CN103315503A

CN103315503A - Hair straightener

Info

Publication number: CN103315503A
Application number: CN2013100872674A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 达纳·斯托里
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2012-03-19
Filing date: 2013-03-18
Publication date: 2013-09-25
Also published as: KR20130106323A; US20130263881A1

Abstract

A hair straightening and/or pressing device for straightening and/or pressing coarse, thick, ethnic, kinky or curly hair can include two arms connected pivotally at one end. The arms can have opposing surfaces that can be heated. The heated surfaces can be featureless or include features. One or both surfaces can have rows of closely spaced, parallel blade shaped tines extending across substantially the entire width of the surface from one side of the device to another side of the device. The hair straightening device can have at least two different temperature settings selectable by a user. In certain implementations, one temperature setting may be lower than the other two settings and at a temperature that is not optimal for straightening hair. The other two temperature settings may be set to a temperature that is optimal for straightening hair of different types.

Description

Heater of hair straightener

The cross reference of related application

It number is that the U.S. Provisional Application submitted on March 20th, 61/612,883 and 2012 number is 61/613,257 priority that the application has required the U.S. Provisional Application submitted on March 19th, 2012, and its full content is by with reference to quoting in full so far.

Technical field

Some embodiments relate to hair setting device, for example are used for hair straightening device and flatiron with hair straightening and/or pressing.

Background technology

Existing be used for so that the various devices of hair fixing such as curling iron, curler, flatiron, heater of hair straightener, hair-dryer etc.Many these devices heat the apparatus surface of contact hair in order to typing is processed or made it to hair by being combined with inside or external heat source.Other install for example hair-dryer, heating and to hair winding-up air-flow.

Thick, a hair hair that is dry, ethnic group, curling and/or that kink especially is difficult to correctly align with typical dull and stereotyped iron type heater of hair straightener.This is particularly like this for Africa, Latin and Spain blood lineage people's hair and other hair form.In some cases, the hair that has a quality of these types can cause bonding or tangle in heater of hair straightener in the aligning process.Thicker hair also is not easy to be undertaken evenly or suitably heat or aligning by dull and stereotyped iron type device.

Summary of the invention

An aspect of disclosed at least one invention here comprises such understanding, some structures of the area of heating surface with planishing type heater of hair straightener device of the blade that is attached in one or more heated sheet can provide better performance, thus obtain desired aligning and/or flatten the required time or number of times still less.For example, some known planishing type hair straightening/pressuring flat devices (for example typical dull and stereotyped flatiron) can comprise tooth or spike.

Another aspect of at least one invention comprises such understanding, the bonding that the hair straightening device that adopts the heating blade to greatly reduce to include tooth brings and the possibility of entanglement.Therefore, in some embodiments, the hair straightening device comprises the one or more heating parts with blade-like area of heating surface.The bonding that had been found that this Structure Decreasing and the possibility of tangling make it easier with thick, hair hair straightening that is dry, ethnic group, curling and/or that kink and/or flatten to desired degree thus.

Another aspect of disclosed at least one invention here comprises such understanding, can enough planishing type straighteners in the situation of the temperature shelves that adopt more than one easier of some hairs (for example, thick, crude, ethnic group, curling and/or the hair that kinks etc.) aligning.Therefore, more for example hair especially crude, curling and/or that kink more is difficult to by so that known planishing type aligning flatiron (for example typical dull and stereotyped flatiron) is pressed at hair comes to align.Have been found that since the first temperature and then carry out the more pressing of multi-pass with the flatiron of the heated sheet of blade at hair and can help to obtain quickly desired straight or flatten (passage that for example adopts still less) with being combined with.

Therefore, in some embodiments, hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device can have the first arm and the second arm that extends along the first and second longitudinal axis respectively, and each includes near-end and far-end.The first and second arms can be in the proximal end pivotally or hingedly combination, thereby so that hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device can between the open and close position, move.The first arm can comprise the first generating surface, and the second arm can comprise the second generating surface.The blade that a plurality of parallel tight spacings are opened can laterally extend on the first surface of the first arm along the direction vertical with longitudinal axis.In some embodiments, when hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device were in the close position, a part of blade of the first arm was contacting the part of the second surface of the second arm.

