Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2/00—Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
  • A45D2/12—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers
  • A45D2/24—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers of multi-part type, e.g. with sliding parts other than for fastening
  • A45D2/2464—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers of multi-part type, e.g. with sliding parts other than for fastening tube-like
  • A45D2/2471—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers of multi-part type, e.g. with sliding parts other than for fastening tube-like comprising bristles
  • A45D2/2478—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers of multi-part type, e.g. with sliding parts other than for fastening tube-like comprising bristles comprising hooks, e.g. hook and loop-type fastener

Definitions

• the invention relates to a hair curler for winding human hair, with a support body made of a hollow shaping molded part made of plastic or metal, which has a central area with a winding surface for winding up a section of hair and both ends have a fastening area with a comparatively larger diameter for fixing the hair curler to the head.
• the central region has projections for engaging in the hair section to be wound up and the fastening regions have hook-shaped holding elements for fixing the hair curler to the head after a winding process.
• the support body is preferably openwork and has a certain shaping elasticity, but can also be designed to be rigid, especially if it consists of metal.
• Such curlers are known to be used to wind up sections of hair in curls and thus influence the shape of the hair.
• a hair curler of the type described in the opening paragraph is known from DE 17 57 714 A1.
• the hair curler has a support body made of a hollow molded plastic part.
• the support body has a central region with a winding surface for winding up a section of hair, to each of which a fastening region is connected at both ends.
• the central area is concave and merges into the end areas without a jump in diameter.
• the central region has projections for engaging in the hair section to be wound up, while the fastening regions have hook-shaped holding elements for fixing the hair curler to the head after the end of a winding process.
• the projections in the middle region can also be provided with a thickening at the free end in a mushroom shape.
• the projections in the middle area and the hook-shaped holding elements have approximately the same radial length.
• the support body which has the shape of a tube section, can be provided as a molded body molded from plastic with corresponding openings. It has a covering on its cylindrical circumference, which consists of a strip of a hook band of a Velcro fastener. It is then a stick curler, the hooks of the hook band serving to fix the tips of the hair of the hair section at the beginning of the winding process on the hair curler.
• a wrap is formed in particular in the central region of the support body, which ensures that the curler does not reach the hairline on the head even when the hooks on the hook band are not wound with hair in both end regions of the curler can.
• This known hair curler does not have a separate fastening device, but rather the end of the winding process and the holding of the hair on the hooks of the hook band form the fastening device.
• no hook tape but a fleece tape of a Velcro fastener is arranged on the circumference of the support body.
• Such a velvet roller also requires a fixing device for fixing the curl on the circumference of the support body on the one hand and for fixing the curler relative to the head after the winding process has ended.
• a fastening device can consist of a cross pin or a section of a hook band which is used in addition to the loop band.
• the known hair curlers have various disadvantages when used. When it is being rolled up, it cannot be prevented that the strand of hair is distributed over the entire axial length of the hair curler during the winding process and that hair areas even slip off the hair curler to the side. When the curl is unwrapped, there is a risk that the hair section will initially become difficult to loosen, especially in the end areas. It is also towards the end of the unwrapping process in the middle. When unwinding, the end regions of the hook tape are finally released, with the risk that hair which has not been wrapped up so far is wrapped up during the unwinding process. The consequence of this is that hair is torn from the head when using the hair curler because it cannot be detached from the support body by turning the support body forwards or backwards.
• DE 40 18 202 C2 discloses a stick winder for winding human hair, preferably to be used at night, which also has a cylindrical support body and a covering thereon, which consists of a section of a hook band.
• the hooks can be formed by cut loops.
• the unit consisting of the support body and the hook band is made soft and elastic overall.
• the support body can be a cylinder section made of foamed plastic, which is so narrow-pored that it is able to absorb liquid and can be expressed in a sponge-like manner.
