CN111434266A - Container with hooking means for steam haircutting apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a container (2) for containing a liquid to be evaporated and for being assembled with a body (1) of a hairdressing apparatus, the container (2) being intended to be connected to evaporation means of the hairdressing apparatus, the evaporation means being designed to evaporate the liquid and to spread the evaporated liquid towards a lock of hair. According to the invention, the container (2) comprises a movable hooking device (3) comprising at least one hooking mechanism designed to correspond to at least one complementary hooking mechanism belonging to the body (1) in order to hook the container (2) with the body (1), the movable hooking device (3) being movable between a first position ensuring the hooking of the container (2) with the body (1) and a second position allowing the user to assemble or disassemble the container (2) and the body (1).
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of hairdressing apparatuses, and preferably to the field of hairdressing apparatuses, such as steam hairdressing apparatuses, which evaporate liquid towards a lock of hair.
More precisely, the invention relates to the field of hairdressing equipment comprising an evaporation device for diffusing an evaporated liquid towards a lock of hair, a main body, a container which is removable and is intended to contain the liquid to be evaporated and is assembled with the main body so as to be associated with the evaporation device in order to supply said evaporation device with the liquid to be evaporated.
The present invention also relates to the field of containers for hairdressing equipment, and more particularly to containers for containing a liquid to be evaporated and assembled with the body of the hairdressing equipment, for connection with evaporation means of the hairdressing equipment designed to evaporate the liquid and to spread the evaporated liquid towards a lock of hair.
Background
Numerous hair cutting devices are known which have the function of evaporating liquid towards the hair. In fact, it is known that evaporating a liquid on a lock of hair while hairdressing allows improving the efficiency of the operation and the results of hairdressing.
In order to be able to perform this evaporation, known hair cutting devices are equipped with a container for containing the liquid to be evaporated. The container is usually removable with respect to the body of the hairdressing apparatus in order to facilitate its filling operation. Therefore, the user should frequently, usually at least once before each haircutting operation, remove the container from the main body of the device, fill it with liquid (for example with water), and then assemble it with the main body of the haircutting device, in order to supply the latter with the liquid to be evaporated.
These hair cutting devices are generally satisfactory for their users, in particular with regard to the hair cutting results obtained. However, these hair cutting devices have a number of drawbacks or risks in operation, in particular in the assembly or disassembly operations of the container with the main body of the device.
In fact, if the container is not correctly assembled with the body of the device, there is a risk of liquid leakage during the operation of the hair. These risks are increased in particular by the fact that the hair cutting devices are intended to be operated by the user's hand and are subject to the numerous movements associated with hair cutting operations. Furthermore, the container may be accidentally detached from the hair cutting apparatus. Such leakage or such removal can be troublesome to the user, ranging from clothes wetting to electric shock hazard, and the associated hair cutting apparatus is often an electrical apparatus.
In order to limit this type of risk, different hooking principles of the container on the body of the haircutting device have been provided.
A first known solution, which can be seen for example on numerous devices commercialized or as illustrated by document WO2017008413, aims at assembling a container on the body of a hair cutting device by sliding: the container should therefore slide in the body so as to be able to be assembled or disassembled. The holding of the container is thus ensured in part by friction in the sliding direction. However, this solution appears particularly limited for the user, who, when he wishes to assemble or disassemble the container from the hair cutting device, should grip tightly the main body of the hair cutting device with a first hand and grip tightly the container with a second hand, then apply a relatively large movement between its elements in order to disassemble or assemble the container and the main body. This operation thus requires both hands of the user and a large movement in terms of magnitude and force (in order to overcome the friction). Further, as the assembling and disassembling operations, parts rubbing against each other are worn, a gap may be generated, and the reliability of the assembling may be reduced over time, which has a risk of causing accidental disassembly over time.
Another known solution is aimed at equipping the body of the device with an element whose elastic deformation allows to ensure the assembly or disassembly of the container. The elasticity of the element, and therefore of the tongue in general, will therefore simultaneously allow to ensure that the container is held in the hooked position and also to allow the user to elastically deform the tongue while forcibly operating the container during the assembly or disassembly operations. This solution is particularly unreliable with respect to the retention of the container and risks accidental disassembly. Furthermore, this solution is not time-consuming, since with the assembly and disassembly operations the tongues can wear and the assembly can create gaps, which increases the risk of accidental disassembly. Furthermore, the risk of breakage due to fatigue and forced deformation of the tongues is great and, therefore, the container is no longer held by the body. The reliability and durability of this solution therefore appears to be limited.
There is therefore a need for improving existing equipment, especially at the assembly of the container with the body of the equipment.
Disclosure of Invention
The object of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks.
The object of the present invention is to provide a container for hair clipping devices which is particularly reliable and robust.
The object of the present invention is to provide a container for hair clipping devices which is particularly durable.
The object of the present invention is to provide a container for hair cutting devices which is particularly easy to handle, in particular when assembling or disassembling the container with the hair cutting device.
The object of the present invention is to provide a container for hair cutting devices which is particularly intuitive to operate and highly efficient, in particular when assembling or disassembling the container with the hair cutting device.
The object of the present invention is to provide a container for hair clipping devices which is particularly compact and light.
It is an object of the invention to provide a hair cutting apparatus which is particularly reliable and robust.
It is an object of the invention to provide a hair cutting device which is particularly durable.
The aim of the present invention is to provide a hair cutting device which is particularly easy to operate, in particular during the operations of assembling or disassembling the container from the main body of the hair cutting device.
The object of the present invention is to provide a hair cutting device which is particularly intuitive to operate and highly efficient, in particular during the assembly or disassembly operation of a container with the main body of the hair cutting device.
It is an object of the invention to provide a hair cutting apparatus which is particularly compact and light.
These aims are achieved by means of a container for containing a liquid to be evaporated and intended to be assembled with the body of a hairdressing apparatus, said container being intended to be connected with an evaporation device of said hairdressing apparatus, said evaporation device being designed to evaporate said liquid and to spread the evaporated liquid towards a lock of hair, characterized in that it comprises a movable hooking device comprising at least one hooking mechanism designed to correspond with at least one complementary hooking mechanism belonging to said body in order to hook said container with said body, said movable hooking device being movable between a first position ensuring the hooking of said container with said body and a second position allowing the user to assemble or disassemble said container with said body.
