The Procter Gamble Company

Wella Aktiengesellschaft

Robert Kuechler

Detlef Mattinger

Karl Trinkaus

Klaus Worgull

Markus Klein

The invention relates to a hand hair dryer (), comprising an electric fan () and an in-series electric heating device (), for the generation of an air stream () out of a tube section (), whereby the fan () is arranged in a housing section () and the heating device () arranged in the tube section (). An operating element (), with a first handle grip (), is arranged on the housing section () at approximately 90 degrees to the tube section (). The tube section () is embodied as a second handle grip (), thus providing ergonomic advantages on operating the hand hair dryer ().

Hand hair dryer with two handle grips

The split end removing device () is a removable attachment () for a haircutting machine (). This split end removing device includes first and second parallel hair strand guiding sections () and a third hair strand guiding section () removably positionable in a working position (A) between the first and second sections (). The parallel sections () are formed so that a hair strand () placed under the first and second sections () is grasped from below by the third section () in its working position and the attachment () is held fixed on the haircutting machine () so that only split ends () are cut away from the hair strand. The third hair strand guiding section () is a separate part () that is completely removable from a remaining portion of the device (). It has a handle section (), comb teeth () and a parting tip ().

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Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany

Robert Kuechler