Patent ID: 8578623

Claim:
An apparatus for accelerating hair drying time, comprising: a housing comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior volume having a size sufficient to cover a substantial portion of a person's head, the interior surface and the exterior surface defining a plurality of passages, the plurality of passages being positioned at least over a top of the person's head, wherein the housing further comprises a rim, wherein the rim of the housing is configured for attachment to a hair dryer comprising a hood such that a substantial portion of the housing is seated inside of the hood, the plurality of passages in fluid communication with the hood; and a plurality of flexible conduits, each of the plurality of flexible conduits consisting solely of a single piece of insulating material comprising an inlet, an exit, having one sidewall and an end portion, the inlet of at least one of each of the plurality of flexible conduits in fluid communication with at least one of the plurality of passages, wherein the exit of a first set of the plurality of flexible conduits comprises a combination of openings dispersed throughout the having one sidewall and an opening located in an end portion, wherein the exit of a second set of the plurality of flexible conduits comprises only openings dispersed throughout the having one sidewall, where the exit of a third set of the plurality of conduits comprises only an opening located in the end portion; wherein at least one of the plurality of flexible conduits comprises a diameter which is larger than a diameter of each of the remaining plurality of flexible conduits for improving circulation of heated air and which allows for a lower heat setting to be utilized by the hair dryer; wherein each of the plurality of flexible conduits may be placed between various strands of a person's hair to accelerate hair drying time such that the drying time when utilizing the plurality of flexible conduits is decreased by about thirty-five minutes for roller set hair with respect to a drying time for the roller set hair utilizing a hair dryer which does not utilized the plurality of flexible conduits, wherein the drying time when utilizing the plurality of flexible conduits is decreased by about one hundred five minutes for sew-in hair with respect to a drying time for the sew-in hair utilizing a hair dryer which does not utilize the plurality of flexible conduits, wherein the drying time when utilizing the plurality of flexible conduits is decreased by about one hundred thirty-five minutes for natural hair with respect to a drying time for the natural hair utilizing the hair dryer which does not utilize the plurality of flexible conduits.