These objects are also achieved by means of a hairdressing apparatus comprising evaporation means designed for evaporating a liquid and diffusing the evaporated liquid towards a lock of hair, a main body, a container which is removable and is intended for containing the liquid to be evaporated and for being assembled with the main body in order to be connected to the evaporation means in order to supply the evaporation means with the liquid to be evaporated, characterized in that the container is in accordance with the above description.
The invention therefore relates to two different products, in this case a container for a hair cutting device and a hair cutting device, with a link between the container and the hair cutting device, since the first product is designed to be connected to the second product.
Preferably, the liquid is water. However, the invention is not limited to this particular liquid, and the liquid may be, for example, an oil, a cosmetic product or any other liquid product that can be sprayed onto the hair in order to treat the hair or in order to improve the efficiency of the hair cutting operation. The liquid may be a mixture of water and other products, such as cosmetic products, if desired.
The word "evaporation" is understood here in a broader sense. Thus, the term represents any type of liquid jet, regardless of its nature, its shape, or its state. Thus, for example, the liquid may be evaporated, for example in the form of a nebulizer, while being spread in the form of a plurality of tiny droplets, preferably of a size that is only visible with a microscope.
Preferably, the word "evaporation" is also understood in the strict physical sense, i.e. as an operation that causes the transformation of a liquid into a vapor. On the other hand, the word "evaporation" may be understood as a change of state: the liquid changes from a liquid state to a gaseous state. For example, in the preferred case where the liquid is water, the state change, i.e. the evaporation, is achieved at standard atmospheric pressure when the liquid reaches a temperature of 100 ℃.
The container represents any type of containment body that can hermetically contain a liquid, preferably water. Preferably, the capacity of the container is between 5ml and 500ml, and advantageously between 15ml and 100 ml. Preferably, the container is made of a plastic material. Advantageously, the container comprises an upper shell and a lower shell assembled to each other in a non-removable manner (for example by gluing or welding).
The container is removable, which means that the container can be freely assembled to or disassembled from (or hooked and unhooked to) the main body of the hair cutting apparatus without damaging the container and the main body.
In particular, the container may occupy a hooked position. In this position, the container is fixed to the body of the hairdressing apparatus: the container is thus connected to the body, advantageously in a sealed manner. This hooking position allows the container to convey the liquid contained by the container to the hairdressing apparatus, causing the evaporation means to evaporate the liquid and then to spread towards the lock of hair.
The container may also occupy a disengaged position. In this position, the container is not attached to the body. Preferably, the container is independent of the body and can be freely and easily handled by a user, for example in order to carry out filling of the container, cleaning of the container, etc.
A movable hooking means preferably refers to any device or mechanism, movable, i.e. movable in a plurality of positions, which allows hooking (i.e. fixing) the container to the body of the haircutting apparatus or hooking (i.e. fixing) the container to the body of the haircutting apparatus. To this end, the movable hooking means of the invention comprise at least one hooking mechanism designed to correspond to at least one complementary hooking mechanism belonging to the main body, in order to hook the container with the main body. Thus, two complementary hooking mechanisms are implemented: on the one hand, hooking means, preferably male hooking means, embedded on the movable hooking means, and on the other hand, complementary hooking means, preferably female complementary hooking means, embedded on the body of the hair-cutting apparatus. The at least one hooking means of the movable hooking device and the at least one complementary hooking means of the main body will therefore cooperate with each other so as to ensure hooking, i.e. fixing, between the container and the main body. Preferably, the movable hooking means comprise two hooking mechanisms designed to correspond to two complementary hooking mechanisms belonging to the main body, so as to hook together the container and the main body at two different points, which increases the mechanical strength of the hooking.
The hooking means of the invention interact between a first position ensuring the hooking of the container to the body and a second position allowing the user to assemble or disassemble the container and the body. In another aspect, the first position of the movable hooking means corresponds to a hooking position of the container such as defined above. The second position of the movable hooking means corresponds to the unhooking position of the container such as defined above. Thus, thanks to the movable hooking means of the invention, it is possible for the user to easily and quickly control the movement of the container from its hooking position to its unhooking position, or vice versa. Furthermore, the movable hook means are embedded on the container, which allows the user to actuate the movable hook means with the same hand as the user grasps the container. The movable hooking means allow to move the container from its hooking position to its unhooking position according to the wishes of the user. Thus, for a user, the container can be hooked or unhooked with a single hand. In particular, only the intentional action by the user on the movable hooking means (which should change position between its two positions) allows the container to move from its hooking position to its unhooking position, which avoids any accidental unhooking of the container from the body of the hairdressing apparatus. This significantly enhances the comfort and safety of use of the hair cutting device.
Hair cutting devices represent any type of device that allows a user to carry out a hair cutting operation on the hair (or, if necessary, on the hair, for example in the case of animals). For example, the hair cutting device may be a straightener that allows straightening of hair, a crimper that allows curling or waving, or a multi-function device that allows a variety of different shapes to be achieved.
According to an embodiment, the hair cutting device comprises a first arm connected to a second arm by a hinge so as to form a jaw movable between an open position and a closed position. The open position allows the user to insert the locks of hair inside the device, while the closed position allows the user to exert pressure and preferably heat on the hair in order to perform shaping, typically straightening, of these hairs. The device thus forms a straightening clamp, and the known device will not be described in further detail here. In particular, a device of this type comprises in particular at least one heat treatment surface and preferably two heat treatment surfaces, which are provided at the ends of the arm (or each arm) and are intended to come into contact with the hair in order to transfer heat to the hair.
The main body preferably represents the part of the hair clipping device that is designed to receive the container. According to an embodiment, the body comprises evaporation means and advantageously first and second arms. An embodiment is however conceivable in which the hair cutting device comprises a main body, which houses a removable container, and a secondary body, which comprises, in particular, evaporation means and advantageously first and second arms. In this case, the main body and the auxiliary body are connected to each other by a cable designed to convey the liquid contained in the container of the main body towards the auxiliary body.
Advantageously, the body comprises a hollowed-out portion having a shape complementary to at least a part of the shape of the container and designed to receive at least a part of the container when the container is in a hooking position, the hollowed-out portion comprising the at least one complementary hooking mechanism. The container is therefore at least partially located inside the body of the hairdressing apparatus, which on the one hand allows limiting the overall bulk of the hairdressing apparatus and on the other hand allows ensuring an excellent retention of the container in its hooked position.
