Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device comprising an aerosol canister containing pressurized aerosol, a metering valve, a mouthpiece, and an actuating assembly located in the mouthpiece. The actuating assembly comprises a button and an actuator and is configured to transform a button force applied to the button along a first path into an actuating force applied to the actuator along a second path, the first and second paths being noncollinear so as to actuate the metering valve to release at least a portion of the pressurized aerosol from the canister through the mouthpiece. In some implementations, the button and the actuator may comprise respective gear racks, and the actuating assembly may further include at least one pinion gear configured to engage the respective button and actuator gear racks. The actuating assembly may also include a nozzle insert configured to create a desired ejection pattern through the mouthpiece.

Abstract: A weighted garment is disclosed. The weighted garment includes at least one cavity wherein one or more weighted elements may be disposed. The weighted elements comprise of ball bearings wrapped in silicone. The garment is constructed to be discreetly worn by the user during daily activities to increase caloric burn throughout the day.

Abstract: Some of the embodiments are therefore directed to a garment including an arcuate upper operating element defining upper and lower edges, the upper edge being convex and being disposed closer to the user's neck than the lower edge, the lower edge being proximate the upper portion of the user's breasts, the upper operating element being elastic to press the user's torso at the upper portion of the user breasts. The garment includes a lower operating element that is disposed proximate the lower portion of the user's breasts, the lower operating element being elastic to press the user's torso proximate the lower portion of the user's breasts. The garment includes an upper body section disposed above the lower operating element to cover at least a substantial portion of the user's breasts, the upper body section being elastic to press upon the user's breasts.

Abstract: A protective cup to be worn in women athlete's sports bras to protect against injury and pain from a contact in an aggressive sport. is disclosed. The Unstoppable Protective Cups can be slipped into the athlete's favorite sports bra, go virtually undetected, easy to run in with a flexible cut-out to absorb a blow. They are also lined with softer material to protect the breast from injury further and be worn with comfort.

Abstract: A magnetic securement device for a garment insert includes a top portion having a top metal backing, a top magnet within a recess of the top metal backing, and a top silicone layer encapsulating the top metal backing and the top magnet. The top silicone layer has a dome shape. The device also includes a complementary bottom portion having a bottom metal backing, a bottom magnet within a recess of the bottom metal backing, and a bottom silicone layer encapsulating the bottom metal backing and the bottom magnet. The bottom silicone layer has a disc shape. The top portion and the bottom portion of the device are configured to secure on opposing sides of the garment insert through magnetic attractive forces to keep the garment insert in place during a washing cycle.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for fabrication of custom clothing with enhanced support for a body part by digitizing a 3D-model of a person, performing anatomy detection and localization of the body part, applying force analysis to design a structure that supports the body part, and fabricating the structure.

Abstract: A wearable device having a body-to-liquid heat exchanger, configured to exchange heat between a user's body and a liquid, the body-to-liquid heat exchanger comprising a conformal bladder defining a serpentine portion of a liquid-flow path; a first conduit placing an inlet to the liquid-flow path in fluid communication with an outlet of a liquid-to-ambient-air heat exchanger; a second conduit placing an outlet of the liquid-flow path in fluid communication with an inlet of the liquid-to-ambient-air heat exchanger; and the liquid-to-ambient-air heat exchanger coupled to the first conduit and the second conduit.

Abstract: An improved kneepad system for removably attaching a pair of kneepads to pair of pants. The improved kneepad system includes one or more external kneepad assemblies to be disposed along an outer surface of the pants. A fastening assembly is designed for removably attaching the one or more external kneepad assemblies to the pants. Each of the kneepad assemblies includes a pocket which houses a corresponding kneepad insert. Finally, the kneepad assemblies include a protective layer which is attached to the pocket.

Abstract: A method for protecting one or more accessories worn on a limb includes placing a first portion of the limb through a first cylindrical portion of a cylindrical fabric. The method also includes sliding the first cylindrical portion under the one or more accessories, such that the first cylindrical portion is placed between a second portion of the limb and the one or more accessories. The method further includes covering the one or more accessories with a second cylindrical portion of the cylindrical fabric.

