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AssigneeDyson Technology Limited
InventorsAntoine Francois ATKINSON, Christopher Simon OSBORN, Stephen Benjamin COURTNEY
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Abstract
An attachment for a hair styling apparatus includes an air inlet for receiving airflow from the hair styling apparatus, an air outlet and a duct for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet, wherein at least part of an external surface of the duct comprises an arrangement of tactile ribbed protrusions. The ribbed surface provides thermal insulation from the duct which may become warm when heated airflow is received from the hair styling apparatus and also serves as a visual guide to the user as to where they should place their fingers when grasping the attachment.
Claims13
An attachment for a hair styling apparatus comprising:
- an air inlet for receiving airflow from the hair styling apparatus;
- an air outlet;
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- a duct for conveying air from the air inlet to the air outlet, wherein at least part of an external surface of the duct comprises an arrangement of tactile protrusions and the tactile protrusions comprise a series of parallel, elongate ribs, each rib having a height, h, and a width, w, and a distance, d, between adjacent ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.