According to a preferred embodiment, the movable hook means comprise at least one push-button for direct actuation by the user in order to move the movable hook means from their first position to their second position, or vice versa. This allows making the use of the movable hooking means, and therefore of the hair-cutting apparatus, simpler and more intuitive. Advantageously, the button is a switch button designed to be actuated by a finger of a user's hand. Preferably, the movable hooking means comprise two push-buttons, which allow to distribute the forces and therefore improve the ergonomics of the container and of the hairstyling apparatus. Advantageously, the two push buttons are coaxial and oriented in opposite directions so as to be actuatable by the user according to a pinching movement between two fingers, for example between a thumb and an index finger. In fact, the person who seeks the operation target involves natural and intuitive movements.
According to an advantageous embodiment, the movable hooking means are mobile in translation with respect to the container. On the other hand, the movement of the mobile hooking means causes a translation of the mobile hooking means with respect to the fixed container. This way of moving the movable hooking means allows to obtain simplicity, robustness and ergonomics. Indeed, thanks to this embodiment, the user can place the container in the palm of the user's hand, while driving the movable hooking means in translation with one or more fingers of this hand.
Preferably, the container extends longitudinally along a first axis, the movable hooking means being movable in translation with respect to the container along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The fact of having a translational movement perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container allows to obtain a more ergonomic container, since a minimum force is required to hold the container in the hand. In fact, the longitudinal axis of the container is arranged in the palm of the hand, giving the container excellent retention, and the translational movement of the living hooking means perpendicular to the longitudinal axis is therefore clearly better oriented with respect to the movement of the thumb and/or index finger of the hand holding the container.
According to this advantageous embodiment, the mobile hooking means comprise translation guide means and the container comprises translation guide complementary means cooperating with each other to guide the mobile hooking means in translation in the container. The translational movement of the movable hooking means is therefore limited to a single translation guided by the container itself. This ensures easy movement, good ergonomics and intuition for the user, so that the user does not make wrong operations.
Always according to this advantageous embodiment, it is preferred that said movable hooking means comprise first position first stop means, said container comprising first position first complementary stop means, said first position first stop means and said first position first complementary stop means cooperating with each other so as to prevent said movable hooking means from translating beyond said first position. The translational movement of the movable hooking means is therefore limited by the container itself so as not to exceed the first position. This ensures easy movement, good ergonomics and intuition for the user, so that the user does not make wrong operations. Advantageously, moreover, the movable hooking means comprise a first position second stop means, the container comprising a first position second complementary stop means, the first position second stop means and the first position second complementary stop means cooperating with each other so as to prevent the movable hooking means from translating beyond the first position. The translational movement of the movable hooking means is therefore doubly constrained by the container itself. This ensures good mechanical strength and has two stop points and in particular eliminates any risk of accidental detachment of the moving hook device with respect to the container.
Always according to this advantageous embodiment, it is preferred that said movable hooking means comprise second position stop means, said container comprising second position complementary stop means, said second position stop means and said second position complementary stop means cooperating with each other so as to prevent translation of said movable hooking means beyond said second position. The translational movement of the movable hooking means is therefore limited by the container itself so as not to exceed the second position. This ensures easy movement, good ergonomics and intuition for the user, so that the user does not make wrong operations. In summary, when the above two preferred configurations are combined in this advantageous embodiment, the movement of the movable hooking means is entirely limited by the container and in the container to a translational movement between the first and second positions. This ensures easy movement, good ergonomics and intuition for the user, so that the user does not make wrong operations.
According to an embodiment, the first position of the movable hooking means is a rest position. On the other hand, the movable hooking means are naturally or by default stably kept in their first position, i.e. in a position ensuring that the container is hooked together with the body of the hairdressing apparatus. This substantially improves the safety of use of the device, since the container remains hooked to the body of the hair care device without manipulation by the user. To this end, preferably, said movable hooking means comprise elastic return means, preferably helical springs, which ensure reliability, robustness and low manufacturing costs. However, any other mechanism suitable for using the first position as the rest position is of course conceivable, such as a ferromagnetic device. In the preferred case in which the movable hooking means comprise two push-buttons, the elastic return means are advantageously arranged between the two push-buttons in order to push and separate them. This allows to obtain a simple, cheap, reliable and very efficient construction in mechanical terms. Preferably, said movable hooking means comprise a housing designed to house said elastic return means. This housing thus allows, on the one hand, limiting the bulk of the movable hooking means by integrating the elastic return means and, on the other hand, ensuring the guiding and the retention of the elastic return means during the movement, which improves the overall reliability. Advantageously, when the movable hooking means are in their second position, the two push-buttons are in contact, which allows to form further second position stop means, so as to better withstand the forces exerted by the user on the push-buttons. This enhances the mechanical strength of the living hook device and the reliability of the container.
According to an embodiment, the container comprises a fixed complementary hooking means designed to cooperate with a complementary hooking mechanism belonging to the body when the container is in the hooking position. Thus, two further complementary hooking mechanisms can be used in order to improve the hooking of the container on the body of the hair-care apparatus: on the one hand, a fixed, i.e. inactive and non-deformable, complementary hooking means, preferably a male hooking means, which is embedded on the container, and, on the other hand, a complementary hooking means, preferably a female complementary hooking means, which is embedded on the body of the hair-cutting apparatus. The fixed complementary hooking means and the complementary hooking mechanism will therefore cooperate with each other so as to ensure hooking, i.e. fixing, between the container and the body. Preferably, the fixed supplemental hooking device and the complementary supplemental hooking mechanism are arranged parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container, while the at least one hooking mechanism and the complementary hooking mechanism are arranged perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the container. This allows to better distribute the hooking points between the container and the body and thus to improve the mechanical strength of the hooking.
According to an embodiment, the container comprises at least one guide means designed to cooperate with at least one complementary guide means of the body when the container is in the hooking position. On the other hand, two complementary guiding means are used in order to improve the hooking of the container on the body of the hair-care apparatus and also in order to facilitate the operations of assembly and disassembly of the container, while guiding the movement of the container: on the one hand, preferably female guide means, which are fitted on the container, and on the other hand, preferably male complementary guide means, which are fitted on the body and preferably included in the hollowed-out portion.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a hair cutting device according to the invention.
Fig. 2 is a detail view of the apparatus of fig. 1, wherein the container has been unhooked and removed.
Fig. 3 is a top perspective view of the container of the apparatus of fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the container of fig. 3, wherein the upper shell of the container has been hidden.
Fig. 5 is a bottom perspective view of the container of fig. 3, wherein the movable hook device has been hidden.
Fig. 6 is another bottom perspective view of the container of fig. 3.
Fig. 7 is a detail view of fig. 5.
Fig. 8 is a view similar to fig. 7, but in which all parts are present.