In some embodiments, second surface comprises smooth without feature board.In some embodiments, blade has circular apical margin.In other embodiments, blade has smooth apical margin.Yet blade can have sharp-pointed apical margin in some embodiments.

In some embodiments, hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device also are included in the first and second surfaces that form smooth nest relation when the hair straightening device is in the close position.In some embodiments, the first and second surfaces form the male/female nest relation when hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device are in the close position.

In some embodiments, hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device comprise the first arm and the second arm with near-end and far-end.The first and second arms are pivotally combination in the proximal end, thereby so that hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device can be configured to opens or closing position.The first arm can comprise first surface, and the second arm can comprise second surface.Can be to one or two surface heating.This hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device can also comprise that at least one can be by the first and second temperature shelves of user selection, and wherein one or more grades are better for the hair of aligning particular type and/or situation.For example, in some embodiments, loose hair straightening and/or flatten required heat (for example lower temperature shelves) and will be less than natural hair aligning and/or flatten required heat (for example higher temperature shelves).For example but be not to limit, the first temperature shelves can be less than the second temperature shelves, but still are enough to and will flatten and/or aligning through chemically treated hair.

In some embodiments, hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device can also comprise each the sign of position that is used to refer in the first and second temperature shelves.In some embodiments, this hair straightening device can adopt press oil or be combined with it, in order to further help hair straightening and/or pressing.

Description of drawings

For purposes of illustration, demonstrate various embodiments in the accompanying drawing, but should never be interpreted as the scope of described thermoelectric components or system is here limited.In addition, each feature of disclosed different embodiments can make up to form other embodiment mutually, and it also is a part of the present invention.Can remove, change or omit arbitrary characteristics or structure.In these accompanying drawings, can reuse Reference numeral and be illustrated in correspondence between the reference element.

Fig. 1 is the side view of the embodiment of hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device.

Fig. 2 A is the inner side plane figure of embodiment of the first arm of the hair straightening of Fig. 1 and/or pressuring flat device, and it comprises optional heater, and has removed the second arm.

Fig. 2 B is the inner side plane figure of embodiment of the second arm of the hair straightening of Fig. 1 and/or pressuring flat device, and it comprises optional heater, and has removed the first arm.

Fig. 3 is the amplification plan view of a series of blades of the hair straightening of Fig. 1 and/or pressuring flat device.

Fig. 4 is the end-view of the optional heat member of Fig. 1 of removing and being orientated according to the mode that is arranged side by side face-to-face from the first and second arms.

Fig. 5 A is the end-view of another embodiment of the optional heat member of Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 B is the end-view of another embodiment of the optional heat member of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6-8 is the amplification partial side view that the difference of the blade of Fig. 3 is chosen embodiment wantonly, and they have difform upper limb and/or cross section.

Fig. 9 is the optional heat member of Fig. 1 of removing from the first arm, comprise the perspective view of embodiment of the blade of Fig. 3, and this also demonstrates in the end-view in Fig. 4.

Figure 10 is the perspective view of the embodiment of the optional heat member of Fig. 1 of removing from the second arm, this also demonstrates in the end-view in Fig. 4.

Figure 11 is the plane of outside embodiment of the second arm of the hair straightening of Fig. 1 and/or pressuring flat device.

Figure 12 is the plane of outside embodiment of the first arm of the hair straightening of Fig. 1 and/or pressuring flat device.

The specific embodiment

Although disclose some structures and embodiment here, theme of the present invention can extend to other optional structure and/or purposes and modification and equivalent outside concrete disclosed structure embodiment.Therefore, the scope of claims can not be subject to the below restriction of described any concrete structure.For example, here in disclosed any means or the process, the step of the method or process or operation can be carried out according to the order of any appropriate, and need not be confined to arbitrarily concrete disclosed order.Various operations can order be described according to the mode that helps to understand some structure as the operation of a plurality of dispersions, do not carry out in order but the order of describing should not be interpreted as these operations.In addition, here described structure, system and/or device can be presented as integrated parts or independent parts.For each structure is compared, some aspects and the advantage of these structures is described.The structure that all these aspects or advantage need not to be by any specific realizes.Therefore, for example, various structures can be carried out according to an advantage that realizes here instructing or the mode of one group of advantage, and needn't realize other aspects or the advantage of also instructing or advising here.

