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
  • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
  • A45D1/16—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with a single heated member
• • 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
  • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
  • A45D19/02—Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads
  • A45D19/028—Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads having applicators other than brushes or combs, e.g. rollers, balls or sponges
• • 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
  • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
  • A45D1/02—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel
  • A45D1/04—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with means for internal heating, e.g. by liquid fuel by electricity
• • 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
  • A45D1/00—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor
  • A45D1/06—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with two or more jaws
  • A45D1/10—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with two or more jaws with a rotatable handle sleeve
• • 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
  • A45D2/2435—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 comprising foam-like material
• • 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
  • A45D2/2485—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 perforations
• • 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
  • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
  • A45D2200/10—Details of applicators
  • A45D2200/1009—Applicators comprising a pad, tissue, sponge, or the like
• • 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
  • A45D34/00—Containers or accessories specially adapted for handling liquid toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. perfumes
  • A45D34/04—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball
  • A45D34/041—Appliances specially adapted for applying liquid, e.g. using roller or ball using a roller, a disc or a ball
• • 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
  • A45D6/00—Details of, or accessories for, hair-curling or hair-waving devices
  • A45D6/02—Devices for winding the hair upon steep-curlers
• • 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
  • A45D6/00—Details of, or accessories for, hair-curling or hair-waving devices
  • A45D6/04—Devices for winding the hair on flat-curlers

Definitions

• This invention relates the application of treatment liquids to the hair, for example as part of a hair curling function.
• it relates to hair curlers in which hair is wound around a heated drum and liquid is applied to the hair as part of the curling process.
• a hair curler is a handheld electronic product used to curl the hair.
• Hair may be curled using dry heat, or by using steam.
• This invention relates to the application of a treatment liquid to the hair, for example as part of a curler which uses dry heat.
• the main components of this type of hair curler are a handle, a heating element and a sleeve around the heating element to form a hair receiving space (referred to below as a "curling space").
• the heating element is in the form of a heating barrel which generally has a cylindrical shape.
• the heating barrel is for example a tourmaline ceramic panel. Hair is wound around the heating barrel in use and is then heated to form a curl. Different sections of hair are treated in succession to create a desired style.
• the spraying operation is not efficient as it results in wastage, and it may also not result in a uniform application of treatment liquid to the hair. There is therefore a need for an improved treatment liquid application system for a hair curler.
• an applicator for applying a treatment liquid to the hair comprising: a roller arrangement comprising at least one roller, wherein the roller comprises a central reservoir and a porous outer layer for transferring treatment liquid from the central reservoir to the hair, wherein the roller is freely rotatable in use.
• the invention thus provides an applicator that can be used as part of a hair care device, for applying treatment liquid to the hair.
• the applicator is compact by having a central reservoir which delivers liquid to an outer layer.
• the free rotation of the roller means the whole surface of the roller is used to deliver liquid, giving a uniform application of liquid in use. For example, the roller rotates as a result of the passage of hair over the roller in use.
• a closing member is used to close openings in main perforated wall.
• the closing member for example comprises projections which extend though the perforations and the applicator further comprises a pusher for pushing against the projections.
• the invention relates to a system for applying liquids to the hair, for example during the curling process performed by the hair curler of Fig. 1 .
• the delivery of liquid from the central reservoir to the pad surface is typically passive, but it is also possible to employ an internal pumping system for assisting the delivery of liquid from central reservoir to the pad and from the pad to the hair, for example using a mechanical spring-loaded system or actuated using the thermal energy delivered by heating barrel.
• the second roller is shown with an axis of rotation parallel with the longitudinal axis of the heating barrel. However, it may instead have a rotation axis perpendicular to that shown. For example, there may be a set of rollers around the top of the heating barrel each with an axis of rotation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, so that they rotate under the influence of hair sliding off the top of the heating barrel.
• the hair curler has a drive mechanism for implementing he relative rotation, so that the treatment liquid only reaches the pad when the hair curler is in use.
• the roller may be set to the liquid delivery configuration, whereas when powered off the roller is returned to a sealed configuration.
• the heating barrel may have an adjustable size. This enables different curl sizes to be selected.
• a rotating mechanism may for example be used to adjust the barrel size. It may be electrically adjusted using an internal motor or manually adjusted.
• the barrel size may for example be controlled to increase during setting of curls to provide additional tension.
• the roller arrangement may be designed such that a single design can be used and it can remain in place during barrel size adjustment. This applies self-evidently to rollers on the outer sleeve ( Fig. 2 ) or on the looper ( Fig. 4 ). Rollers mounted to the heating barrel such as shown in Fig. 3 may also remain in place if they are positioned such that they do not overlap the size adjustment areas of the heating barrel. For the sleeve design of Fig. 5 , different sleeve sizes will be needed for different barrel size settings.

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