Hand held appliance

a hand-held and hand-held technology, applied in the field of hand-held appliances, can solve problems such as motors being susceptible to damag

Inactive Publication Date: 2017-06-01
DYSON TECH LTD
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[0010]Preferably, the pair of engaging features are radially spaced apart. This feature helps maintain concentricity of the chassis within the outer wall.

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The motor is susceptible to damage from foreign objects such as dirt or hair so conventionally a filter is provided at the fluid intake end of the blower.

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[0041]FIGS. 1 and 2 show a hairdryer 10 with a handle 20 and a body 30. The handle has a first end 22 which is connected to the body 30 and a second end 24 distal from the body 30 and which includes a primary fluid inlet 40. Power is supplied to the hairdryer 10 via a cable 50. At a distal end of the cable 50 from the hairdryer 10 a plug (not shown) is provided, the plug may provide electrical connection to mains power or to a battery pack for example.

[0042]The handle 20 has an outer wall 200 which extends from the body 30 towards a distal end 24 of the handle. At the distal end 24 of the handle an end wall 210 extends across the outer wall 200. The cable 50 enters the hairdryer through this end wall 210. The primary fluid inlet 40 in the handle 20 includes first apertures that extend around and along 42 the outer wall 200 of the handle in a series of rows and / or columns that extend from the distal end 24 of the handle 20 and second apertures that extend across 46 and through the en...

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Abstract

A hair care appliance comprising a body having an outer wall, a chassis extending within the outer wall, wherein the chassis comprises a locking feature and the body comprises an engaging feature adapted to retain the chassis in position within the outer wall when the locking feature is rotated with respect to the engaging feature. The outer wall may comprise an inner surface and the engaging feature extends radially inwards from the inner surface. The engaging feature may comprise a rib that extends from an inner surface of the outer wall. The engaging feature may extend at least partially around the inner surface of the outer wall. The engaging feature may comprise a pair of engaging features which may be radially spaced apart. The locking feature may comprise a locking rib which may extend radially from the chassis towards the outer wall.

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REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the priority of United Kingdom Application No. 1520873.9, filed Nov. 26, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a hand held appliance, in particular a hair care appliance and a fluid outlet from such an appliance.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Blowers and in particular hot air blowers are used for a variety of applications such as drying substances such as paint or hair and cleaning or stripping surface layers. In addition, hot air blowers such as hot styling brushes are used to style hair from a wet or dry condition.[0004]Generally, a motor and fan are provided which draw fluid into a body; the fluid may be heated prior to exiting the body. The motor is susceptible to damage from foreign objects such as dirt or hair so conventionally a filter is provided at the fluid intake end of the blower. Conventionally such appliances are provi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45D20/10
CPCA45D20/10A45D20/12F24H3/0423
Inventor IMHASLY, NATHAN HARUNA WATERSSMITH, STEPHEN FARRARSTEPHENS, PHILIP JONATHANSMITH, MARK ADRIAN
Owner DYSON TECH LTD
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