun having a handle portion and a barrel portion wherein said handle portion is configured to be gripped thereby facilitating said barrel portion to be directed toward the user's hair;   a cylinder being removably attachable to said barrel portion, said cylinder being foraminous wherein said cylinder is configured to pass air therethrough;   a blower being positioned within said barrel portion wherein said blower is configured to blow air outwardly through said barrel portion when said blower is turned on;   a heating element being positioned within said barrel portion wherein said heating element is configured to heat the air being blown by said blower when said heating element is turned on;   a plurality of motors, each of said motors being positioned in said barrel portion; and   a plurality of coiled members, each of said coiled members being positioned within said barrel portion, each of said coiled members extending through respective foramina in said cylinder when said cylinder is attached to said barrel wherein each of said coiled members is configured to engage the user's hair, each of said coiled members engaging a respective one of said motors wherein each of said coiled members is configured to twist the user's hair into a coil when said motors are turned on.   
     
     
         2 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein said barrel portion has a front end, a back end and an outer surface extending therebetween, said handle portion extending downwardly from said outer surface, said handle portion having a distal end with respect to said barrel portion and an exterior surface, said handle portion being positioned closer to said back end than said front end, said handle portion being hollow. 
     
     
         3 . The assembly according to  claim 2 , wherein said barrel portion has an air chamber being integrated therein, said air chamber extending from said back end toward said front end, said back end being open wherein said back end is configured to facilitate air to pass into said air chamber, said air chamber having a forward bonding surface, said handle portion being fluidly discrete from said barrel portion. 
     
     
         4 . The assembly according to  claim 3 , wherein said barrel portion has a plurality of tunnels each being integrated therein, each of said tunnels extending through said front end and said forward bounding surface of said air chamber wherein each of said tunnels is configured to pass air from said air chamber and outwardly through said front end, said tunnels being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a center point of said front end. 
     
     
         5 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein said cylinder has a forward surface and a rearward surface, said cylinder having a plurality of tunnels each extending through said forward surface and said rearward surface thereby facilitating said cylinder to be foraminous, said rearward surface abutting said front end of said barrel portion when said cylinder is attached thereto, each of said tunnels in said cylinder being aligned with a respective one of said tunnels in said barrel portion when said cylinder is attached thereto wherein each of said tunnels in said cylinder is configured to pass air therethrough when the air passes through said tunnels in said barrel portion. 
     
     
         6 . The assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein:
 said front end of said barrel portion has a plurality of engagement points each being integrated therein; and   said cylinder has a plurality of engagements each extending away from said rearward surface, each of said engagements releasably engaging a respective one of said engagement points on said front end of said barrel for removably attaching said cylinder to said barrel.   
     
     
         7 . The assembly according to  claim 5 , wherein said blower is positioned adjacent to said back end of said barrel portion wherein said blower is configured to urge air inwardly through said back end and outwardly through said tunnels in said barrel portion and said tunnels in said cylinder thereby facilitating the air to be blown onto the user's hair for drying the user's hair. 
     
     
         8 . The assembly according to  claim 4 , wherein each of said motors is disposed on said forward bounding surface of said air chamber in said barrel portion, each of said motors being aligned with a respective one of said tunnels in said barrel portion, each of said motors rotating in a first direction when said motors are turned on. 
     
     
         9 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said coiled members has a first end and a second end, each of said coiled members being twisted about an axis extending through said first end and said second end such that each of said coiled members forms a helical coil, said first end of each of said coiled members being coupled to an output shaft of a respective one of said motors, each of said coiled members rotating about said axis extending through said first end and said second end when said motors are turned on. 
     
