US 11,832,701 B2
Hair dryer attachment
Joshua Thomas Richards, Hassocks (GB); Thomas Edward Kingsborough Cody, London (GB); Shannon Marie Mcsweeney, South Boston, MA (US); Daniel J. Innes, West Roxbury, MA (US); and Steven Luke Bailey, London (GB)
Assigned to SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed by SharkNinja Operating LLC, Needham, MA (US)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/102,618.
Application 18/102,618 is a continuation of application No. 17/139,548, filed on Dec. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0172335 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A45D 20/12 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); F26B 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 20/124 (2013.01) [A46B 9/023 (2013.01); A46B 9/028 (2013.01); A46B 15/0055 (2013.01); F26B 3/06 (2013.01); A46B 2200/104 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An attachment for a hair dryer, comprising:
a housing having a base at a first end with an attachment inlet configured to couple to a hair dryer and to receive air from the hair dryer, and a concave face at a second end with a plurality of outlet holes and a plurality of prong holes, the housing having an internal volume between the base and the concave face for allowing airflow through the housing;
a plurality of prongs at least partially disposed within the internal volume and projecting through the prong holes in the concave face, each of the plurality of prongs having an air passageway therethrough for receiving air from the internal volume;
a slide lever slidably mounted on the housing and coupled to at least a portion of the plurality of prongs such that movement of the slide lever is configured to cause movement of the at least a portion of the plurality of prongs coupled to the slide lever, wherein the plurality of prongs are movable between a retracted position and an extended position.