(19)
(11) EP 4 233 634 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
13.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/37

(43) Date of publication A2:
30.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/35

(21) Application number: 23169334.2

(22) Date of filing: 11.07.2022
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A45D 20/12(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A45D 20/12
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 12.11.2021 US 202163279041 P
05.05.2022 US 202217737518
05.05.2022 US 202217737565
05.05.2022 US 202217737596

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
22184225.5 / 4179916

(71) Applicant: SharkNinja Operating LLC
Needham, MA 02494 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Higgins, Colby Jackson
    Randolph, 02368 (US)
  • Udy, Adam
    Eastbourne, BN20 9DB (GB)
  • Murphy, Stephen
    Watertown, 02472 (US)
  • Godden, Stephan James
    Woking, GU22 9QW (GB)
  • Mathias, Richard
    Wellesley, 02482 (US)
  • Sardar, Nicholas James
    London, E8 1AB (GB)
  • Richards, Joshua Thomas
    Hassocks, BN6 8NP (GB)

(74) Representative: Finch, Steven Caffall 
Novagraaf UK 3rd Floor 77 Gracechurch Street
London EC3V 0AS
London EC3V 0AS (GB)

   


(54) HAIR CARE APPLIANCE


(57) A hair care appliance is provided. The hair care appliance includes a handle and a body coupled to the handle via a rotational hinge joint. The body can be movable via the rotational hinge joint between a straight configuration in which the body is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the handle and a bent configuration in which the body extends along an axis transverse to the longitudinal axis of the handle. A fluid flow path extends between an inlet in the handle and an outlet in the body. The hair care appliance can be operated with minimal loss of fluid flow in either the straight configuration and the bent configuration. The hair care appliance includes a fan assembly in the handle and a heater assembly in the body that are positioned to create a balanced center of mass of the hair care appliance when operated by a user.







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