Patent ID: 7178261
Filing Date: 2007-02-20
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. An attachment for a handheld dryer of the type that has a barrel through which air flows, the attachment comprising: a shell attachable to the barrel, having a passage being defined within said shell and an outlet, said passage being in communication with the dryer barrel; a rigid, generally “Z-shaped” pulse valve being pivotably disposed in said passage, having a pivot axis, a first end fixed to the pivot axis and a second, free end, said pulse valve disposed in said passage for free side-to-side oscillation, wherein said “Z-shape” includes a first leg angled for deflecting barrel air flow and causing movement in a first direction, and a second leg angled for deflecting barrel air flow and causing movement in an opposite direction, said legs causing said pivotal pulse valve to oscillate alternately backward and forward about said pivot axis, and said free end is always closer to said outlet than said pivot end; at least one deflection member associated with said outlet of said shell, located downstream of said pulse valve, and rotatable with respect to said pivot axis, said at least one deflection member configured for deflecting air from the handheld dryer.