     
         10 . The assembly according to  claim 9 , wherein:
 said barrel portion has a plurality of tunnels each being integrated therein;   said cylinder has a forward surface and a rearward surface, said cylinder having a plurality of tunnels each extending through said forward surface and said rearward surface thereby facilitating said cylinder to be foraminous, each of said tunnels in said cylinder being aligned with a respective one of said tunnels in said barrel portion when said cylinder is attached thereto; and   each of said coiled members is positioned within a respective one of said tunnels in said barrel portion, each of said coiled members extending through a respective one of said tunnels in said cylinder when said cylinder is attached to said barrel, said second end of each of said coils is positioned adjacent with a forward surface of said cylinder when said cylinder is attached to said barrel.   
     
     
         11 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , wherein each of said coiled members is comprised of a heat resistant material wherein each of said coiled members is configured to resist being deformed by the heated air blown by said blower. 
     
     
         12 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a temperature switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said temperature switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said temperature switch being electrically coupled to said heating element, said temperature switch being positionable in a minimum position, a medial position and a maximum position, said heating element being actuated into a corresponding minimum temperature, a medial temperature or a maximum temperature depending on the position of said temperature switch. 
     
     
         13 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a blower switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said blower switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said blower switch being electrically coupled to said blower, said blower switch being positionable in an on position or an off position, said blower being actuated when said blower switch is in said on position, said blower being de-actuated when said blower switch is in said off position. 
     
     
         14 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising a coil switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said coil switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said coil switch being electrically coupled to each of said motors, said coil switch being positionable in an on position or an off position, each of said motors being actuated when said coil switch is positioned in said on position, each of said motors being de-actuated when said coil switch is positioned in said off position. 
     
     
         15 . The assembly according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a temperature switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said temperature switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said temperature switch being electrically coupled to said heating element, said temperature switch being positionable in a minimum position, a medial position and a maximum position, said heating element being actuated into a corresponding minimum temperature, a medial temperature or a maximum temperature depending on the position of said temperature switch;   a blower switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said blower switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said blower switch being electrically coupled to said blower, said blower switch being positionable in an on position or an off position, said blower being actuated when said blower switch is in said on position, said blower being de-actuated when said blower switch is in said off position;   a coil switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said coil switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said coil switch being electrically coupled to each of said motors, said coil switch being positionable in an on position or an off position, each of said motors being actuated when said coil switch is positioned in said on position, each of said motors being de-actuated when said coil switch is positioned in said off position; and   a trigger being movably integrated into said handle portion wherein said trigger is configured to be depressed by a user, said trigger being biased into an off position, said trigger being depressible into an on position, said trigger being electrically coupled to each of said temperature switch, said blower switch and said coil switch, each of said heating element, said blower and each of said motors being turned on when said trigger is depressed depending on the position of said temperature switch, said blower switch and said coil switch.   
     
     
         16 . The assembly according to  claim 15 , further comprising a power cord extending outwardly through a distal end of said handle portion, said power cord being electrically coupled to said trigger, said power cord having a distal end with respect to said distal end of said handle portion, said distal end of said power cord having a male electrical plug being electrically coupled thereto wherein said male electrical plug is configured to be plugged into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet. 
     
