US20240090641A1

US20240090641A1 - Scalp-contact-type hair root volumizing styler

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Publication number: US20240090641A1
Application number: US18/038,678
Authority: US
Inventors: Kyung Eui BAEK
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-11-24
Filing date: 2021-11-12
Publication date: 2024-03-21
Also published as: WO2022114628A1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hair root volumizing styler. which curls hair to add volume thereto, comprising: a styler body having a handle formed on one portion thereof to provide a grippy feeling; heating members provided on one portion of the styler body to provide heat sources; rod-shaped volumizing members provide on the opposite side of the handle, on the styler body; and heat-blocking members, which block heat generated from the volumizing members while encompassing portions of the lower parts of the volumizing members, so as to protect the scalp, wherein the volumizing members are manufactured in a set size and are separably coupled to the styler body.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION

The present invention relates to a hair root volumizing styler, and more particularly, to a scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler that not only prevents burns of the scalp but also enables rapid volumizing at the root of hair.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

In general, a curling iron is a beauty tool in the form of tongs used when directing hair in a wavy straight shape.
For such a curling iron, when a suitable amount of hair is held between hot plates and the curling iron is pulled while rotating, waves are created. Alternatively, if pulling the curling iron straightly, straight hair can be created.
However, in the case of the conventional curling iron, when pulling the iron while holding the hair, the hair held between the two hot plates gets tangled and thus it is not easy to tidy up. Further, the hair often gets disheveled while pulling the iron to hence cause a difficulty in producing a desired hairstyle.
On the other hand, an electric curling iron is used to produce a person's hair style using an electric heating element. The electric curling iron may conduct a straight perm to shape curly hair and/or produce artificially curling the permed hair into straight hair, otherwise, conduct a curling perm to make straight hair into curly hair.
Such a conventional curling iron is formed in a tongs structure in which upper body and lower body extending in the longitudinal direction are rotatably coupled to each other, and the upper body and the lower body are in contact with each other.
At this time, the upper body and the lower body are provided with hot plate members. The hot plate member is a flat member that is in direct contact with the hair, is heated by a heating element formed therein, and creates desired hair style by inserting the hair between the both heated hot plate members.
However, in such conventional electric curling iron, since a pair of upper and lower bodies are formed in a straight bar type and the hot plate member is configured in the form of a flat plate, a user required skilled hand techniques such as turning or bending the wrist while holding the electric curling iron in order to produce desired hair styles.
Accordingly, it is required for development of an electric curling iron structure with a construction in which a styling can be easily conducted even by an inexperienced user in beauty.
In fact, there is currently a growing need of customers for a hair shape that gives volume to the root of hair even in the case of hair loss, however, due to the risk of burns on the head, in particular, the scalp, and the part where a work space is not visually secured, the root volumizing products are is now in a blue ocean state.

PRIOR ART LITERATURE

Patent Literature

- (Patent Document 0001) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1785569
- (Patent Document 0002) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1788727

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Technical Problem to be Solved

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a root volumizing styler that not only prevents burns of the scalp, but also enables rapid volume formation at the root of hair.

Technical Solution

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention proposes,

- a scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler as a root volumizing styler to make volume by curling hair, which includes: a styler body provided with a handle on a part thereof to give a grippy feeling; a heating member provided in a portion of the styler body to supply a heat source; a rod-shaped volumizing member that is placed in plural to be spaced apart from one another on the opposite side of the handle in the styler body and is provided with the heating member to supply the heat source, so as to give volume to the hair during root volumizing work; and a heat-blocking member that blocks heat generated from the volumizing member while encompassing a portion of the lower part of the volumizing member, so as to protect the scalp.

Effects of Invention

The scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to the present invention includes a plurality of volumizing members so that a plurality of volumes are generated at once when the hair root is in contact with the volumizing members, respectively, thereby quickly performing a volumizing work.
Further, since the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to the present invention includes a heat-blocking member so that direct contact between the scalp and the heating member provided in the volumizing member may be blocked by the heat-blocking member, thereby preventing burns of the scalp during volumizing work.
Further, since the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to the present invention can be moved simply by motion of the hand holding the handle, it is easy to create a volume in the entire head and also to enable self-work.
In addition, the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to the present invention may further include an air supply member comprising a blowing fan and an air duct, wherein cold air discharged by the blowing fan and the air duct reaches the root part of the hair, thereby enabling quick hair setting.
However, the effects obtainable in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned herein will be clearly understood from the following description by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the following description.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The following drawings attached to this specification illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention together with the detailed description of the present invention to be described later, whereby the present invention should not be construed as being limited only to the subject matters described in the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of components in the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 illustrates a block diagram of components when the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes an air supply member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS OF INVENTION

