Patent ID: 11871827
Assignee: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A discharge housing for a hair dryer, the discharge housing comprising:
a cylindrical connector that is configured to releasably connect to the hair dryer;
an inlet end defining an annular inlet extending around the cylindrical connector and configured for airflow to enter the attachment in a first direction;
an outlet end defining an outlet for airflow to exit the attachment;
a top extending between the inlet end and the outlet end;
a bottom opposite the top and extending between the inlet end and outlet end, wherein the top and the bottom collectively define a cavity and are sloped toward each other along at least a portion of the extension between the inlet end and outlet end such that the cavity has a tapered shape;
a hair contact wall extending at least in part downward from the outlet end in a direction not parallel to the first direction; and
a pair of opposed sidewalls extending along sides of the hair contact wall, the hair contact wall and the sidewalls defining a hair receiving channel and extending at least partly around the hair receiving channel, wherein the hair contact wall is arranged such that hair within the hair receiving channel is contacted by the hair contact wall, wherein the hair contact wall extends downflow from the outlet end and is configured to direct the airflow and along a length of hair within the hair receiving channel,
wherein the discharge housing has a generally bent shape such that the airflow is redirected along the length of hair positioned in the hair receiving channel in a direction not parallel to the first direction.