     
         17 . A hair drying and twisting assembly for drying a user's hair or twisting the user's hair into curls, said assembly comprising:
 an air gun having a handle portion and a barrel portion wherein said handle portion is configured to be gripped thereby facilitating said barrel portion to be directed toward the user's hair, said barrel portion having a front end, a back end and an outer surface extending therebetween, said handle portion extending downwardly from said outer surface, said handle portion having a distal end with respect to said barrel portion and an exterior surface, said handle portion being positioned closer to said back end than said front end, said handle portion being hollow, said barrel portion having an air chamber being integrated therein, said air chamber extending from said back end toward said front end, said back end being open wherein said back end is configured to facilitate air to pass into said air chamber, said air chamber having a forward bonding surface, said handle portion being fluidly discrete from said barrel portion, said barrel portion having a plurality of tunnels each being integrated therein, each of said tunnels extending through said front end and said forward bounding surface of said air chamber wherein each of said tunnels is configured to pass air from said air chamber and outwardly through said front end, said tunnels being spaced apart from each other and being distributed around a center point of said front end, said front end having a plurality of engagement points each being integrated therein;   a cylinder being removably attachable to said front end of said barrel portion, said cylinder being foraminous wherein said cylinder is configured to pass air therethrough, said cylinder having a forward surface and a rearward surface, said cylinder having a plurality of tunnels each extending through said forward surface and said rearward surface thereby facilitating said cylinder to be foraminous, said rearward surface abutting said front end of said barrel portion when said cylinder is attached thereto, each of said tunnels in said cylinder being aligned with a respective one of said tunnels in said barrel portion when said cylinder is attached thereto wherein each of said tunnels in said cylinder is configured to pass air therethrough when the air passes through said tunnels in said barrel portion, said cylinder having a plurality of engagements each extending away from said rearward surface, each of said engagements releasably engaging a respective one of said engagement points on said front end of said barrel for removably attaching said cylinder to said barrel;   a blower being positioned within said barrel portion wherein said blower is configured to blow air outwardly through said barrel portion when said blower is turned on, said blower being positioned adjacent to said back end of said barrel portion wherein said blower is configured to urge air inwardly through said back end and outwardly through said tunnels in said barrel portion and said tunnels in said cylinder thereby facilitating the air to be blown onto the user's hair for drying the user's hair;   a heating element being positioned within said barrel portion, said heating element being positioned between said blower and said front end of said barrel wherein said heating element is configured to heat the air being blown by said blower when said heating element is turned on;   a plurality of motors, each of said motors being positioned in said barrel portion, each of said motors being disposed on said forward bounding surface of said air chamber in said barrel portion, each of said motors being aligned with a respective one of said tunnels in said barrel portion, each of said motors rotating in a first direction when said motors are turned on;   a plurality of coiled members, each of said coiled members being positioned within a respective one of said tunnels in said barrel portion, each of said coiled members extending through a respective one of said tunnels in said cylinder when said cylinder is attached to said barrel, each of said coiled members having a first end and a second end, each of said coiled members being twisted about an axis extending through said first end and said second end such that each of said coiled members forms a helical coil, said first end of each of said coiled members being coupled to an output shaft of a respective one of said motors, said second end of each of said coils being positioned adjacent with said forward surface of said cylinder when said cylinder is attached to said barrel, each of said coiled members rotating about said axis extending through said first end and said second end when said motors are turned on, each of said coiled members being comprised of a heat resistant material wherein each of said coiled members is configured to resist being deformed by the heated air blown by said blower;   a temperature switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said temperature switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said temperature switch being electrically coupled to said heating element, said temperature switch being positionable in a minimum position, a medial position and a maximum position, said heating element being actuated into a corresponding minimum temperature, a medial temperature or a maximum temperature depending on the position of said temperature switch;   a blower switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said blower switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said blower switch being electrically coupled to said blower, said blower switch being positionable in an on position or an off position, said blower being actuated when said blower switch is in said on position, said blower being de-actuated when said blower switch is in said off position;   a coil switch being slidably integrated into said handle portion wherein said coil switch is configured to be manipulated by a user, said coil switch being electrically coupled to each of said motors, said coil switch being positionable in an on position or an off position, each of said motors being actuated when said coil switch is positioned in said on position, each of said motors being de-actuated when said coil switch is positioned in said off position;   a trigger being movably integrated into said handle portion wherein said trigger is configured to be depressed by a user, said trigger being biased into an off position, said trigger being depressible into an on position, said trigger being electrically coupled to each of said temperature switch, said blower switch and said coil switch, each of said heating element, said blower and each of said motors being turned on when said trigger is depressed depending on the position of said temperature switch, said blower switch and said coil switch; and   a power cord extending outwardly through said distal end of said handle portion, said power cord being electrically coupled to said trigger, said power cord having a distal end with respect to said distal end of said handle portion, said distal end of said power cord having a male electrical plug being electrically coupled thereto wherein said male electrical plug is configured to be plugged into a power source comprising a female electrical outlet.