Attachment for a haircare appliance

Abstract

Disclosed is an attachment for a hair care appliance that has an air inlet end for receiving an airflow from the appliance, an air outlet end for emitting the airflow from the attachment, a wall defining and extending about an airflow path for the airflow and a noise attenuation member surrounded by the wall. The noise attenuation member is configured to guide the airflow along at least part of the airflow path.

1 . An attachment for a hair care appliance comprising
 an air inlet end for receiving an airflow from the appliance,   an air outlet end for emitting the airflow from the attachment,   a wall defining and extending about an airflow path for the airflow,   a noise attenuation member surrounded by the wall wherein the noise attenuation member is configured to guide the airflow along at least part of the airflow path.   
     
     
         2 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the noise attenuation member comprises a perforated wall. 
     
     
         3 . The attachment according to  claim 2 , wherein the perforated wall is disposed about the longitudinal axis of the attachment. 
     
     
         4 . The attachment according to  claim 3 , wherein the perforated wall comprises an annular wall, preferably located such that the centre of the perforated wall lies on the longitudinal axis of the attachment. 
     
     
         5 . The attachment according to  claim 2 , wherein the perforated wall tapers outwardly towards the air outlet end. 
     
     
         6 . The attachment according to  claim 2 , wherein the perforated wall comprises a plurality of through-holes. 
     
     
         7 . The attachment according to  claim 6 , wherein the perforated wall is disposed about the longitudinal axis of the attachment and wherein the through holes extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis of the attachment. 
     
     
         8 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , the noise attenuation member comprises a sound-dampening material. 
     
     
         9 . The attachment according to  claim 8 , wherein the sound dampening material is an acoustic felt material. 
     
     
         10 . The attachment according to  claim 8 , wherein the noise attenuation member comprises a perforated wall and wherein the perforated wall is disposed between the wall and the sound dampening material. 
     
     
         11 . The attachment according to  claim 8 , wherein the noise attenuation member comprises a perforated wall and wherein the sound dampening material is surrounded by the perforated wall. 
     
     
         12 . The attachment according to  claim 8 , wherein the noise attenuation member comprises a perforated wall and wherein the noise attenuation member comprises a cap and the sound-dampening material is disposed between the perforated wall and the cap. 
     
     
         13 . The attachment according to  claim 12  wherein the perforated wall and the cap each comprises a plurality of retention members configured to retain the sound dampening material within the noise attenuation member. 
     
     
         14 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall comprises an annular wall extending around the longitudinal axis of the attachment, preferably located such that the centre of the annular wall lies on the longitudinal axis of the attachment. 
     
     
         15 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wall is tapered. 
     
     
         16 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the wall is tapered outwardly away from the longitudinal axis of the attachment towards the outlet end. 
     
     
         17 . The attachment according to  claim 15 , wherein the angle of taper of the wall varies between the inlet end and the outlet end. 
     
     
         18 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall and the noise attenuation member are shaped such that the cross-sectional area of the airflow path, as measured perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the attachment, decreases from the inlet end to the outlet end. 
     
     
         19 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein, the attachment comprises an external wall surrounding said wall of the attachment. 
     
     
         20 . The attachment according to  claim 19 , wherein the wall comprises at least one support member located on a surface of the wall which faces the external wall, and each configured to provide a contact point between the wall and the external wall. 
     
     
         21 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the wall comprises a seat configured to accommodate an RFID tag. 
     
     
         22 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , wherein the inlet end is adapted to receive part of the appliance. 
     
     
         23 . The attachment according to  claim 1 , comprising a magnet attached to the wall for securing the attachment to the appliance.