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text. That is, since the embodiment is capable of various changes and may have various forms, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea. Further, since the object or effects presented in the present invention do not mean that a specific embodiment must include all of them or such effects exclusively, it should not be understood that the scope of the present invention is limited thereby.
The meanings of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.
Terms such as “first” and “second” are for distinguishing one component from another, and the scope of claimed rights should not be limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be termed a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be termed a first component. When a component is referred to as being “connected to” another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly connected to the other component, and also other components may exist in therebetween. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain component is “directly connected” to another component, it should be understood that other components do not exist in therebetween. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between components, that is, “between” and “directly between” or “neighboring to” and “directly adjacent to”, etc., should be interpreted in the same manner.
The singular expression is to be understood to include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as “comprise (include)” or “have” are not intended to refer to the presence of specified feature, number, step, action, component, part or a combination thereof, but it should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.
All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Terms defined in the dictionary and used generally should be interpreted as having the same meaning in the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a front view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of components in the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 , the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a main body 100, a heating member 200, a volumizing member 300 and a heat-blocking member 400.
The styler body 100 of the present invention may have a handle 50 provided on a part thereof to give a grippy feeling.
At this time, the styler body 100 may be formed to have a predetermined curvature in a direction perpendicular to the handle 50 to be in close contact with the scalp. That is, the styler body 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may also be in close contact with the scalp by forming a radius of curvature of an angle set in a direction perpendicular to the handle 50.
The heating member 200 of the present invention may be provided on a portion of the styler body 100 to supply a heat source. Specifically, the heating member 200 may be formed on the outer peripheral surface of the volumizing member 300 to supply a heat source necessary for root volumizing work.
The volumizing member 300 of the present invention is manufactured in a rod shape, which is arranged in plural to be spaced apart from one another on the opposite side of the handle 50 in the styler body 100 and is provided with the heating member 200 to supply a heat source, thus giving volume to the hair during root volumizing work. Specifically, the volumizing member 300 is attached in such a state that about four (4) members are spaced apart at a predetermined interval to thus enable volumizing in four stages by a single work.
At this time, the volumizing member 300 may be manufactured in a predetermined size, and may be detachably coupled to the styler body 100. More particularly, the present invention may further include a connector (not shown) for detachably coupling the volumizing member 300 to the styler body 100. The connector may include a coupling protrusion and a coupling hole.
Herein, at least one coupling protrusion may be mounted on a portion of the volumizing member 300 and provided with elastic force so as to enable interpolation of the protrusion into the volumizing member 300 by external pressure. The coupling hole may be formed at a corresponding position of the styler body 100 in response to the coupling protrusion, whereby the coupling protrusion is coupled into the coupling hole to thus secure the volumizing member 300 while coupling the same into the slyer body 100, simultaneously.
Further, the volumizing member 300 may be manufactured in different sizes, therefore, it is possible to increase or decrease the volume of hair by altering the size of the volumizing member 300 according to a user's tendency or directing environment.
Further, the volumizing member may limit a rotation angle to a predetermined set angle.
Specifically, the volumizing member 300 may be designed such that the rotation angle is defined to an angle of approximately 270°, and the heat-blocking member 400 as a safety plate may be attached to a portion of the lower part of the volumizing member in order to avoid the heating member 200 installed in the volumizing member 300 from directly coming into contact with the scalp, thereby preventing burns of the scalp.
The above-described embodiment is a case in which the heating member 200 formed on an outer circumference of the volumizing member 300 encompasses only a portion of the circumference rather than the entire circumference (360°) of the volumizing member 300. That is, since the heating member 200 surrounds a portion of the outer circumference of the volumizing member 300, it is required to adjust the rotation angle such that the heating member 200 of the volumizing member 300 faces a volumizing work direction during root volumizing work. In this case, the rotation angle adjustment may include setting an appropriate angle for the work by moving a separate lever for adjusting the rotation angle (“an angle adjustment lever”) in the left or right direction.
Further, the volumizing member 300 may be manufactured to be movable in position in response to the user's head shape.
Specifically, using the handle 50 provided in the styler body 100 to move the volumizing member 300 by one touch, the left, right and back hair may be freely worked according to the head shape, and self-work is also possibly conducted.
Particularly, a user can adjust a spacing between the volumizing members 300 by spreading the styler body 100 to the left and right by a set length. More particularly, the styler body 100 may be manufactured such that each set spacing between the volumizing members 300 is widened or constricted, whereby it is possible to adjust the spacing between the volumizing members 300. That is, when the styler body 100 is manufactured in a multi-stage folding structure and the handle 50 is operated in a manner of turning or pulling the handle, it is possible to adjust a width to the left and right.
Therefore, the working time may be shortened and the volume of the lower end serves as a support for the upper end, so that the volume does not look clumsy and the durability may also be increased.
