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An apparatus and method of drying hair in which an axial flow of heated air is diverged from the axis toward a circular array of flow nozzles at a selected flow velocity. The nozzles direct the heated air along a conical flow pattern such that the air is focused to a common point. When the circular

An apparatus and method of drying hair in which an axial flow of heated air is diverged from the axis toward a circular array of flow nozzles at a selected flow velocity. The nozzles direct the heated air along a conical flow pattern such that the air is focused to a common point. When the circular array is positioned such that a hair-carrying surface, e.g., the scalp of a user, is located between the circular array and the common point, hair will be lifted to provide enhanced drying conditions. The circular array is located on a nozzle structure which may be integral with the housing of a hand-held hair dryer, or configured as a separable attachment.

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[ What is claimed is:] [26.] A method of drying hair located on a hair-carrying surface, said method comprising steps of:(a) providing a flow-directing body having an array of flow orifices located adjacent a base of an inverted conical portion, said inverted conical portion defining an apex along a

[ What is claimed is:] [26.] A method of drying hair located on a hair-carrying surface, said method comprising steps of:(a) providing a flow-directing body having an array of flow orifices located adjacent a base of an inverted conical portion, said inverted conical portion defining an apex along a centerline axis thereof, individual flow orifices in said array being angled toward a common point ahead of said flow-directing body along said centerline axis;(b) introducing heated air into said flow-directing body at a selected pressure such that the heated air is diverged from said centerline axis by said inverted conical portion and passes through said array of flow orifices toward said common point; and(c) situating said hair-carrying surface at a location between said common point and said flow-directing body such that heated air from said flow orifices reflects off of said hair-carrying surface and back toward said flow-directing body.