• Such a stick winder has disadvantages similar to those already described above.
• the use of a Velcro strip also creates the risk that hair will be torn out when using the winder.
• a permanent wave winder in the form of a cylindrical body, on the circumferential surface of which a bristle material with radially projecting bristles is provided for anchoring coiled hair strands.
• the cylindrical shaped body has a constant diameter over the entire length.
• the bristle material on the permanent wave winder has much shorter bristles in the central region of the length of the winder than in the two end regions.
• the different radial length of the different bristles results in a step-like shoulder in the free ends of the bristles over the axial length of the winder.
• the bristles in the central region can have approximately half the radial length of the bristles in the two end regions.
• the invention has for its object to provide a hair curler of the type described above, in which the hair wound into a wrap is concentrated essentially on the central region of the hair curler and without additional fastening device, for. B. in the form of a crossbar, a clip or the like, maintains its end position of the winding process near the scalp.
• this is achieved in a hair curler of the type described in the introduction in that the fastening areas for fixing the hair curler to the head in order to provide a receiving space for the section of hair to be wound up have a diameter that is abruptly enlarged compared to a smaller diameter in the central area, and in that the projections in the central area to fix the hair tips at the beginning of a winding process are designed as spikes projecting radially from the support body, the radial length of which corresponds to approximately half the radial length of the hook-shaped holding elements on the fastening areas.
• the invention is based on the idea of separating the winding area for winding up the hair section from two fastening areas of the hair curler on the hairline locally and functionally.
• the central region is formed and arranged at a distance from the axial two ends of the support body.
• a fastening area is formed at each of the two free ends.
• the central area not only has a smaller diameter than the fastening areas. Rather, a jump in diameter is realized between the central region and the fastening region. This creates, as it were, a spool with two end flanges projecting in diameter, which are not only an optical aid when winding up the strand of hair, winding this strand of hair only in the central region.
• the jump in diameter also creates a space or a space for the created hair that can be filled by the winding thickness of the strand of hair.
• the circumference of the two fastening areas is provided with a section of a hook band. It can also be arranged or formed only adhesive processes. These adhesive processes do not come into active contact with the curl that is wound up, but rather serve to be used as a fastening device for the curler at the end of the winding process. At the end of the winding process, the hair curler is pressed against the scalp, with both fastening areas engaging the hairline in the area of the scalp, thus ensuring that the hair curler has its intended firm fit on the scalp.
• the jump in diameter allows the attachment areas to reach the hairline.
• the new hair curler does not require any cross pins, rubbers, clips, clips or other separate fasteners for fastening.
• the coiled hair is not pressed onto the scalp by the support body with the support surface of the central region, but rather a certain distance from the scalp arises due to the diameter jump, which counteracts the risk of hair breakage in the event of a permanent wave.
• the end of the wound part of the hair near the scalp is brought up steeply on the curler, which is of great advantage for the volume of the hairstyle. If the curler is used when warmed up, it is very advantageous to avoid direct contact with the scalp.
• the protrusions in the middle area only serve to fix the hair tips at the beginning of a winding process. They are designed as spikes protruding radially from the support body, whose radial length corresponds to approximately half the radial length of the hook-shaped holding elements on the fastening areas.
• the spikes can also be realized in the form of corrugation on the surface of the central region. Due to their shorter radial length compared to the hook-shaped holding elements and their different shape, they prevent the curl from rolling out in any phase of the tightening movement.
• the axial length of a fastening region is dimensioned in a ratio of approximately 1: 3 to approximately 1: 6 to the axial length of the central region.
• the two fastening areas although they are not involved in the winding process of the hair section, must have a certain axial length in relation to the rest of the curler, so that the two fastening points of the curler can be reached and adhered to securely in the winding end position on the scalp. It is therefore of no use to choose a relatively small axial length for each fastening area.