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the movable hook device of the container of fig. 3.
Fig. 10 is another perspective view of the movable hook device of fig. 9.
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The embodiment of the invention shown by the different figures is an embodiment wherein the haircutting device of the invention is a steam straightener. Thus, the container 2, which is also the object of the present invention, is a container for a steam straightener. However, other embodiments, such as a steam iron, are fully contemplated without departing from the scope of the present invention.
As can be seen in fig. 1, the hair cutting device comprises a first arm 11 connected to a second arm 12 by a hinge 13 so as to form a jaw movable between an open position and a closed position. The first and second arms 11,12 constitute gripping means for the user's hands. To this end, the first and second arms preferably form a handle over at least a portion of their length, the handle forming a gripping area. The hair cutting device assumes a closed position in fig. 1. The hinge 13 is thus provided substantially at the ends of the first and second arms 11, 12. The structure and function of hair cutting devices of this type are known and they are therefore not described in further detail here. It is known, for example, that each of the first and second arms 11,12 comprises a heat-treatment surface for contacting the hair. These treatment surfaces are provided at the end of each of the first and second arms 11,12, opposite the hinge 13. The hinge 13 is typically a shaft about which the first and second arms are mounted.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the hair cutting device comprises a main body 1 designed to house a container 2, as will be described in detail subsequently. On the other hand, the container 2 is intended to be assembled with the body 1. According to the embodiment shown, the body 1 comprises said first and second arms 11, 12. However, another alternative embodiment is also conceivable in which the hair cutting apparatus comprises an auxiliary body different from the main body 1 of the receiving container 2. The auxiliary body may thus comprise said first and second arms 11,12 and said hinge 13. The main body 1 and the auxiliary body are therefore connected to each other by a cable for conveying the liquid from the container 2 of the main body 1 towards the auxiliary body and more precisely, for example, towards the first arm 11.
As can be seen in fig. 2, the body 1 advantageously comprises a hollowed-out portion 111, i.e. a recessed space in the body 1, the shape of which is complementary to at least a part of the shape of the container 2. In another aspect, the hollowed-out portion 111 forms a concave receptacle for at least a portion of the container 2. The hollowed-out portion 111 is therefore designed to receive at least a portion of the container 2 when the container 2 is in the hooking position, as will be described in detail subsequently.
Preferably, the body 1 or more precisely the hollowed-out portion 111 comprises at least one complementary guide 114, and advantageously two complementary guides 114, as shown in fig. 2. The at least one complementary guide 114 may thus take the form of a semicircular pin.
The hairdressing apparatus comprises a container 2, which container 2 is intended to contain a liquid to be evaporated, such as preferably water. The container 2 is removable, i.e. the container 2 can be removed, and the container 2 is removed from the hair cutting apparatus, as can be seen in fig. 2, which fig. 2 shows the main body 1 of the hair cutting apparatus with the container 2 removed. The container 2 is thus intended to be assembled with the body 1 of the hairdressing apparatus.
The container 2 can occupy a hooking position, as can be seen in fig. 1, in which the container 2 is integral to the body 1 of the hair cutting device, exactly at least partially arranged inside the hollowed-out portion 111. This allows to provide a more compact hairdressing apparatus with the container integrated in the first arm 11. The hooking position of the container 2 corresponds to the working position of the hairdressing apparatus.
The container 2 can also occupy an unhooking position, as can be seen in fig. 2 to 8, in which the container 2 is detached and independent from the body 1 of the hairdressing apparatus. When the container 2 is in the unhooked position, it is therefore possible for the user to fill the container 2, in particular after removing the filling plug 26 visible in fig. 5 and 6. More precisely, as can be seen in fig. 4, the filling plug 26 comprises a filling aperture plug 261 for sealingly closing off a filling aperture of the container 2 and a vent aperture plug 262 for sealingly closing off a vent aperture of the container when filling the container. In fact, to facilitate the filling operation, and more precisely to ensure that container 2 is maintained at atmospheric pressure when container 2 is filled, container 2 is equipped with two holes: a hole with a larger diameter is used to receive the liquid and another hole with a smaller diameter is used to ensure venting even if the filling hole is completely blocked by the liquid or by a funnel or any other filling tube.
Advantageously, as can be seen in fig. 3, the container extends longitudinally along a first axis X-X', i.e. the container 2 has an overall elongated shape, such as a substantially rectangular shape, the corners being chamfered. In fact, this longitudinal shape is particularly adapted to allow inserting the container 2 into the body 1 and more particularly into the first arm 11, as shown in fig. 1, while maximizing the capacity of the container 2. Preferably, the first arm 11 extends parallel to the first axis X-X'. Advantageously, the first arm 11 extends along a first axis X-X'. In this advantageous case, as shown, the container 2 may therefore extend over more than half the length of the first arm 11, which allows maximizing the capacity of the container 2. The container 2 is thus completely integrated into the first arm 11 and thus constitutes a gripping area for the hand of the user.
The container 2 also preferably comprises connection means 25 visible in fig. 5 for corresponding to complementary connection means 15 visible in fig. 2 and located in the body 1 and more precisely in the hollowed-out portion 111. As can be seen in these figures, the connection means 25 are male connection means, in this case a portion of a tube projecting from the container 2, while the complementary connection means 15 are female connection means, in this case holes. Said connection means 25 and complementary connection means 15 sealingly cooperate when the container 2 occupies its hooking position, so as to allow the main body 1 of the liquid supply device housed in the container 2, and more precisely the supply of the evaporation means, as will be described in detail subsequently. Preferably, the connection means 25 are provided at the longitudinal ends of the container 2, as visible in fig. 5, and extend longitudinally parallel to the first axis X-X'.
As can be seen in fig. 4, the container 2 advantageously comprises a suction tube 251, which is sealingly connected to the connecting device 25. The suction tube 251 extends freely inside the container 2 and comprises, at its free end, a suction tip 252 having a greater mass than the mass of the suction tube 251. This allows the suction tube 251 to be gravity driven to where the liquid itself is gravity driven during movement of the hair-treating apparatus. This ensures a good suction of the liquid inside the container 2 and regardless of the filling level of the container 2 and its position in space. The suction tube 251 is free inside the container 2, i.e. the suction tube is flexible and can be moved inside the container 2. With respect to the ballast suction end 252, this allows for solving the problem of some current containers that do not allow for the suction of all liquids: on the other hand, it is not possible to empty the container, for example when the amount of water is reduced by half, suction becomes impossible. This consequently results in a lack of cruising power of the apparatus equipped with the container.
