Attachment to convert a standard handheld hair blow dryer into a device that can be used to iron clothing

Abstract

This invention is able to attach to standard handheld hair blow dryers, and can turn most standard hair blow dryers into an iron, for wrinkle free clothing and fabric. The invention allows the same tool to be used to dry your hair, and converted into an iron by attaching this device. This newly invented attachment, allows you to blow dry your hair and iron your clothes, without the risk of scorching fabric, using your standard blow dryer. This invention enables ironing even with clothes on a hanger. This invention, when attached to a standard blow dryer, conveniently may be used to dry clothing fast, after exposure to rain, snow, beach environments and at the same time remove wrinkles. It is portable, lightweight, metal-free, biodegradable, and conforms to the size of most standard dryers, making it ideal for air travel.

Claims

1. A method for removing wrinkles from clothing or fabric without use of a traditional soleplate, the method comprising: providing an attachment comprising a ventilation grille attachable to a distal end of a blow dryer, and attaching said attachment to the blow dryer in order to utilize the apparatus for removing wrinkles from fabric or clothing with the hot air traveling through the ventilation grille of said attachment; wherein said attachment comprising a hollow central portion, terminating in a ventilation grille panel, whereby the said hollow central portion is further comprising a shape that tapers from the proximal end towards the terminal ventilation grille panel, whereby the proximal end of said hollow central portion is further able to receive the barrel of the blow dryer, holding the barrel of the blow dryer in communication with the hollow portion of the attachment so that air from the blow dryer can pass through the ventilation grille panel; wherein said ventilation grille panel comprising a grille surrounded by a thin marginal frame is placed on fabric or clothing, allowing the hot air to travel through the vents and remove wrinkles; wherein said ventilation grille comprises diamond-shaped air vents spanning the entirety of the grille surface.

2. An attachment for use with a blow dryer for ironing or removing wrinkles from clothing or fabric without use of a traditional soleplate, the apparatus comprising: an attachment for attachment to the distal end of a blow dryer; and the attachment comprising a ventilation grille for air to travel through the vents to iron and remove wrinkles from the cloth; and the attachment not including a metal or steel ironing portion; and the attachment not including a traditional soleplate; and the attachment not requiring an air cushion between the apparatus and the cloth; wherein said attachment comprising a hollow central portion, terminating in a ventilation grille panel, whereby the said hollow central portion is further comprising a shape that tapers from the proximal end towards the terminal ventilation grille panel, whereby the proximal end of said hollow central portion is further able to receive the barrel of the blow dryer, holding the barrel of the blow dryer in communication with the hollow portion of the attachment so that air from the blow dryer can pass through the ventilation grille panel; wherein said ventilation grille panel comprising a grille surrounded by a thin marginal frame is placed on fabric or clothing, allowing the hot air to travel through the vents and remove wrinkles; wherein said ventilation grille comprises diamond-shaped air vents spanning the entirety of the grille surface; and the proximal end of the hollow central portion attaches to the barrel of most standard blow dryers without requiring screws, or other fasteners.

3. The attachment as defined in claim 2, wherein said attachment is made integrally with a blow dryer into a single non-detachable apparatus, wherein said non-detachable apparatus comprising the body shape and design of the attachment is incorporated into a single composite heat resistant shell for the internal mechanical components of a blowdryer.

4. The attachment as defined in claim 2, wherein said attachment can be used to dry cloth that is damp or wet.

5. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the method can be used to dry cloth that is damp or wet.

6. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein said attachment is made integrally with a blow dryer into a single non-detachable apparatus, wherein said non-detachable apparatus comprising the body shape and design of the attachment is incorporated into a single composite heat resistant shell for the internal mechanical components of a blowdryer.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

(1) FIG. 1 STANDARD HAIR BLOW DRYER

(2) FIG. 2 HOT AIR IRON VENT COVER ATTACHMENT

(3) FIG. 3 HOT AIR IRON ATTACHMENT FOR STANDARD HAIR BLOW DRYER

(4) FIG. 4. COMPLETE ATTACHMENT WITH VENT

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

(5) 1. STANDARD HAIR BLOW DRYER TO BE ATTACHED TO THE HOT AIR IRON, FOR USAGE AS AN IRON FOR (FABRICS, CLOTHES, CLOTHES DRYER, ETC.)

(6) 2. VENT FOR HOT AIR IRON TO HELP REGULATE TEMPERATURE AND PROTECT FABRIC BEING IRONED.

(7) 3. HOT AIR IRON ATTACHMENT PART WITHOUT VENT ATTACHED TO IT.

(8) 4. HOT AIR IRON COMPLETE WITH VENT PART ATTACHED. READY FOR ATTACHMENT TO STANDARD HAIR BLOW DRYER.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(9) Universal heat resistant plastic attachment for standard sized handheld hair blow dryer, that enables it to be used as a device to iron clothing, removing wrinkles and creating creases. As an alternative to a removable attachment, the body shape and design of the attachment can be incorporated into a composite (non-detachable, one piece) heat resistant shell for the internal mechanical components of a blow dryer. This would allow for the unit to function as one part, without a removable attachment, to provide the same functionalities described above. In the composite (one piece) design, the design and structure of the device that allows air to pass through, and make contact with the fabric, is the same as when it is to be used as an attachment. Thus, in the composite design the new device (attachment structure) merely replaces the typically shaped nozzles of existing blow dryer body designs. The circular end of the tube-like attachment fits over the nozzle of a standard sized handheld hair blow dryer.

(10) The flat square front of the attachment contains air vents throughout the front panel, for hot air to pass through the attachment and onto cloth for pressing fabric and removing wrinkles. Once a hair dryer has been fitted with the invented above-described attachment, pressing it against cloth will serve the purpose typically performed by a clothes iron. The device releases the necessary heat for spot ironing, wrinkle removal, creasing, and easy ironing. The square panel can be rotated to for ease of use, and to reach into small spaces of clothing and button holes.

(11) Again, the invention allows a typical blow dryer unit to be converted into a device capable of pressing clothing or garments, through the attachment of this heat resistant plastic component. Or alternately, the invented plastic component can be integrated or fused into a composite one-piece design of the dryer body that serves as the casing for the internal mechanical components of a typical blow dryer unit, thus enabling a permanent fixed unit capable of wrinkle removal and creasing garments utilizing the application of hot air.