• the absolute length of the hair curler also affects the jump in diameter and the axial lengths of the central area and each fastening area.
• Each fastening area should have a constant diameter that is continuous over the axial length.
• a convex or concave design is not necessary, since differences in this regard are bridged by the hooks on the hook band.
• the jump in diameter between a diameter of the central region and the diameter of each fastening region can be dimensioned according to the intended length and thus the winding thickness of the hair section.
• the winding thickness of the section of hair will also be smaller, so that in this respect the jump in diameter may also be smaller. This also applies to hair curlers with a relatively small diameter.
• the jump in diameter can be in the range between about 2 to 8 mm, also depending on the different sizes of the hair curlers.
• the central region can be designed with a constant diameter that is designed to be continuous over the axial length, that is to say it has a cylindrical shape, so that it has a circular cross-section at all points in the central region.
• the central region is also designed to be concave, that is to say a comparatively smaller diameter is arranged in the center of the central region. This works to ensure that the curl to be wound concentrates on the center of the central area so that it does not come into contact with the fastening areas.
• the jump in diameter relates to the smallest diameter in the middle of the central region in relation to the diameters of the fastening regions.
• the cross section of the support body is of minor importance.
• the support body can have a circular, oval or polygonal cross section in its central region and / or in the two fastening regions.
• the cross section is preferably circular.
• the surface of the central region should be roughened, ruffled, prickled or otherwise in some or all of its shape, so that the fixing of the hair tips of the section of hair to be wound on the surface of the central region is promoted.
• the design of the surface of the central area is less pronounced than the design in the two fastening areas.
• the support body can be designed to be dimensionally stable, that is to say slightly flexible, such as a molded body made of hard plastic.
• FIG. 1 shows a perspective illustration of the hair curler in a first embodiment.
• FIG. 2 shows a section of the hair curler according to FIG. 1 in its winding end position near the scalp.
• Fig. 3 shows a further embodiment of the hair curler from three assembled parts.
• Fig. 4 shows a further cross section through an embodiment of the hair curler.
• the hair curler 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a support body 2 which can be designed as a shaping molded part, for example as a molded body made of plastic, metal or the like.
• the support body 2 is preferably hollow.
• the support body 2 has a central region 3 and at its ends each a fastening region 4.
• the two fastening regions 4 have the same diameter among one another, but which is larger than the diameter of the central region 3, so that the hair roller 1 is in the form of a coil or
• the roller has edge portions projecting radially outwards on both ends.
• the two fastening regions 4 are preferably covered circumferentially over their entire axial extent by a hook band 5.
• Such hook tapes 5 are known as a component of Velcro fasteners.
• the central region 3 but also the fastening regions 4 on the support body, can be provided with a large number of openings 7.
• 2 shows the wound position of the hair curler 1 on a human head 8 in the area of the scalp 9, the remaining hair on the head 8 not being shown. Only a single wound hair section is indicated, which is wound into a curl 10. It is understood that the winding process of such a curl 10 begins at the tips of the hair. In the middle of the central area 3, a section of a barbed tape 11 is applied.
• the spikes of the barbed tape 11 are comparatively shorter in the radial direction than the hooks 6 of the hooked tape 5 in each fastening area 4.
• the barbed tape 11 also extends only over a certain part of the axial length of the central area. It is used to fix the hair tips there and to start the winding process.
• the jump in diameter between the central region 3 and the two fastening regions 4 ensures that when the hair section is wound up to form the curl 10, it is deposited only in the central region 3 and is given a certain winding thickness there.
• the hook band 5 remains free of hair in both fastening areas 4.
• the hair curler 1 is pressed onto the scalp.
• FIG. 2 This situation is shown in Fig. 2.
• the hooks 6 of the two hook straps 5 of the two fastening areas 4 engage in the hair at the hairline near the scalp 9, so that the hair curler 1 receives its intended tight fit near the scalp 9.
• the jump in diameter between the smaller diameter of the central region 3 and the diameter of the fastening regions 4 creates space for a certain winding thickness of the curl 10. Nevertheless, the enlarged diameter of the fastening regions 4 also gives the possibility of maintaining a firm fit on the head 8 if it is rounded in wide areas.