The below describes hair straightening and/or pressuring flat device and system and method thereof, can be used for realizing desired improved each embodiment in order to set forth.These embodiment just exemplify explanation, and never are various aspects and the features that limits given invention and these inventions.For example, although the embodiment that here provides and embodiment are the hair fixing field, the present invention is not unique hair fixing field that is confined to, but can be used in other field.In addition, the term that here adopts and term are in order to describe, not limit and should not be taken as.Here disclosed feature, structure or step are all dispensable maybe can not abandon.What also want is, can make various combinations or sub-portfolio to specific features and the aspect of these embodiments, and this still falls within the scope of the invention.

Be used for each embodiment of the device of hair fixing (such as aligning and/or pressing etc.) is disclosed in the situation that is used for the hair straightening thick or hair that hair is dry and/or pressuring flat device, because they are particularly useful in this case.This device can be with hair straightening and/or pressing.But here at least some in disclosed each invention can be used for many other situations, and the hair that for example comprises other types is common or thin, wig or artificial hair for example, perhaps with animal skin aligning and/or pressing.These embodiments and/or its parts can be implemented in power operated heating device.

With reference to Fig. 1, the embodiment that is used for aligning and/or flattens the device 2 of hair can comprise that each has respectively near-end 8,10 and far-end 14, the first and second arms 4,6 of 16, and they connect at each arm 4,6 near-end 8,10 places respectively.The first and second arms 4,6 can be considered to extend along the first and second longitudinal axis (not shown).

Connecting portion 12 at near-end 8,10 places can be the radial type mechanism of any type, bearing spring for example is used for the first and second arms 4 that will be in the hair straightening device 2 in the open position substantially, 6 far-end 14,16 bias voltages and separately or with their keeps being spaced apart from each other certain distance.Connecting portion 12 can constitute and the first and second arms 4,6 are kept or be biased into away from each other or separately.In addition, connecting portion 12 can be bar, axle or pin, is used for so that an arm can and/or pivot with respect to another arm motion, rotation.The user can exert pressure or closing force along the direction opposite with the biasing force of the connecting portion 12 of pivot, so that with the first and second arms 4,6 closed or press against together.

In some embodiments, the first and second arms 4,6 parts at near-end 8,10 places are fixed together, and other parts can be pivoted relative to each other.In some embodiments, described this arm 4,6 constitutes around connecting portion 12 and moves between the open and close position or pivot.In some embodiments, device 2 comprises the bias mechanism ((for example, one or more flexible members, spring etc.)) that is arranged between the arm 4,6, and constitutes and connecting portion 12 binding operations.For example, shown in Fig. 1-2 B, an end of bias mechanism can be arranged in the arm 4,6 one along arm 4,6 longitudinal axis than in connecting portion 12 more close far-ends 14,16 grooves 42 that arrange.Protuberance 40 can remain on bias mechanism in the appropriate location in the groove 42, and described protuberance 40 has the groove 52 that in arm 4,6 another is configured to hold another end of bias mechanism.Bias mechanism and described arm remain on this device 2 in the open position with respect to the structure of connecting portion 12.When the user applied downward power to the second arm 6, bias mechanism was compressed in the groove 52, and protuberance 40 moves in the groove 42, thereby caused described arm to move in the closing position.When the user unclamped power, bias mechanism separated these arm bias voltages, and this device is got back in the open position.

Spacing between two arms or distance can apply great pressure or power with two arm closures, pressings or press against together according to the user and change.In different embodiments, arm 4,6 width can change.For example, arm 4,6 width can for 1/2 inch, 1 inch, 1.5 inches, therebetween or other numerical value etc.Equally, each arm can have different length.

In some embodiments, as shown in Figure 1, arm 4,6 respectively the outer surface of these arms comprise each other back to cutting, groove or groove 46 and 44.These grooves 46 and 44 can constitute the shape of pointing substantially (such as thumb, forefinger etc.) according to the user.This has improved the user to 4,6 comfortableness and gripability of arm.

As shown in Figure 1, this device 2 can be connected with the near-end 8 extended power lines 18 from the first arm 4.In other embodiments, power line can extend from diverse location along the first or second arm.Power line 18 constitutes is providing electric energy with wire and plug (not shown) plugged or when being inserted in the supply socket to hair straightening device 2.This hair straightening device 2 also can adopt the power supply of other types, for example battery or solar energy charging battery (not shown).Battery supply is owing to need not electric wire and supply socket comes to this device power supply station to have improved the portability of this device.In some embodiments, this device 2 can have two kinds of powering modes, for example battery and power line.