Further, the volumizing member 300 may be formed to have a predetermined curvature in a downward direction so as to be in close contact with the scalp. That is, the volumizing member 300 may be formed with a radius of curvature set in the downward direction so as to be in close contact with the scalp of a user.
Further, the volumizing member 300 may have a rounded or tapered front portion. Specifically, the volumizing member 300 has a rounded or tapered front portion so that the volumizing member 300 is easily inserted into the hair and hair sections for giving volume can be desirably divided.
Further, a pattern in a set shape is formed on the surface of the volumizing member 300 so that the hair can be held by applying a frictional force thereto. Specifically, a pattern may be formed on the surface of the volumizing member 300 in order to hold the hair without being messy, wherein the pattern of the volumizing member 300 may be a horizontal stripe pattern formed to match the hair work direction, otherwise, comb-shaped protrusions may be arranged at regular intervals instead of the horizontal stripe pattern.
The heat-blocking member 400 of the present invention surrounds a portion of the lower part of the volumizing member 300, more specifically, may block heat generated from the volumizing member 300 while encompassing a portion of the lower part of the heating member 200 in the volumizing member 300, thereby protecting the scalp during root volumizing work.
Particularly, the heat-blocking member 400 serves to block the transmitted external heat, and is made of an insulating material, wherein the insulating material is preferably selected from the group consisting of polyamide, high-strength PVC, glass fiber reinforced plastic, glass, cement, gypsum, silicon nitride, silicon carbide, silica, zirconia, pearlite, siliceous material, allitic, magnesia, dolomite, carbonaceous material, and mixtures thereof, which have low heat conductivity and excellent durability.
According to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to work at once in the form of attaching four (4) small iron-on-type volumizing members 300, and it is also possible to help the completion of a hairstyle in a short time exclusively for the root volume.
Therefore, using the root volumizing styler 10 of the present invention, even a beginner can work to produce a high-quality volume easily and quickly. Meanwhile, although a working time is shorter compared to a hair-drying work, it still takes a considerable time. However, if attaching the above four (4) volumizing members 300 at a scalp angle of 100°, four-stage volumizing may be quickly done in a single work.
Further, since the root volumizing styler 10 of the present invention may often cause scalp burns, the volumizing member 300 is preferably designed to limitedly move within an angle of 270° and, as a safety plate, the heat-blocking member 400 is attached so that the heating member 200 provided in the volumizing member 300 does not touch the scalp, thereby preventing scalp burns.
Further, the styler body 100 can be moved by one touch using the handle 50 so that the left, right, and back volume works are freely done, the working is simple, and the self-work is also possible.
Meanwhile, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a side cross-sectional view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 is a front view of the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 8 illustrates a block diagram of components when the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes an air supply member.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8 , the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include an air supply member 500.
The air supply member 500 may be mounted on a portion of the styler body 100 to supply air through the volumizing member 300.
At this time, the air supply member 500 may include a blowing fan 510 and an air duct 520.
The blowing fan 510 may be mounted on the handle part 50 of the styler body 100 to supply air.
Further, the blowing fan 510 is connected to an on/off operation switch 20 separately provided on the handle 50 so as to manually control the operation.
The air duct 520 is provided inside the volumizing member 300 and includes an air hole 30 formed at the distal end thereof, thereby inducing the flow of air generated by the blowing fan 510.
Further, the scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler according to another embodiment of the present invention may further include a skin detection sensor 530 and a controller 600.
The skin detection sensor 530 may be provided on a portion of the heat-blocking member 400 to detect skin in contact with the heat-blocking member 400.
The controller 600 is provided on a portion of the styler body 100 and is connected to the heating member 200, the air supply member 500 and the skin detection sensor 530 so as to control the operation of the heating member 200, the air supply member 500 and the skin detection sensor 530, respectively.
Specifically, when a ratio of the skin detected by the skin detection sensor 530 reaches a predetermined ratio set in the heat-blocking member 400, that is, when the volumized hair gets out of the volumizing member 300 and about ⅓ of the skin is exposed, the air supply member 500 is operated to spray cold air so that the volume-up hair can be set immediately. Alternatively, the air supply member may be artificially operated by operating a manual switch.
Further, the controller 600 is provided with a wireless communication module, and may be in conjunction with an external mobile terminal through any one of a Wi-Fi communication module, a Bluetooth communication module and a Zigbee communication module, so as to control the operation from the outside or to check the control situation in real time.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the blowing fan 51 may be provided inside the handle 50 and cold air is discharged through the air duct 520, to thus enable quickly setting after volumizing the hair.
As described above, the detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed has been provided to enable those skilled in the art to implement and practice the present invention. Although the above description has been provided with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes can be made to the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, those skilled in the art may use each of the configurations described in the above-described embodiments in such a way that these configurations are combined with one another. Accordingly, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the above detailed description should not be construed as restrictive in all respects but for illustrative purposes. The scope of the present invention should be determined by a reasonable interpretation of the appended claims, and all modifications within the equivalent scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. The present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein. In addition, claims that are not explicitly cited in the appended claims may be combined to form an embodiment, or may be included as new claims by amendment after filing.

DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS

- 10: Hair root volumizing styler
- 20: Operation switch
- 30: Air hole
- 50: Handle
- 100: Styler body
- 200: Heating member
- 300: Volumizing member
- 400: Heat-blocking member
- 500: Air supply member
- 510: Blowing fan
- 520: Air duct
- 530: Skin detection sensor
- 600: Controller

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a hair root volumizing styler that not only prevents scalp burns but also enables rapid volume formation, thereby accomplishing industrial applicability.

Claims

1. A scalp-contact type hair root volumizing styler as a root volumizing styler for curling hair to make volume, comprising:

a styler body provided with a handle on a part thereof to give a grippy feeling;

a heating member provided in a portion of the styler body to supply a heat source;

a rod-shaped volumizing member that is placed in plural to be spaced apart from one another on the opposite side of the handle in the styler body and is provided with the heating member to supply the heat source, so as to give volume to the hair during root volumizing work; and

a heat-blocking member that blocks heat generated from the volumizing member while encompassing a portion of the lower part of the volumizing member, so as to protect the scalp.

2. The volumizing styler according to claim 1, further comprising an air supply member that is mounted on a portion of the styler body to supply air through the volumizing member.

3. The volumizing styler according to claim 2, further comprising a skin detection sensor that is provided on a portion of the heat-blocking member to detect the skin in contact with the heat-blocking member.

4. The volumizing styler according to claim 3, further comprising a controller that is provided on a portion of the styler body and is connected to the heating member, the air supply member and the skin detection sensor so as to control the operation of the heating member, the air supply member and the skin detection sensor, respectively.

5. The volumizing styler according to claim 2, wherein the air supply member includes: a blowing fan which is mounted on the handle part of the styler body to supply air; and an air duct which is provided inside the volumizing member and has an air hole formed at the distal end thereof, so as to induce the flow of air generated by the blowing fan.

6. The volumizing styler according to claim 1, wherein the volumizing member is manufactured with a set size, and is detachably coupled to the styler body.

7. The volumizing styler according to claim 1, wherein the volumizing member is manufactured to be movable in position in response to a head shape of a user.

8. The volumizing styler according to claim 1, wherein the volumizing member is formed to have a predetermined curvature in a downward direction so as to be in close contact with the scalp.

9. The volumizing styler according to claim 1, wherein the styler body is formed to have a predetermined curvature in a direction perpendicular to the handle so as to be in close contact with the scalp.

10. The volumizing styler according to claim 1, wherein the volumizing member is formed to have a rounded or tapered front portion.

11. The volumizing styler according to claim 1, wherein the volumizing member has a pattern in a set shape formed on the surface of the volumizing member so as to apply a frictional force to hair, thereby holding the hair.