Abstract: A multi-function hand and gripping device for use in protecting a user from undesired contact with an exterior surface. The device comprises a base member and a securing member. The base member and securing member are preferably formed of a single piece of tubing, and are made of a material such as neoprene, which is non-porous. The securing member secures the device when in use, so that the user may deploy the device between the user and an exterior surface to be touched, and thereby avoid touching the exterior surface directly. This allows the user to reduce the possibility of exposure to contaminants and pathogens which may reside on the exterior surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wearable article, comprising a fabric. In some embodiments, the fabric comprises an inner material layer which forms an inner surface of the wearable article, an outer material layer which forms an outer surface of the wearable article; and one or more intermediate material layers disposed between the inner and outer material layers. In some embodiments, the inner, outer, and one or more intermediate material layers are knitted together to provide a combination of two or more of: two or more compression zones; two or more mobility zones; two or more materials; or one or more electronic components.

Abstract: Insulation fill materials, articles comprising these fill materials, and methods for manufacturing these fill materials, are disclosed. An insulation fill material may include a volume of base fill material and a multiplicity of platelets three-dimensionally dispersed throughout the base fill material. Alternatively or in addition, the insulation fill may include a sheet of base fill material having at least one outer surface, and a multiplicity of platelets applied to the at least one outer surface. The platelets may preferably have at least two flat-planar facets, and may comprise a metal core layer having a first face and a second face opposite thereof. The platelets may include a first film layer disposed on the first face and a second film layer disposed on the second face. Outer faces of the film layers may include polyethylene terephthalate. Articles such as apparel, sleeping bags, and bedding may comprise the insulation fill material.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus comprising a drawstring member made of a flexible and non-stretchy material formed into a drawstring that is both wearable and a measuring apparatus to be integrated into an article of clothing. The drawstring has a front surface with measurement indicia permanently illustrated thereon. The measurement information includes a plurality of specific measurements and a graphical representation corresponding to each specific measurement. The measurement indicia can be in standard and/or metric units on one or more sides of the drawstring member.

Abstract: A problem to be solved of the invention is to provide a fiber for artificial hair comprising polyamide, which has a glossy feeling with suppressed luster similar to natural hair, is excellent in persistent antistatic properties, and also excellent in heat-setting properties. The means for solving the problem is a fiber for artificial hair comprising a thermoplastic polyamide and a polymeric antistatic agent having compatibility with the thermoplastic polyamide, wherein the polymeric antistatic agent has a melting point equal to or lower than the melting point of the thermoplastic polyamide.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sawdust helmet and a manufacturing method. The sawdust helmet comprises an outer housing; a buffer body containing sawdust is installed at the inner side of the outer housing; the buffer body is integrally formed, and the size of the buffer body is adapted with the size of the outer housing; a fabric inner cushion body is padded at the inner side of the buffer body; and a helmet belt is fixedly installed at the bottom of the outer housing. The buffer body is composed of a sawdust layer and a foam material layer. The sawdust layer is composed of cork chips or non-cork chips. The buffer body is composed of the sawdust layer and the foam material layer, and the decorative pattern formed by the sawdust can increase the beauty of the helmet.

Abstract: A disposable protective headgear and method of forming the same. The disposable protective headgear is configured to provide basic minimum head protection and is disposable. Preferably, disposable protective headgear is made with anti-microbial and biodegradable materials. The disposable helmet includes a side panel, a top panel, a retaining strap, and an optional sunshade. The top panel and is preferably formed with a non-woven fabric material retaining a plurality of ribbed pads in a spaced apart relation. The side panel is joined with a peripheral edge of the top panel, and is also formed of a non-woven fabric material enclosing a pad element, with the optional sunshade extending across the forward arch. The retaining strap extends under the chin of the wearer to retain the disposable helmet in place. One or more reflective stripes may be applied to the side panel and/or the top panel.

Abstract: An extension device for a face shield features a shell of at least partially dome-like form that delimits a hollow interior space for accommodating a cranial region of a user's head. At a lower marginal area of a frontal region of the shell that is worn over the user's forehead, and at an internal surface of the shell, one or more coupling elements are arranged for selective coupling to an outer side of the face shield to secure said shell onto the face shield in a manner fully supported thereby. An internal airflow channel in a scalp-covering part of the shell communicates with a chimney-like airflow space between two forehead depressions at the frontal region to exhaust warm air from the facial region. The scalp-covering part is angled at more than 90-degrees to the lower marginal area of the frontal region, so as to reside at a rearwardly inclined slope relative to the user's head when worn for greater ventilating effect.