At some embodiments, adopt electric energy to heat two arms 4,6

hair contact surface

26,28, described surface constitutes when arm 4,6 is forced together the user's hair between these two surfaces is flattened and/or aligning.Each arm 4,6 has

relative surface

26,28, they face with each other and far-end 8,10 and near-end 14,16 between extend along a part of bottom surface of each arm in a longitudinal direction.Described surperficial 26,28 heater circuit and the heating element heaters with

hair contact surface

26,28 thermal communications that constitute by being connected to power supply (below more detailed description)

heat.Generating surface

26,28 is aimed at substantially at some embodiments, and at this device 2 by user movement to closing position, for example can be adjacent to each other or contact during with position shown in the 5B at Fig. 4,5A in greater detail below.In some embodiments, one or two

surface

26,28 can be smooth and/or undistinguishable, for example the surface 28 of the second arm 6 shown in the embodiment in Fig. 1.

In some embodiments,

surface

26,28 can form the heater of for example choosing wantonly such as the tabular component 54 that demonstrated respectively and 56(in Fig. 9 and 10) a part.In some embodiments,

tabular component

54 and 56 can be the separate part that can remove or change.This be so that this device 2 can have the modularization characteristics, thereby can change

plate

54,56 such as the plate that the desired usefulness of user has different characteristic or a structure.The user is can selectivity best, the aligning that perhaps can more optimize according to hair form and/or situation and/or plate, surface and/or the feature of pressing.In other embodiments,

plate

54,56 can be removed and change or adjust.In other embodiments, described surperficial 26,28 and/or

plate

54,56 can with arm 4,6 one or global formation or manufacturing.

In other embodiments, one or two

surface

26,28 can comprise surface characteristics.These features can comprise other protuberances that tooth, blade, blade-like tip, groove, spine, projection maybe can be stretched out from surface 26 and/or 28.In some embodiments,

surface

26,28 does not comprise the tooth of spike shape.These features can be heated and are heated owing to the surface that they therefrom stretch out.At some embodiments, can directly heat these features.For example,

surface

26,28 can with add the mode of thermoelectric element according to thermal communication and be connected.In some embodiments,

surface

26,28 can for example aluminium, steel, pottery or other materials be made by Heat Conduction Material.

In some embodiments shown in Fig. 1,3 and 9 for example, be provided with a plurality of on surface 26 or arrange blade 30 more.Each row a plurality of or that organize in the blade 30 can be along extending with arm 4, horizontal direction that 6 longitudinal direction is vertical more.These blades can extend between the first and second sides at this device 2 on the width on surface 26.In some embodiments, each row's blade 30 can extend at the basically whole width on surface 26 and/or 28.Therefore, in some embodiments, the length of blade can change according to the width on surface 26,28.As shown in Figure 2, one group of blade 30 can extend at the width on the surface 26 of arm 4.In other embodiments, these blades 30 there is no that the whole width on surface 26 and/or 28 extends.

In some embodiments, blade 30 and/or

surface

26,28 can extend to edge or the border of each respective arms 4,6 side.In some embodiments, these blades 30 and/or

surface

26,28 extend across arm 4, the first and second sides 64 of 6, a part of 66 or overlapping with it as shown in Fig. 1-2 B.This structure is so that topknot or hair pass the arm 4,6 and enter into space between blade 30 of this device 2 easier between the operating period of this device 2 from a side direction opposite side.As the user so that this device 2 moves in the closing position and with this device 2 with substantially downwards and/or away from the motion pulling of head pass hair and the time, pressurized or the hair aligned do not pass this device from the first side 64 to the second side 66.Can so that hair by and assign in the space between these blades 30.In some embodiments, because blade and/or surface extend to

side

64 and 66 or extend thereon, so hair more separately and pass this device 2.This is so that hair can more effectively be flattened and/or be aligned, and this can reduce the hair pressing and/or align required passage or time.

Each blade can so consist of, thereby they are formed on basically solid and continuous material or the lug boss that extends on one or two

surface

26,28 the width.When in some embodiments, the top of blade 30 constitutes arm 4,6 at this device and is biased into together in the closing position basically with the apparent surface's of relative arm top contact or adjacency.