The container 2 also preferably comprises an aeration device 27, which is visible in fig. 4 to 6 and is designed to prevent liquid from being expelled from the container 2 on the one hand and to maintain the container 2 at atmospheric pressure on the other hand. This venting device 27 allows the following technical problems to be solved. When the liquid is sucked by the suction tube 251, the amount of the liquid inside the container 2 is reduced. However, the container 2 is sealed, so that the amount of liquid sucked cannot be replaced by air. This results in a pressure drop inside the container 2 as the liquid is pumped. After a certain time, the pressure drop is so large that pumping the liquid is not possible. It is therefore not possible to suck the entire liquid contained in the container 2, which limits the endurance of the hairstyling apparatus equipped with the container.
The venting means 27 allow this phenomenon to be overcome by allowing air to enter the interior of the container 2 as the amount of liquid inside the container 2 decreases, while preventing liquid from leaving the container 2.
As can be seen in fig. 4, the venting means 27 comprises an umbrella or mushroom-shaped valve. This shape allows to maintain the compression of the valve and therefore to prevent the liquid from being discharged from the container 2, due to the weight of the liquid pressed on the cap or head of the valve. Conversely, when the pressure in the interior of the container 2 decreases, the external atmospheric pressure pushes the foot of the valve, regardless of the weight of the liquid, which allows air to enter the interior of the container 2. Once the pressure inside the container 2 is equalized with the external (atmospheric) pressure, the valve returns to its original position again due to the weight of the liquid as described above.
As can be seen in fig. 3 and 4, the container 2 comprises an upper shell 21 and a lower shell 22, which are sealingly and advantageously finally connected, i.e. non-detachable, to each other, for example by gluing or welding. This assembly allows to solve the problems of installation of the container 2, while it is considerably easier, even simpler, to allow the installation of the different components inside the container, in particular the suction tube 251 described above.
As can be appreciated, the above-described devices and in particular the suction duct 251 and the venting device 27 allow each to solve specific technical problems and may constitute the subject of the invention.
As can be seen in fig. 5 and more particularly in fig. 7, the container 2 advantageously comprises a guide base 23, which itself preferably comprises different levers that allow to ensure different guiding and hooking functions, as will be described in detail subsequently. The guide bases 23 are advantageously located at the longitudinal ends of the container 2, preferably opposite the connection means 25.
The hairdressing apparatus comprises an evaporation device designed to evaporate the liquid and to spread towards the lock of hair. The evaporation means may for example comprise an evaporation chamber in which the liquid contained in the container 2 is converted into a vapour under the action of heat. The steam then diffuses towards the locks of hair, for example through the dispensing holes. Such devices are known and will therefore not be described in more detail here. Another evaporation device may be, for example, a spray system that converts liquid into fine droplets in the form of a nebulizer, without a change in the state of the liquid.
The container 2 is therefore intended to be connected to an evaporation device of a hairdressing apparatus, designed to evaporate the liquid and to spread towards the lock of hair. The container 2 will thus supply the vaporizing device with the liquid to be vaporized. Preferably, the connection is sealed and is performed in particular by means of the connection means 25 and the complementary connection means 15. The haircutting apparatus and more preferably the main body 1 can also comprise flow generating means, such as a pump, and preferably a peristaltic pump, which allows to suck the liquid contained in the container through a suction duct 251, the suction duct 251 serving to convey the liquid towards the evaporation means.
According to the invention, the container 2 comprises movable hooking means 3, as can be seen in figures 1,3,4,6, 8. On the other hand, the movable hook device 3 is fitted on the container 2, i.e. the movable hook device 3 is connected to the container 2. This allows a better ergonomics for the user of the container 2 and therefore of the hair-cutting apparatus, since the container 2 and the movable hooking means 3 can be operated simultaneously with one hand.
As can be seen in fig. 10, the movable hooking means 3 comprise at least one hooking mechanism 333. More precisely, the live hooking means 3 preferably comprise a foot 33, which itself comprises, at its end, a recess forming a rib projecting from the foot 33 and intended to hook with a complementary part; the ribs thus form a catch mechanism 333. In another aspect, the catch mechanism 333 is a male catch mechanism that is generally rectangular in shape. Advantageously, as shown, the movable hooking means 3 comprise two hooking mechanisms 333, which allow to increase the hooking points between the container 2 and the body 1 and therefore to increase the mechanical strength of the hooking. The two hooking mechanisms 333 are advantageously symmetrical with respect to the mid-plane P, perpendicular to the first axis X-X' of the container, as can be seen in fig. 10.
The at least one hooking mechanism 333 is designed to allow hooking of the container 2 to the body 1, i.e. to keep the container 2 in a hooking position. Preferably, hooking mechanism 333 is rigid, i.e., not deformable. This feature allows to ensure the mechanical strength of the hook between the container 2 and the body 1 and therefore to avoid any risk of accidental unhooking. Furthermore, in contrast to the hooking techniques of the currently known containers which work on the basis of the elastic deformation of such hooking means, the rigidity of the hooking mechanism 333 of the invention allows to ensure the mechanical strength of the hooking over time, i.e. included after a plurality of uses. In fact, the risk of the hooking mechanism 333 breaking due to fatigue is eliminated. The reliability and the lifetime of the hooking mechanism 333 and therefore of the container 2 and therefore of the hairdressing apparatus are therefore increased.
As can be seen in fig. 2, the body 1 and more particularly the hollowed-out portion 111 comprise at least one complementary hooking mechanism 112. This complementary hooking mechanism is designed to be complementary to the hooking mechanism 333, i.e. to cooperate with it in order to ensure the hooking of the container 2. As seen in fig. 2, the complementary hooking mechanism 112 is preferably a female hooking mechanism, for example comprising a cavity of substantially rectangular shape. The complementary hooking mechanism 112 thus receives the male hooking mechanism 333 to ensure hooking. The preferably substantially rectangular shape of the hooking mechanism 333 and of the complementary hooking mechanism 112 allows to distribute mechanical forces over a certain length, which improves the mechanical strength of the hooking of the container 2 to the body 1, in particular upon extraction. The at least one hooking mechanism 333 is therefore designed to correspond to the at least one complementary hooking mechanism 112 belonging to the body 1, in order to hook the container 2 with the body 1. Preferably, said hollowed-out portion 111 advantageously comprises, in the vicinity of the corner, said at least one complementary hooking mechanism 112, as can be seen in fig. 2. Preferably, the body comprises two complementary hooking mechanisms 112 along a second axis Y-Y 'perpendicular to the first axis X-X'.
