Patent SG-11201901303W-A (SG)
Title: A handheld hair care appliance
Inventor: THOMPSON DANIEL
IPC: A46B5/00
Filed: 2017-08-17
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 1111114110111010101111101101001111111111111111111INIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date ......0\" WO 2018/042154 Al 08 March 2018 (08.03.2018) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: FOWLER, Maria et al.; Intellectual Property A45D 1/00 (2006.01) A46B 5/00 (2006.01) Department, Dyson Technology Limited, Tetbury Hill, A45D 20/12 (2006.01) Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 ORP (GB). (21) International Application Number: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every PCT/GB2017/052427 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (22) International Filing Date: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, 17 August 2017 (17.08.2017) CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, (25) Filing Language: English HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, (26) Publication Language: English KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (30) Priority Data: OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, 1614825.6 01 September 2016 (01.09.2016) GB SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (71) Applicant: DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED [GB/GB]; Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 ORP (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (GB). kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, (72) Inventors: THOMPSON, Daniel; Dyson Technology UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, Limited, Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 ORP TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (GB). FAIRHOLM, Lauren; Dyson Technology Limited, EE, ES, FL FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury, Wiltshire 5N16 ORP (GB). — MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (54) Title: A HANDHELD HAIR CARE APPLIANCE = 234 =1 = = = 130 = = = _ = ,-, 71- (57) : Disclosed is a handheld appliance 11 in ,1 having a slot and an actuator, the attachment comprising N position and a second position and the actuator is 71' with the slot. In the first position the actuator may ----. interact with the protrusion when the protrusion engages with the slot. The surface may be adapted to at least partially define the slot GO at or near the second position. When the protrusion 1-1 © first position. The actuator may be biased into the ei 2201 56 212 30 52 54 , , . 214 miwimiowississ~~~1mi 240 232a 50 218 230 FIG. lb having a body and an attachment, the body comprising an attachment mechanism a protrusion adapted to engage with the slot wherein the actuator has a first moved from the first position towards the second position as the protrusion engages at least partially obscures the slot. The actuator comprises a surface which may is at a pre-determined position within the slot, the actuator may return towards the first position. C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/042154 Al MIDEDIMOM0101011EFIENIREHOHOHEMOVOIS Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) of receipt of