Many row's blades 30 are so aimed at, thereby respectively arrange setting adjacent one another are, and one comes another row front or back, thereby they form the one group of blade that extends along the surface longitudinal of arm, and any spike shape is not set between these blades 30.As shown in the embodiment of the blade 30 among Fig. 3, every row's blade 30 and the row's blade spaced apart 34 that is positioned at its front and/or back.This space between each row's blade 30 can have all lengths and distance.In some embodiments, the distance between each row so arranges, thus it so that hair a branch of or that multi beam is short-tempered can fall between these blades row.In some embodiments, this is so that user's hair can be arranged blade separately in order to align by this device 2 by these.The thickness 32 of every row's blade 30 is identical substantially.But in some embodiments, the thickness of every row's blade can differ from one another, and for example end row is thicker.

In some embodiments, arm 4,6,

surface

26,28 and arrange blade 30 more and can constitute different shapes for example smooth, rectangle, circle, semicircle, circular arc, convex and spill.These row's blades 30 can be parallel to each other and tight spacing is opened.As shown in Figure 4, in one embodiment, the upper surface 28 of heater 56 constitutes concave shape.In some embodiments, the apparent surface 26 of heater 54 can constitute basically smooth surface.But in some embodiments, these row's blades 30 stretch out from basically smooth surface according to the mode of arc or convex, thereby the mid portion of each row's blade is in height arranged the sidepiece of blade greater than each.In other embodiments, one or more surfaces of arm can have arc or convex shape.

Shown in Fig. 5 A, in one embodiment, surface 26 and the blade 30 of heater 54 all have arc or convex shape.Relative spill and convex surface and/or blade are so that this device 2 can have nested structure in closing position.In some embodiments, spill without figuratrix 26 when being biased into this device 2 in the nested closing structure with the abuts of convex blade 30 or contact.In some embodiments, this nested male/female structure can help to remain on the pressure on the hair at aligning and when the hair between these blades being pressed on the bottom surface of this device 2.Hair can be separated in each space of row between the blade 30, and the user so that these device 2 motions heated when passing hair and aligned.

In other embodiments, shown in Fig. 5 B, the

surface

26,28 can have basically smooth structure, and these structures are in contact with one another in being biased into closing position the time.These row's blades 30 can have basically smooth structure, thereby the top of flat blades contacts or adjacency with the apparent surface 28 of another arm 6.These row's blades 30 reach height substantially the same on the width of this device 2 from surface 26.

With reference to Fig. 6-8, these row's blades 30 can have different cross-sectional structures.In Fig. 6, blade 30 has triangle or spike shape upper limb, and wherein the tip is arranged on top or the top end of blade.In Fig. 7, show an embodiment of blade 30, wherein, blade has circular top or top.In addition, demonstrate another embodiment in Fig. 8, wherein blade 30 is square or is the structure with basically smooth top or top.

In some embodiments, this device 2 can also comprise many rows lug boss or the blade 48 on the outer surface that is positioned at the first arm 4, and described the first arm face is carried the surface 26 with blade 30.Lug boss 48 can promote or improve hair by this device 2.In some embodiments, lug boss 48 can help hair is flattened or aligning.In some embodiments, lug boss 48 can help so that curly headed after hair passes the heating blade.

In some embodiments, this straightener 2 can comprise that the draw ring, button, knob or the switch 20 that are positioned on the first or second arm are to open and close this device 2.The same as shown, the user can with switch 20 or draw ring pushing or make it to slide into primary importance with this device is opened or to the second place so that this device is closed.Indicator can demonstrate " opening " and " cutting out " and be used for so that draw ring or button slide so that this device is opened or closed to demonstrate which direction or position to the user.In other embodiments, can adopt button that this device is opened or closed.For example, the user can just press button and once this device be opened, and presses a button so that it is closed again.In addition, indicator for example light source 24 can be arranged on the surface of one of them arm of this device 2, and is connected with switch 20 in order to indicate that this device is opened or disconnect.For example, light source 24 can be luminous when user's connection or device for opening 2.In some embodiments, light source can also be indicated specified temp shelves as described below.