The movable hooking means 3 are movable between a first position ensuring the hooking of the container 2 to the main body 1 and a second position allowing the user to assemble or disassemble the container 2 from the main body 1. On the other hand, in order to be able to move the container 2 from its hooking position to its unhooking position, the user should move the movable hooking means 3.
More precisely, in order to bring or hold the container 2 in its hooking position, the movable hooking means 3 should be brought or held in its first position. The first position of the movable hooking means 3 therefore corresponds to the hooking position of the container 2 and therefore to the working position of the haircutting apparatus. In order to ensure the safety of hooking of the container and to limit the intervention of the user, advantageously the first position of the movable hooking means 3 is a rest position. On the other hand, in the absence of action by the user, the movable hooking means 3 are naturally in their first position, i.e. in a position ensuring the hooking of the container 2 to the main body 1 of the hairdressing apparatus.
Conversely, in order to bring container 2 into its unhooking position, movable hooking means 3 should be brought into its second position, which would cause unhooking of container 2, as will be described in detail subsequently.
In the different figures, the movable hooking means 3 are shown exactly in this second position.
Preferably, as can be seen in the different figures, the movable hooking means 3 comprise at least one push button 31, and preferably two push buttons 31. A push button refers to any part intended to be directly actuated by a user, preferably by the user's hand and more precisely by at least one finger of the user. Preferably, the button 31 is a switch button designed to be actuated by a single finger of the user. The at least one button 31 and hooking mechanism 333 are preferably rigidly connected, so that when the user actuates the at least one button 31, this moves hooking mechanism 333, more precisely hooking mechanism 333 out of complementary hooking mechanism 112 (i.e. hooking mechanism 333 and complementary hooking mechanism 112 are no longer engaged with each other) and therefore moving movable hooking device 3 from its first position to its second position, or vice versa. On the other hand, the movable hooking means 3 can therefore change position between the first and the second position.
Advantageously, the movable hook means 3 are mobile in translation with respect to the container 2, i.e. the movable hook means 3 move in translation with respect to the container 2, thus constituting a fixed reference, and advantageously move only in translation.
Preferably, as can be seen in fig. 8, said movable hooking means 3 are mobile in translation with respect to the container 2 along a second axis Y-Y 'perpendicular to the first axis X-X'. On the other hand, the translational movement of the movable hooking means 3 is therefore performed perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the container 2. In the preferred case in which the movable hook means 3 comprise two push-buttons 31, this means that the two push-buttons 31 are mobile in translation along the second axis Y-Y'. This configuration has a very significant ergonomic improvement, since it allows the user to operate the container 2 and its hooking system, i.e. to operate the movable hooking means 3 with one hand. More precisely, the user can position the container 2 in the centre of the palm of his hand, the first axis X-X' being substantially perpendicular to his arm. The movable hooking means 3 and in particular the push-button 31 are therefore in an ideal position so as to be directly actuatable by the thumb and the index finger of the hand of the user holding the container.
As can be seen in fig. 9 and 10, the movable hooking means 3 comprise a plane of symmetry P perpendicular to the second axis Y-Y'. In another aspect, the plane P can include a first axis X-X'. The movable hooking means 3 are therefore perfectly symmetrical with respect to the plane P. The living hook means comprise two subassemblies distributed on either side of the plane P and symmetrical with respect to the plane P. Thus, in the following description, only one of the subassemblies is described, the other being a mirror image of the first subassembly.
The foot 33 of the movable hook device 3 is integral with the button 31. Preferably, the foot 33 is made integral with the button 31, i.e. the foot 33 is realized in the same material as the button and can be realized at the same time as the button, e.g. by machining or molding. However, the foot 33 may also be assembled with the button, for example by welding. The foot 33 preferably has a substantially inverted T shape. The vertical bar of T is therefore associated with the push-button 31, while the horizontal bar of T comprises a hooking mechanism 333.
Preferably, movable hooking means 3 comprise translation guide means 331, advantageously formed by the vertical bar of T of foot 33. The container 2 therefore comprises translational guide complementary means 231, visible in fig. 7, advantageously formed by the bars of the guide base 23. Said translation guide means 331 and the translation guide complementary means 231 therefore cooperate with each other so as to guide the movable hooking means 3 in translation in the container 2 and more precisely in the guide base 23.
Preferably, as can be seen in fig. 8, the translational guiding is achieved by means of a sliding connection, advantageously formed by a vertical bar of the T, which moves inside the U-shaped space formed by the guide base 23, and by a horizontal bar of the T, which rests on the U-shape, as can be seen in fig. 7 and 8, whose length is greater than the opening of the U. Preferably, the U formed in the guide base 23 is open toward the outside, and the second axis Y-Y' is a symmetry axis of the U-shaped space for the guide base 23. In addition, the button 31 is also designed to press on the U of the guide base 23. The specific shape of the living hook devices 3 and in particular of their feet 33, combined with the complementary shape of the guide base 23, therefore allows to realize a sliding connection for the translational guiding of the living hook devices 3 in the guide base 23 of the container 2 of the hair-cutting apparatus. A similar translation guide, which may be realized by means of a device of the dovetail type, is conceivable without going beyond the scope of the present invention. Preferably, the slip connector has an axis Y-Y'.
Preferably, the movable hooking means 3 comprise first position first stop means 341, as can be seen in fig. 9 or 10. More precisely, the button 31 has a horizontal stem of the T, seen from above the T-shape, which constitutes the part that the user will actuate with his fingers, as can be seen in fig. 9. The push-button 31 advantageously comprises a first protruding pin 34, which protrudes from the vertical rod forming the T of the push-button, in a direction similar to that of the foot 33. Preferably, the male pin 34 and the foot 33 extend in parallel directions and advantageously in the same direction. Advantageously, the first projecting pin 34 comprises a substantially flat surface perpendicular to the vertical bar forming the T of the push-button 31, said surface forming said first position first stop 341. Said first position first stop means 341 is therefore advantageously parallel to plane P.
Advantageously, the button 31 comprises a projection allowing to improve the quality of the contact between the button 31 and the user's finger. These projections also allow to visually indicate to the user the positioning of his fingers in order to unhook the container 2.
Preferably, container 2 comprises a first position first complementary stop means 232, as can be seen in fig. 7. More precisely, said first position first complementary stop means 232 are contained in the guide base 23, which in this position forms a substantially rectangular shaped window. Said first position first complementary stop means 232 are therefore formed by a rod parallel to the first axis X-X'. Preferably, said rod has a rectangular or square cross section, so as to provide substantially flat side surfaces and in particular substantially parallel to the side surfaces of the first stop means 341 in the first position.
