Patent ID: 9439493
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A45D

Claim Text:
1. A hair-treatment device comprising: a housing having a first end region configured for attachment to a blower assembly capable of supplying a drying-air stream to said device, and a second end region comprising an outlet for the drying-air stream supplied by said blower assembly and an air intake for directing a return-air stream into said housing, said housing including a passage interconnecting said first end region and said outlet through which the drying-air stream supplied by the blower assembly is conducted, said housing including a passageway interconnecting said air intake with said first end region through which the return-air stream is conducted within said device, said first end region further comprising structure configured for attachment to a vacuum assembly that is external to said hair-treatment device; and a smoothing element disposed in covering relationship to said air intake and having a hair-smoothing surface facing away from said passageway.