Air-moving appliance for drying or styling hair

US5546674A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Klaus-Peter Lange · Eppstein, DE
• Peter Janouch · Gelnhausen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 1995
• Grant date: Aug 20, 1996
• Expiry date: Apr 24, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/104
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The invention is directed to an air-moving appliance for drying or styling hair, comprising a housing 12 having an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, with a supporting structure 30 which is provided with apertures 32 and hair pickup elements 34 being attachable to the housing at the forward end of the air outlet opening. Associated with the supporting structure 30 is a diaphragm device 36, with the supporting structure 30 being arranged at the forward end of the air outlet opening so as to be displaceable relative to the housing 12. Part of the apertures 32 of the supporting structure is closable by viture of the diaphragm device. The displacement of the supporting structure 30 is accomplished by the force exerted on the hair pickup elements 34 during the hair drying or hair styling action.