Said first position first stop means 341 and first position first complementary stop means 232 therefore cooperate with each other so as to prevent the translation of the moving-hook device 3 beyond said first position, on the other hand so as to provide a stop of the first position for the moving-hook device 3. As can be seen in fig. 7 to 10, the relevant fitting is advantageously a face-to-face type fitting. This allows providing a good contact which distributes the forces better and thus ensures a reliable, strong and time-durable stop at the first position. This allows to limit the translational movement of the movable hook device 3 so that it does not exceed its first position. The good quality of the stop is more important than what has been described above, the first position may correspond to an idle position, i.e. to a position very frequently occupied by the movable hooking means 3.
Preferably, the movable hooking means 3 comprise first position second stop means 351 visible in particular in fig. 9 and 10. More precisely, the push-button 31 advantageously comprises a second protruding pin 35, which protrudes from the vertical stem forming the T of the push-button 31 in a direction parallel and opposite to the direction of the foot 33. Preferably, the first and second pins 34,35 extend in parallel and opposite directions. On the other hand, said first and second projecting pins 34,35 extend on either side of a vertical bar forming the T of the push-button 31, as can be seen in fig. 9. Preferably, the second projecting pin 35 is parallel to the plane P.
Preferably, the container 2 comprises a first position 233 visible in fig. 7, a second complementary stop 233. This first position second complementary stop means can therefore be formed by the walls of the recess realized directly in the upper shell 21 of the container 2. Preferably, the first position second complementary stop means 233 extend longitudinally parallel to the first axis X-X'.
Said first position second stop means 351 and first position second complementary stop means 233 therefore cooperate with each other so as to prevent the translation of the live hooking device 3 beyond the first position, and on the other hand so as to provide a stop of the first position for the live hooking device 3. Also, the fit is advantageously of the face-to-face type, thus having the same advantages as those described above. The fact that the live hooking means comprise two first position stop means 341,351 each cooperating with two first position complementary stop means 232,233 of the container 2 thus allows to provide two first position stops for the live hooking means 3. This allows a better distribution of the contact pressure between the two stops and therefore improves the strength, reliability and durability of the live hook device 3. Moreover, each of these stops allows to retain the push-button 31 associated with the container and to avoid accidental detachment of the movable hooking means 3 from the container 2.
Preferably, live hooking means 3 comprise second position stop means 332, visible in fig. 10 and advantageously formed by foot 33. More precisely, said second position stop 332 is formed by a surface of the foot 33, which is substantially parallel to the first position first stop 341 and preferably to the plane P. The second position stop 332 and the first position first stop 341 thus form two parallel stops that limit the translational movement of the moving hook device 3.
Preferably, container 2 comprises a second position complementary stop means 234 visible in fig. 7. The second position complementary stop means 234 are therefore advantageously parallel to the first position first complementary stop means 232, for example simultaneously provided on the face opposite the same bar of the guide base 23.
Said second position stop means 332 and second position complementary stop means 234 therefore cooperate with each other so as to prevent movable hook device 3 from translating beyond said second position, so as to form a stop in the second position, in particular when the user exerts pressure on one or more push buttons 31.
Preferably, as mentioned above, the plane P forms a symmetry plane for the living hook device. The movable hooking means therefore comprise two push buttons 31, two feet 33, two first projecting pins 34, two second projecting pins, two translation guides 331, two second position second stop means 332, two hooking mechanisms 333, two first position first stop means 341, two first position second stop means 351, each of which is symmetrically distributed on either side of the plane P, as can be seen in fig. 9 and 10.
Advantageously, the movable hook device 3 comprises elastic return means 32, visible in fig. 9, designed to keep the movable hook device 3 in its first position. The elastic restoring means 32 are preferably helical springs designed to keep the push-buttons 31 apart. However, without going beyond the scope of the present invention, it is possible to envisage further restoring means which allow the disengagement of the retention button 31, i.e. the retention of the movable hooking means 3 in the first position. For example, it is possible to consider an electromagnetic device, the container 2 being equipped with a magnet and each of the buttons 31 being made of magnetic material (or vice versa). Preferably, as shown in fig. 9, the elastic restoring means 32 are provided between the two push buttons 31, which allows to obtain a simple construction and allows the elastic restoring means 32, i.e. the helical spring, to transmit its full force to the push buttons 31 and exclusively to the push buttons 31. Preferably, movable hook device 3 comprises a housing 312, which housing 312 is designed to receive elastic restoring means 32, as can be seen in fig. 9. This allows to ensure that the elastic restoring means 32 are kept in place and to guide the elastic restoring means when they are deformed. The housing 312 is advantageously formed by a groove starting from the end of the push-button 31, i.e. from the free end of the vertical rod forming the T of the push-button 31, and preferably extending partially along the second axis Y-Y' towards the inside of the push-button 31. Thus, when the movable hook device 3 is in its second position, with the two push buttons 31 in contact, the volume of the movable hook device is zero, since the movable hook device is completely integrated in the housing 312, i.e. inside the push buttons 31. This allows limiting the bulk of the movable hooking means 3. As can be seen in fig. 9, the elastic restoring means extend longitudinally along the second axis Y-Y'.
Advantageously, as can be seen in fig. 9, the second axis Y-Y' forms an axis of symmetry for the movable hooking means 3.
As can be seen in fig. 8, the first axis X-X' forms an axis of symmetry for the guide base 23, the plane P preferably forming a plane of symmetry for the guide base.
Preferably, the container 2 comprises a supplementary hooking means 221 which is fixed, i.e. inactive and non-deformable, as can be seen in fig. 5 and 6, and which advantageously comprises a substantially rectangular-shaped tongue which protrudes from the container in a direction parallel to the first axis X-X'. Preferably, the supplementary hooking means 221 are located at a longitudinal end of the container 2 and are advantageously opposite to the movable hooking means 3, which are themselves located at the other longitudinal end of the container 2. This allows maximum separation of the different hooking points of the container 2 on the body 1, which improves the stability and mechanical strength of the hooking of the container 2 with respect to the body 1. Furthermore, in the preferred case shown, in which the movable hooking means 3 comprise two hooking mechanisms 333, three hooking points are imparted to the container 2 on the body 1, which corresponds to a balanced assembly. Furthermore, the hooking points can obviously be arranged in a triangular shape by the arrangement of the two hooking mechanisms 333 on the second axis Y-Y ' and of the complementary hooking means 221 on an axis parallel to the first axis X-X ' or, if necessary, on the first axis X-X '. The triangular arrangement of the hooking points of the container 2 on the body 1 allows to improve the stability and the mechanical strength of the hooking between the container 2 and the body 1 and, consequently, the reliability of the hooking between the two elements.