Abstract: A head-worn air pump is provided which directs a stream of air to the goggles between the user and the transparent/translucent surface. The air pump can be attached to the rear portion of the goggle strap, or to an auxiliary or supplemental strap, so as to be behind the user and out of the line of sight of the user. One or more flexible tubes or hoses can be attached to a manifold or plenum receiving air under pressure from the pump, and lead from the rear of the head to one or both sides of the goggles. A rechargeable battery can power the air pump, and the pump can be switched on and off by a button on the pump housing, even by a user wearing gloves or hand coverings. The battery can be recharged by a conventional USB connection. The air can be supplied either at ambient temperature or refrigerated and/or heated, as desired in particular applications.

Abstract: A system for forming a deep drawn helmet and method therefor are disclosed. The system includes a forming draw ring and a non-forming draw ring and supports a prepreg stack between a forming aperture of the forming draw ring and a non-forming aperture of the non-forming draw ring. The system clamps a flange portion of the prepreg stack between a contact surface of the forming draw ring and a contact surface of the non-forming draw ring, which forms a clamped assembly of the rings and the prepreg stack. The system then forms a deep drawn helmet preform from the prepreg stack of the clamped assembly. The same system or a different forming system then consolidates one or more of the preforms into a final deep drawn helmet. The system can control sliding of the flange during forming of the helmet preform without reducing the flange clamping force.

Abstract: The present application relates to a waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article comprising an upper, an insole, a sole, and a waterproof bridging tape; wherein the upper comprises an outer material and a waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane, wherein at least the top end of the waterproof bridging tape is attached to the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane of the upper at the bottom perimeter edge of the upper and a method of making such a waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article.

Abstract: A shoe cover for covering a shoe to present the look like the wearer is wearing a different pair of shoes. The shoe cover includes an upper piece configured to cover the shoe of a wearer, the upper piece sized to cover a specific shoe without being attached to the shoe while the shoe is worn. The shoe cover includes a sole piece coupled to a bottom of the upper piece and configured to grip surfaces as the wearer uses the shoe cover and a gripping insert secured within the cavity created of the upper piece to guard against slippage of the cover on the shoe with the intent of ensuring the safety of the wearer.

Abstract: A football shoe or football boot includes a sole, and an upper including a throat region provided by flexible material of the upper, the throat region defining a boundary of the flexible material, with a canopy or tongue extending within the boundary, wherein the canopy or tongue includes a central portion and one or more protuberances disposed laterally of the central portion, the protuberances being formed of material added to material defining the canopy or tongue, wherein the central portion has none or a negligible amount of the added material forming the protuberances.

Abstract: A shoe body fixing structure, including: a sole, the sole is fixedly connected with a connecting assembly, and the connecting assembly is fixedly connected with an upper. The connecting assembly includes a sewing thread, a latch and a latch pocket. The upper and the sole are connected by using the sewing thread, one end of the sewing thread is attached to a prefabricated latch, and the latch is placed in the latch pocket fixed to the sole. The latch pocket is opened, the latch is taken out and pulled to pull out the entire sewing thread connected to it, so that the upper and the sole can be unfixed, completely separated, and enter a corresponding recycling process respectively. Thus it has advantages of convenient disassembly and convenient recycling.

Abstract: An article of footwear including a sole including a midsole and an outsole attached to the midsole, where the sole includes a medial side and a lateral side and a support member positioned between the midsole and the outsole. The support member includes a body having a medial side and a lateral side, where the medial side and the lateral side of the body each include a pair of arms respectively extending toward the medial side and the lateral side of the sole.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a heel region, a forefoot region, a fluid-filled chamber and a midsole. The fluid-filled chamber extends from the heel region to the forefoot region. The midsole includes a first projection contacting the fluid-filled chamber at a first contact region in the forefoot region and a second projection contacting the fluid-filled chamber at a second contact region in the heel region. The first projection is spaced apart and separated from the second projection to define a gap.