• the hair wound into the curl 10 at the hairline is not kinked, but can extend between the hair root and the winding point on the circumference of the curl 10 in a radial position to the head 8, which favors the fullness of the figure ultimately created with it. Also, in the end of the winding position there is still a free space and a passage for air, so that the part of the curl 10 facing the scalp 9 can also be ventilated or dried when the hair is wound up in the wet state.
• the central region 3 has a diameter 12 of 32 mm.
• the central region 3 extends over an axial length 13 of 40 mm.
• the two fastening areas 4 have a diameter 14 of 40 mm and each have an axial length 15 of 10 mm.
• the hooks 6 can extend in the radial direction by about 3 mm.
• the spines in the barbed tape 11 can be 1.5 mm long.
• the support body 2 of the embodiment according to FIG. 2 is designed as a one-piece molded body. Only the two sections of the hook band 5 and the barbed band 11 are connected to the support body 2 by a welded connection, the two ends of each band section being joined together at the same time.
• the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 shows a hair curler 1 in a smaller size, that is, intended for winding up shorter sections of hair on a smaller diameter.
• the hair curler 1 is constructed in three parts.
• the support body 2 is assembled from a tube section 16 and two rings 17 which are continuous over the axial length of the hair curler.
• the assembly can be favored by an adhesive or snap connection.
• the attached rings 17 then form the fastening areas 4 and thus also bring about the jump in diameter to the central area 3.
• the central area 3 can be provided with corrugations 18 in order to promote the attachment of the hair at the beginning of a winding process.
• the diameter and length relationships have changed somewhat here. It is a curler of comparatively smaller size.
• the jump in diameter is also reduced in comparison to the embodiment of FIG. 2 or the size shown there.
• FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the hair curler 1 with a support body 2 which, in its central region, has different diameters 12 over the axial length 13.
• the diameter 12 is smallest in the middle of the central region 3.
• Spines 19 or needle-like extensions can also be provided there.
• the diameter increases slightly in the central region 3 in the direction of the fastening regions 4, so that here the wound curl 10 concentrates in a special way in the middle of the central region 3, so that the hooks 6 of the mounting region remain free during the winding process, as is useful for the fastening function is.
• Such a curler is useful for particularly heavily rounded head areas.
• the same can also be achieved if the jump in diameter between the diameters 12 and 14 is made comparatively large.
• the use of the hair curler 1 is very easy and safe to carry out.
• the tips of the section of hair to be wound up are applied with the aid of the barbed tape 11, the corrugation 18 or the spikes 19 in the central region 3 and, when the winding process continues, are wound up into the curl 10 without the risk of the hair with the hooks 6 of the hook straps 5 of the fastening areas 4 come into contact.
• the hair curler 1 approaches the scalp 9 and there is a pressing process on the head 8, the hooks 6 now hooking onto the head 8 on adjacent hair sections which have not been wound up.
• the unwrapping process is also very simple.
• the hooks 6 are released and the supporting body 2 can be easily rolled off with two fingers engaging in the hollow cross section at both ends, only one pulling off in the radial direction from the head 8 being required, counter At the end of the pulling-off movement, the curl 10 is released so that it springs back into its wound form.

Landscapes

• Hair Curling (AREA)
• Rolls And Other Rotary Bodies (AREA)
• Medicines Containing Material From Animals Or Micro-Organisms (AREA)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Publications (2)

Family

ID=31895746

Family Applications (1)

Country Status (9)

Families Citing this family (7)

Family Cites Families (15)

• 2002
  • 2002-09-10 DE DE10241772A patent/DE10241772B4/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
• 2003
  • 2003-06-12 US US10/461,602 patent/US20040045573A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2003-08-30 DE DE50310749T patent/DE50310749D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 2003-08-30 EP EP03794975A patent/EP1538941B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime
  • 2003-08-30 JP JP2004535216A patent/JP2005537875A/ja active Pending
  • 2003-08-30 PL PL376935A patent/PL376935A1/pl not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 2003-08-30 AU AU2003258691A patent/AU2003258691A1/en not_active Abandoned
  • 2003-08-30 RU RU2005110424/12A patent/RU2330594C2/ru not_active IP Right Cessation
  • 2003-08-30 WO PCT/EP2003/009647 patent/WO2004023924A1/fr active Application Filing
  • 2003-08-30 AT AT03794975T patent/ATE413112T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation

Non-Patent Citations (1)

Also Published As

Similar Documents

Legal Events