In other embodiments, as shown in Figure 1, this device 2 can comprise another switch, draw ring, button or knob 22, is configured to so that the user can switch or select

surface

26,28 and/or the different temperatures shelves that are heated to of surface characteristics.In some embodiments,

surface

26,28 can be heated at least two different temperature.As shown in figure 12, in one embodiment, the user can select two different temperature shelves.In some embodiments, three or more temperature shelves can be arranged.The sign of each temperature or

indicator

58,60 can be described by temperature or the word corresponding with different temperatures.For example, sign or word " preheating ", " loose " can represent that with " nature " three different temperature shelves and draw ring 22 can be arranged on wherein to select first, second, and third position of desired shelves.These words or sign can be corresponding from different temperature.For example, " preheating " can be 240 Fahrenheit temperature, and " loose " can be 420 Fahrenheit temperature, and " nature " is 450 Fahrenheit temperature.The user can select different temperature shelves by switch being slided, moves or being pushed to from position corresponding to desired temperature shelves.As shown in figure 12, indicator 60 is corresponding to the primary importance or temperature shelves 420 Fahrenheit temperature that are used for loose hair.Indicator 58 is corresponding to the second place or temperature shelves 450 Fahrenheit temperature that are used for natural hair.

In some embodiments, the first temperature shelves can be lower than second, third and/or more temperature shelves.The first temperature shelves in some embodiments can be lower than for best desired temperature for hair or thicker more short-tempered hair straightening, and the second and the 3rd temperature shelves can be higher than the first temperature shelves, and are in for hair straightening and the temperature of Yan Gengjia.For example, in one embodiment, in fact " preheating " temperature shelves under 240 Fahrenheit temperature are not enough high so that the hair straightening of some types.But the user may wish adopting other more high-grade " loose " and " nature " at first to heat hair under these temperature shelves before.The heating hair can be so that whole leveling effect be better under this lower temperature " preheating " is set before aligning with the higher temperature shelves.Heater 2 can have more than three or following different temperatures shelves.

In some embodiments, draw ring 22 also comprises light source 62.Adjacent according in light source 62 and the

indicator

58 and 60 which, the user can see or know which temperature shelves this device 2 is set to.

In some embodiments, with the same shown in the 11-12, arm 4,6 can comprise fin, passage or groove 50 at far-end 14,16 such as Fig. 1.In some embodiments, these passages 50 can promote when this device is closed

cooling surface

26,28 or therefrom heat radiation.

As mentioned above, this device 2 can comprise and being configured for to being arranged in this device and being configured to heat the heater circuit of hair contact surface 26, the power supply of 28 heating element heater.Heating element heater can be in many commercially available heating element heaters any, comprises those heating element heaters with integrated constant-temperature circuit.In addition, selector switch (Fig. 2) constitute with have heating element heater should be with the circuit communication of predetermined temperatures of these

surfaces

26,28 heating.Those of ordinary skills can be easy to construct sort circuit.

For example, sort circuit can comprise the

surface

26,28 or the power supply of plate that powers to heat the first and second arms at least the first and second heating sources.Heater circuit can also comprise switch, thereby so that the user can switch on and cut off the power supply.The first and second heating sources can be the commercially available heating source that can be electrically connected with power supply of any type.Example comprises resistor, thermistor, variable resistance and potentiometer.In some embodiments, more than one resistor is connected with heating source and is connected with circuit, thereby can realize and select different temperature shelves.In some embodiments, can adopt potentiometer or variable resistance, thus so that the temperature that the user can change resistance level and therefore change heating source.In some embodiments, heating source can be connected with heater coil.

Various heater circuits are arranged can be in parallel with switch, thermistor and heating source and/or be connected in series, thereby this device 2 is so that the user can select different temperature to heat plate, surface or the surface characteristics of this device 2.In some embodiments, can adopt single heating source to heat these surfaces, plate or surface characteristics.In other embodiments, more than one heating source can use or be connected with circuit.In some embodiments, adopt a heater circuit to activate heating source heats this device for each corresponding temperature shelves these surfaces or feature.In other embodiments, adopt more than one heater circuit to activate heating source to heat surface or the feature of this device for each corresponding temperature shelves.