Abstract: A footwear including an outsole portion; an midsole portion, wherein an upper surface area of the midsole portion being operable for contacting a wearer's foot; a midsole section, the midsole section is disposed between the outsole portion and upper or strap portion, wherein the midsole section is configured to be operable for absorbing a shock imposed on the footwear; a predetermined amount of fluid; a fluid compartment disposed in the midsole section, wherein the fluid compartment is configured to house the predetermined amount of fluid, in which a perimeter area around the fluid-filled compartment comprises a translucent or clear material, and wherein the housed fluid can be seen or observed through the compartment; and in which an upper surface area of the fluid-filled compartment that is into engagement with a top layer of the midsole portion comprises a pliable material that is configured to stretch under pressure.

Abstract: A sole structure for an article of footwear includes a bladder having a plurality of tapered chambers including (a) a series of first tapered chambers tapering from a first end on a medial side of the bladder to a second end on a lateral side of the bladder, and (b) one or more second tapered chambers tapering from a first end on the lateral side of the bladder to a second end on the medial side of the bladder. Each of the one or more second tapered chambers is interposed between adjacent ones of the first tapered chambers. The sole structure also includes a chassis disposed on a first side of the bladder and having a plurality of first ribs each disposed between adjacent ones of the first tapered chambers and the second tapered chambers.

Abstract: The present application relates to a waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article comprising an upper, an insole, a sole, and a net material; wherein the upper comprises an outer material and a waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane, and wherein the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane is laminated to the surface of the outer material facing the inside of the footwear article; wherein at least the top end of the net material is attached to the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane of the upper at the bottom perimeter edge of the upper on the surface of the waterproof and water vapour permeable membrane that faces the inside of the footwear article and a method of making such a waterproof and water vapour permeable footwear article.

Abstract: In a shoe, an upper has an opening through which a foot of a wearer is inserted when the wearer puts on the shoe, and includes a shoelace tightening region located forward of the opening. A tape member is higher in rigidity than the upper body. A first portion is located in the shoelace tightening region and extends in a front-rear direction of the upper. A folded portion is contiguous to at least one of a front end portion and a rear end portion of the first portion. The folded portion is formed by folding the tape member downward when viewed from the first portion. A second portion extends downward from the folded portion. The first portion is sewn onto the upper body such that gaps through which a shoelace passes are provided between the first portion and the upper body.

Abstract: An article of apparel can include a layer disposed on the article of apparel, where the layer includes a plurality of materials each having a different hardness than an adjacent material. The plurality of materials is arranged on the article of apparel such that a stiffness of the article of apparel is gradated along a length of the article of apparel from a first portion to a second portion of the article of apparel. A stiffness of the second portion is greater than a stiffness of the first portion and the layer has a continuous and even gradation that extends along the entire length of the article of apparel.

Abstract: An adjustable clog with a unique strap system is described. The sole assembly for the clog has an interior sole wing situated near the heel of the sole assembly, and an exterior sole wing on the opposite side of the sole assembly from the interior sole wing, near the heel of the sole assembly, wherein the interior sole wing and the exterior sole wing consist of webbing strap and rubber that extend above the sole assembly. The clog also includes an upper, where the upper is affixed to the sole assembly. A wing hook strap is affixed to the interior sole wing on the first end of the wing hook strap and to the paracord loop on the second end of the wing hook strap, wherein the wing hook strap includes a first G-hook that hooks into one of the first plurality of hook pockets.

Abstract: A method for fastening a shoe is disclosed. The shoe has an upper part connected to a sole and a rotary closure that fastens the shoe using at least one tensioning element. The rotary closure has a rotatably arranged tensioning roller, and the tensioning roller is driven by an electric motor and a switching element. The switching element is connected to a controller, and includes touch sensitive sensors which form a surface that is accessible to the wearer. The switching element and the controller are configured to actuate the motor, and operation of fastening the shoe takes place by the controller detecting a first swipe signal over the touch sensitive sensors, and causing the fastening of the shoe at a first level of fastening force by the controller and the electric motor.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward a device that can be worn over footwear to provide traction, such as on slick or slippery surfaces, in snow, or on ice.

Abstract: An outsole for a shoe including first and second sole segments that overlap at least partially. The first sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a mid-foot portion of the outsole. The second sole segment can include at least one stud and be arranged at least in a toe portion of the outsole. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a first cushion element arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one first stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole can include a second cushion element being arranged between the first sole segment and the second sole segment and overlapping with at least one second stud of the first or second sole segment. In some embodiments, the outsole may be an outsole for a football shoe.

