Patent ID: 9743737
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A45D

Claim:
1. A hair diffuser comprising: a hollow upper body having an open end housing an interior elongated lining therein made of a heat resistant elastomeric material, wherein the lining is tapered along its elongated axis at the open end and is adapted to facilitate a press fit connection to a barrel end of a hand hair dryer in a use condition; the upper body having a lower end opposite the open end, and an interior annular groove about an interior surface therein for receipt of a heat resistant flexible elastomeric seal member and located above the interior groove is a wire mesh secured to and extending across an interior diameter of the upper body lower end; the annular groove having at opposed sides of the upper body lower end and depending therefrom, slots adapted to receive a corresponding L-shaped flexible tab and L-shaped hinge insert, respectively, the flexible tab and the hinge insert extending upward from opposed exterior edges of a hollow lower body, and when so aligned, the flexible tab and the hinge insert of the lower body are adapted to be received within the opposed slots of the upper body lower end such that when the flexible tab is disengaged from its slot and the hinge insert is received within its corresponding slot, the upper body and lower body are pivotally connected to one another and the hinge insert, now in its corresponding slot, providing a hinge connection between the upper body and lower body; and wherein an upper portion of the lower body has the same shape and width of the lower end of the upper body such that the two ends provide a seamless connection between the upper body and lower body when the flexible tab is received within its slot in a closed position, and the upper portion of the lower body also having an interior annular groove about an interior surface therein for receipt of a heat resistant flexible elastomeric seal member, and just below the interior groove of the lower body is a wire mesh secured to and extending across an interior diameter of the upper portion of the lower body.