Adopt an embodiment of this method of installing 2 straightening hairs for example to comprise along the direction (Fig. 1) of arrow C arm 4,6 be pressed onto closing position together, thus for example in Fig. 4,5A and the orientation shown in the 5B these

surfaces plate

26,28 is in contact with one another or in abutting connection with or contact or adjacency with the top of blade 30.In these orientations, can keep pressure at user's hair, separate between a series of blades rows 30 on the surface 26 thereby oppress hair and make it.Then the user can remain on closing position with this device 2, and heats the hair between the blade of this device 2 when scalp is left in these device 2 motions, promotion or pulling.In some embodiments, the user can be with device 2 heating or preheating hairs under the temperature shelves that are not the best for aligning.After this preliminary treatment, then the user can select higher temperature shelves best for aligning and continue to use this device straightening hair.

In some embodiments, hair fixing or heating oil, glue or liquid and this device 2 can be combined with to promote the aligning of hair.This oil can be applied on the surface or plate of this device 2, perhaps is applied directly on the hair before using this device.

Each feature that it should be understood that disclosed embodiment can mutually make up with the aspect or mutually trans-substitution in order to form various forms of hair straightening devices.Therefore, scope of the present invention should not be subject to above-mentioned concrete disclosed embodiment restriction.

Here to the explanation of each structure substantially according to the structure that in these accompanying drawings, is schematically shown.But what want is that here the specific features of described arbitrary structures, structure or characteristic can the mode according to any appropriate make up in the one or more independent structure of clearly not describing or showing.In many cases, describe or be shown as integral body or continuous structure can be separated, still can carry out integrally-built function simultaneously.In many cases, describing or be shown as independent structure can connect or make up, and still carries out the function of independent structure simultaneously.

Various structures described above.Although the present invention is illustrated with reference to these ad hoc structures, these explanations mean exemplify the explanation rather than be used for limiting.In the situation that do not break away from spirit and scope of the invention defined in the appended claims, it may occur to persons skilled in the art that various modification and purposes.

Claims

1. device that is configured to align and/or flatten hair, this device comprises:

The first arm and the second arm that between near-end and far-end, extend along the first and second longitudinal axis respectively, wherein said the first and second arms are in the proximal end combination, thereby so that described hair straightening device can move between the open and close position, described the first arm comprises the first generating surface, and described the second arm comprises the second generating surface; And

The blade that a plurality of parallel tight spacings are opened, they laterally extend on the first surface of the first arm along the direction vertical with longitudinal axis, wherein when described hair straightening device was in the close position, a part of blade of described the first arm contacted the part of the second surface of described the second arm.

2. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said the first and second arms do not have spike shape tooth.

3. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second surface comprise smooth without feature board.

4. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said blade have circular apical margin.

5. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said blade has smooth apical margin.

6. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said blade has sharp-pointed apical margin.

7. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said the first and second surfaces form smooth nest relation when the hair straightening device is in the close position.

8. device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said the first and second surfaces form convex or spill nest relation when the hair straightening device is in the close position.

9. device that is configured for aligning and/or flattening hair, described device comprises:

The first arm and the second arm that between near-end and far-end, extend along the first and second longitudinal axis respectively, wherein said the first and second arms in the proximal end pivotally or hingedly combination, thereby so that described hair straightening device can move between the open and close position, described the first arm comprises the first generating surface, and described the second arm comprises the second generating surface, and wherein these two surfaces are heated; And

Can be by the first and second temperature shelves of user selection, wherein said the first temperature shelves are lower than described the second temperature shelves, described the first temperature shelves constitute aligning and/or flatten the hair of the first kind, described the second temperature shelves constitute aligning and/or flatten the hair of Second Type, and the hair of the described first kind is different from the hair of described Second Type.

10. device as claimed in claim 9 also comprises the off position shelves.

11. device as claimed in claim 9 also comprises being configured to activate at least first heater to heat described the first and second surfaces according to described the first and second temperature shelves.

12. device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said the first temperature shelves are 420 Fahrenheit temperature, and described the second temperature shelves are 450 Fahrenheit temperature.

13. device as claimed in claim 9 also comprises each the sign of position that is used to refer in described the first and second temperature shelves.

14. device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the blade opened of a plurality of parallel tight spacings laterally extends on the first surface of described the first arm along the direction vertical with longitudinal axis.

15. device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said blade extend to the side of the second side of described the first arm from the side of the first side of described the first arm.

16. device as claimed in claim 9, the generating surface of wherein said the first and second arms extends on the first and second sides of described the first and second arms.