Abstract: A button system containing two pieces that snap and lock together to fasten multiple articles of clothing. The top piece is made of three distinct parts: a detachable ridged color-coded cover, a fastener that attaches said cover to a rotatable hinged plate, and a fastener that secures all three pieces of the top piece. The bottom piece is also made up of three distinct parts: a plate to receive the hinges from the top piece, a curved structure that connects the hinge/cavity plates to the article of clothing, and a rivet that attaches to the article of clothing and the snap and lock invention.

Abstract: A press structure of a belt buckle includes a main body with a upper recess and main limit frame with a lower recess; the upper recess and lower recess are connected together to allow a plate control body with a pivoting shaft to be placed therebetween; the pivoting shaft is extended with a connecting part cooperating with a connecting shaft to connect a clamping element with the connecting part to form an adjustment area; and the clamping element is used to cooperate with an elastic element to clamp inside a groove of the main body, allowing the clamping element to have proper elastic force to press against the belt toward the inner side of the main limit frame to form a fixed state, so as to make the adjustment area pressable.

Abstract: A buckle system and a method of accommodating a plurality of stack-up configurations of the buckle system is provided. The buckle system includes a base assembly, a locking assembly, and a plurality of optional universal assemblies. Each universal assembly is configured to selectively engage with or be disengaged from the base assembly, thereby changing the stack-up of the buckle system. The locking assembly is configured to be secured to the base assembly, thereby securing the buckle system in its current stack-up configuration. The buckle system can be moved between stack-up configurations by adding and removing universal assemblies, as desired. Each universal assembly is configured to rotate about a vertical axis of the base assembly, thereby accommodating a variety of strap configurations. The locking assembly is configured to translate vertically relative to the base assembly, and to be secured at various vertical positions, thereby accommodating a variety of stack-up configurations.

Abstract: There is provided a connector for connecting first and second parts of an apparatus, comprising: a first part; a second part, opposing the first part; and two, or more, arms extending between the first part and the second part connecting the first part and the second part, the arms being formed from a deformable material and configured to deform to allow the first part and the second part to slide relative to each other at a low friction interface; the first part comprising a first sliding surface; the second part comprising a second sliding surface, opposing the first sliding surface, the low friction interface being provided between the first and second sliding surfaces; the first part comprising a first attachment part on a side of the first sliding surface opposite to the second sliding surface, configured to connect the first sliding surface to the first part of the apparatus; the second part comprising a second attachment part on a side of the second sliding surface opposite to the first sliding surface

Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM) can be used to fabricate a wide palette of interlocking metasurfaces (ILMs). ILMs can be architecturally tailored to achieve intentional engagement and disengagement forces, and are amenable to topological optimization. ILMs can be fabricated using nearly any AM process at different length scales according to the capabilities of the process. As a result, ILMs represent a new class of joining technology enabled by additive manufacturing that is complementary to traditional joining processes including fasteners, welds, adhesives, etc.

Abstract: The invention discloses annular ornament according, including a body, the body is a ring body structure, the body is provided with an inner ring body, the body and the inner ring body is provided with an elastic sheet; Both ends of the body are provided with a ring body, and the ring body is symmetrically and evenly distributed with a sliding groove; The inner ring is composed of three identical arc-shaped rings. A first slide block is arranged on both sides of the central position of the arc-shaped ring body, and a groove is arranged on the outside of the arc-shaped ring body; The second slider is arranged outside the center position of the elastic sheet; The first and second sliders are located in the sliding groove and rotate up and down.

Abstract: A finger ring rosary prayers counting device enables the operator to see both the urged beads and the beads number count display area on the same eyes sight view with no need to twist his hand to see the number count. It includes a housing that contains a counter and a number count display area mounted on the stationary facing surface of the ring. A rotating member are attached to the stationary ring body that have a mounted bridges' elements that extend higher than the ring circumference where a plurality of beads is attached to the bridges' elements and positioned around the circumference of the ring. The finger ring rosary prayers counting device relates to the use for religious, entertaining, or athlete practices count and is desirable when the user is doing the catholic rosary or the Muslim prayer's tasbih repetition.