The body 1 therefore comprises a complementary hooking mechanism 113 visible in fig. 2. The complementary hooking means 113 comprise, for example, a groove of substantially rectangular shape realised inside the body 1 from the hollowed portion 111 in a direction parallel to the first axis X-X'.
The complementary hooking means 221 and the complementary hooking mechanism 113 are therefore designed for cooperating integrally when the container 2 is in the hooking position, the complementary hooking means 221 being preferably a male hooking means and the complementary hooking mechanism 113 being preferably a complementary female hooking mechanism. The embodiment shown uses at least one complementary hooking mechanism 113 cooperating with at least one complementary hooking means 221, however, it is fully possible to envisage the addition of these elements in order to increase the mechanical strength of the hooking.
As shown in fig. 5 and 6, the container 2 comprises at least one guide means 24 designed to cooperate with at least one complementary guide means 114 of the body 1 when the container is in the hooking position. This allows to provide at least one guiding mechanism between the hooking mechanism 333 and the complementary hooking means 221, which greatly facilitates the hooking operation of the container 2 on the body, while providing an intermediate guide for the user. Furthermore, the guide means 24 and the complementary guide means 114 allow to reinforce the mechanical strength of the hooking once the container 2 is in the hooking position, while preventing any translational movement of the container 2 along the first axis X-X'. This allows to relieve the hooking mechanism 333 and the supplementary hooking device 221 along a third axis perpendicular to the first axis X-X', the hooking mechanism 333 and the supplementary hooking device 221 therefore no longer ensuring an anti-unplugging fixation. The strength and durability of the container is thus improved. The greater the length of the container 2, the greater the participation of this intermediate guide point. Preferably, the guide 24 is a female guide, such as a hole or a side notch in the shape of a half-hole as shown. The complementary guide 114 is thus a complementary male guide, which may take the form of a semicircular pin (in the longitudinal direction), as can be seen in fig. 2. Advantageously, the container 2 comprises two guide means 24 and the body 1 comprises two complementary guide means 114.
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1. Container (2) for containing a liquid to be evaporated and for being assembled with a body (1) of a hair clipping device, said container (2) being intended to be connected to evaporation means of said hairdressing apparatus, said evaporation means being designed to evaporate said liquid and to diffuse the evaporated liquid towards the lock of hair, characterized in that said container (2) comprises a movable hooking means (3) comprising at least one hooking mechanism (333), said at least one hooking mechanism being designed to correspond to at least one complementary hooking mechanism (112) belonging to the body (1), in order to hook the container (2) with the body (1), the movable hooking means (3) being movable between a first position ensuring the hooking of the container (2) with the body (1) and a second position allowing the user to assemble or disassemble the container (2) with the body (1).
2. Container (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said movable hook means (3) comprise at least one push-button (31) for direct actuation by the user in order to move said movable hook means (3) from their first position to their second position, or vice versa.
3. A container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said movable hooking means (3) comprise two push-buttons (31).
4. A container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the movable hooking means (3) are mobile in translation with respect to the container (2).
5. A container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein said container extends longitudinally along a first axis (X-X '), said movable hooking means (3) being movable in translation with respect to said container (2) along a second axis (Y-Y ') perpendicular to said first axis (X-X ').
6. Container (2) according to any one of claims 4 or 5, characterized in that said movable hook means (3) comprise translation guide means (331), said container (2) comprising translation guide complementary means (231), said translation guide means (331) and said translation guide complementary means (231) cooperating with each other so as to guide said movable hook means (3) in translation in said container (2).
7. Container (2) according to any one of claims 4 to 6, characterized in that said live hooking means (3) comprise first position first stop means (341), said container (2) comprising first position first complementary stop means (232), said first position first stop means (341) and said first position first complementary stop means (232) cooperating with each other so as to prevent the mobile hooking means (3) from translating beyond said first position.
8. Container (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said mobile hooking means (3) comprise first position second stop means (351), said container (2) comprising first position second complementary stop means (233), said first position second stop means (351) and said first position second complementary stop means (233) cooperating with each other so as to prevent the mobile hooking means (3) from translating beyond said first position.
9. Container (2) according to any one of claims 4 to 8, characterized in that said live hooking means (3) comprise second position stop means (332), said container (2) comprising second position complementary stop means (234), said second position stop means (332) and said second position complementary stop means (234) cooperating with each other so as to prevent the translation of said live hooking means (3) beyond said second position.
10. A container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first position of the movable hooking means (3) is a rest position.
11. Container (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said movable hooking means (3) comprise elastic return means (32), said elastic return means (32) being preferably a helical spring.
12. Container (2) according to the preceding claim and according to claim 3, characterized in that said elastic return means (32) are provided between said two push buttons (31).
13. Container (2) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said two push-buttons (31) are in contact when said movable hook means (3) are in their second position.
14. Container (2) according to any one of claims 11 to 13, characterized in that said movable hooking means (3) comprise a housing (312) designed to receive said elastic return means (32).
15. A container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (2) comprises fixed complementary hooking means (221) designed to cooperate with complementary hooking means (113) belonging to the body (1) when the container (2) is in the hooking position.
16. A container (2) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the container (2) comprises at least one guide means (24) designed to cooperate with at least one complementary guide means (114) of the body (1) when the container is in the hooking position.
17. Hairdressing apparatus comprising an evaporation device designed to evaporate a liquid and to spread the evaporated liquid towards a lock of hair, a main body (1) and a container (2) which is removable and is intended to contain the liquid to be evaporated and to be assembled with the main body (1) in order to be connected to the evaporation device in order to supply it with the liquid to be evaporated, characterized in that the container (2) corresponds to a container according to any one of the preceding claims.
18. The hair cutting device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said main body (1) comprises a hollowed-out portion (111) having a shape complementary to at least a part of the shape of said container (2) and designed to receive at least a part of said container (2) when said container (2) is in a hooking position, said hollowed-out portion (111) comprising said at least one complementary hooking means (112).
19. The hair cutting device according to any one of claims 17 or 18, characterized in that it comprises a first arm (11) connected to a second arm (12) by a hinge (13) so as to form a jaw that is movable between an open position and a closed position.
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