Abstract: A system is provided herein which may include a pendant holder and at least one reversible pendant configured to receive the pendant holder. The reversible pendant may include a slot defined at least partially therein. The slot may be configured to receive the pendant holder. The reversible pendant may be configured to rotate in the slot about the pendant holder. The reversible pendant may include a center of gravity, such that when the reversible pendant is in a first orientation, the pendant holder is positioned on a first side of the center of gravity of the reversible pendant and, when the at least one reversible pendant is in a second orientation, the pendant holder is positioned on a second side of the center of gravity of the reversible pendant.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a bag apparatus, comprised of: A fabric container; —A folding fabric sheet connected to the lower part of the fabric container; wherein the fabric, wherein at open state the fabric sheet function as mat; —a frame construction comprised of a rigid frame structure having at least one rigid bracket, integrated with at least one straight rigid bracket, wherein the at least one rigid bracket is perpendicular to the straight rigid, wherein the frame structure is integrated within the fabric container, such that the back of fabric container is stretched along at least one bracket; wherein the fabric sheet includes at least one detachment element which is configured to be detached to lower part of fabric container; wherein the fabric sheet place on the ground and rigid frame structure function as a seat.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mount featuring one or more sets of embedded magnets which are designed to engage with complimentary sets of magnets disposed either in a protective case for use with the mount, or in a mobile device contained within such a protective case. The mount includes a pin which is magnetically actuated to extend into a hole disposed in the protective case when the case and the mount are brought within a prescribed distance. Thus, the case and the mount “snap together” and are restrained from sliding relative to one another by the pin.

Abstract: A smart device attachable card holder with hand tools includes a card holder case and a hand tool case. The card holder case has two or more independent card sockets, each positioning between a first attachable surface side and a second surface sides thereof and having a drawing opening formed at one of four edge sides thereof, and two or more independent indention slots formed at the two or more drawing openings respectively. The card holder case also includes an attaching arrangement provided at the first attachable surface side and configured for detachably attaching to an attachable surface of a smart device.

Abstract: This invention relates to portable heating systems that utilize a portable fuel source. Portable heating systems of the invention generally include a regulator that is configured to vaporize fuel released from a cartridge and to transfer the vaporized fuel to a burner for ignition.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a hair clasp comprising a substrate made of a flexible material capable of going from a concave position to a convex position by the application of slight force, such as by press of fingers. The substrate has an inner portion that comes in contact with hair and an outer portion that is exposed. The hair clasp comprises at least one set of teeth having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the substrate. The flexible material used as the substrate may be any rubbery material such as natural rubber, neoprene, silicone, and the like. The hair clasp may further include decorative items such as bows, colored cloths, and the like, on the outer portion of the substrate.

Abstract: A hair styling appliance is described that includes an airflow unit for generating an airflow, a heating unit for heating the airflow, and a control unit for controlling the airflow unit and the heating unit. The control unit controls the airflow unit and the heating unit in a predefined sequence of modes that includes a first mode, a second mode and a third mode. The airflow unit has a different flow rate and/or the heating unit has a different heat setting in each of the modes, and the control unit determines when to transition between modes of the predefined sequence.

Abstract: A hair dryer may be provided, the hair dryer comprising: a body having a gas outlet part through which gas is discharged out of the body; and a handle extending from the body, wherein: the gas outlet part comprises a sensor unit which is provided at the center of the gas outlet part to sense coupling between the body and a diffuser coupled to the body and a coupler which is annularly provided along the circumference of the gas outlet part to surround the sensor unit; the diffuser is coupled to the body through the coupler; and the sensor unit is provided to be opposite to the diffuser. As such, a user can easily couple a diffuser to the hair dryer. In addition, the user can easily use additional functions of the diffuser. That is, user convenience can be enhanced.

Abstract: A device for drying and/or styling hair is disclosed. The device uses conduction and convection to heat the user's hair either to dry wet or damp hair or to style the user's hair. The device has a body portion having a fan and a heater for generating a heated air stream. The heated air stream flows into a head portion that has a base portion and a heat exchanger. Heat from the air heats up the heat exchanger which in turn heats up the base portion. During use, the user's hair contacts an outer surface of the base portion and is heated by conduction. Vent holes are also provided in the base portion so that the heated air can also heat the user's hair by convection.