WO2010019512A1 - Appareil pour boucler les cheveux - Google Patents

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WO2010019512A1
WO2010019512A1 PCT/US2009/053296 US2009053296W WO2010019512A1 WO 2010019512 A1 WO2010019512 A1 WO 2010019512A1 US 2009053296 W US2009053296 W US 2009053296W WO 2010019512 A1 WO2010019512 A1 WO 2010019512A1
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Klovstad Mary
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    • 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
    • A45D20/00—Hair drying devices; Accessories therefor
    • A45D20/04—Hot-air producers
    • A45D20/08—Hot-air producers heated electrically
    • A45D20/10—Hand-held drying devices, e.g. air douches
    • A45D20/12—Details thereof or accessories therefor, e.g. nozzles, stands
    • 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
    • A45D7/00—Processes of waving, straightening or curling hair
    • A45D2007/002—Processes of dressing hair

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  • This invention relates to an apparatus and method for drying, molding and styling hair (also known as "scrunching," by industry salon experts and stylists), to achieve a desired aesthetic result.
  • the present invention provides a hair styling device and method including drying, volumizing and styling capabilities. [0006] In yet another aspect, the present invention provides a hair styling device and method that is cost-effective to manufacture and purchase.
  • the present invention provides a hair styling device that is easy to use.
  • the present invention provides a hair styling device and method that is of uniform construction.
  • the present invention provides a hair styling device and method that may be placed on and removed from any standard hair dryer.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective side view of a portion of one embodiment of a device in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of a portion of one embodiment the present invention as illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective front view of one embodiment of a device in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 4A is a side view of one embodiment of a device in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 4B is a side view of the embodiment of the device shown in FIG. 4A, in a different orientation.
  • FIG. 5 is a side view of one embodiment of a device in accordance with the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  • FIGS. 1 -5 illustrate devices 10 contemplated in accordance with the present invention.
  • a device 10 may generally include at least one housing portion 20 and at least one scrunching portion 30.
  • a housing portion 20 may generally include a distal end 22 and a proximal end 24 and may include (therebetween and therewithin) a hair drying assembly including at least a motor 23, a fan blower 24, and a heating coil 25 (through which air and heat are advanced from the distal end 22 to the proximal end 24 of the housing portion 20, to be placed in contact with the user's hair).
  • the housing portion 20 may also partially house an actuating portion 40 which actuates aspects of the scrunching portion 30, further described as follows.
  • a housing portion 20 may be operably connected with a scrunching portion 30 which may include a finger housing 31 and fingers 32.
  • the finger housing 31 may include, but is not limited to, an air flow disk 37 and fingers 32 (as also illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2). It is contemplated in the present invention that the fingers 32 are generally thought of as any finger-like design (whether mechanical or biological) that provides a function that fingers are known to provide and may include any type of designs, shapes, lengths, materials and number of fingers necessary to affect a lifting and scrunching of a user's hair.
  • the fingers 32 include a substantially human finger shape, with air flow holes at the "joints" of the fingers (although it is contemplated that air flow holes could be positioned in numerous amounts, locations and sizes, all along the length of the fingers 32).
  • the fingers 32 may optionally include open tips (as illustrated in FIG. 3) or closed tips 36, said closed tips 36 being capable of providing optimal grasping and lifting of the user's hair.
  • the fingers 32 may be substantially hollow and encompass actuating portions 40 (such as cable or wire) that run the internal length of the finger 23 and out of the device 10 through the housing portion 20 (as illustrated in detail in FIG. 2).
  • the fingers 32 may further comprise any number of materials that optimally advance and apply air and heat to a user's hair, such that the desired style is achieved and the health of the hair is maintained (such materials would include those already known by persons of ordinary skill in the hair styling device art). Additionally, it is preferred that the material of the fingers 32 is such that any hair products used (e.g., gels, mouses, sprays) will function as desired in conjunction with the use of the device 10. In at least one preferred embodiment, the fingers 32 are comprised of ceramic material, although any heat-tolerant plastics, rubbers, silicon, foam, composite, tourmaline, metal and/or any combination thereof are also contemplated herein.
  • the fingers 32 may be covered with a material (e.g., heat-tolerant) that is skin-like in construction, to minimize the possibility of the user's hair entering air flow holes 34 on the fingers 32 (and/or the air flow disk 37) and/or provide additional luster to the hair and/or reduce static electricity of the hair.
  • a material e.g., heat-tolerant
  • Such material may include, for example, some form of mesh polymeric material, plastic, nylon, silicon or any combination thereof.
  • a housing portion 20 and a scrunching portion 30 may be substantially combined into one unitary, inclusive piece (as illustrated in FIG. 3).
  • the housing portion 20 contemplated for use in the invention may be any standard hair dryer (known by persons of ordinary skill in the hair device art) and the scrunching portion 30 is operably connected with the housing portion 20 (as illustrated in FIGS. 4A, 4B and 5). It is further contemplated that the scrunching portion 30 may be constructed so as to make it removably affixable to the housing portion 20, for easy installation and optional removal (for example, if re-use with another hair dryer is desired).
  • the housing portion 20 and scrunching portion 30 may be, at least in part, preferably comprised of a heat-tolerant plastic material. Any shape and design of the device 10 that would be light weight and easy to hold and use by either an expert stylist or an average user is contemplated within the present invention. Additionally, it is preferred that the device 10 is utilizable with only one hand.
  • the actuating portions 40 may be activated by a button, lever, trigger, thermocouple, or by remote control (remotely from the device 10 itself), or any other actuating method that may be known or contemplated by one of ordinary skill in the art. The actuating portions 40, as shown in FIGS.
  • actuating portions 40 may be operably connected with a lever 50 situated outside the housing portion 20.
  • the lever 50 may include a proximal end 52 and a distal end 54, with the actuating portions 40 being operably connected with the proximal end 52 of the lever 50.
  • the lever 50 may further include a resting orientation 56 and in FIG. 4B, the lever 50 is shown in an activated orientation 58, with the activated orientation 58 arising when a user squeezes the distal end 54 of the lever 50.
  • the orientation of the fingers 32 may range between a resting position 38 and an activated position 39, in order to achieve a desired hair styling effect.
  • heat/air flow functions of the device 10 would be activatable by a power source (not shown), such power source including but not limited to an electrical cord, battery or other technologies that may be known or contemplated by persons of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the actuating portions 40 of the device 10 may be actuated manually (as shown throughout) or via said power source.
  • the device 10 may be operated with an amount of power already known in the hair device art and, preferably, approximately between 700-1875 watts of power.
  • the device 10 may include such features as ionic technology and/or application of other energy sources (for example, far infrared energy technology), such technologies being known by persons of ordinary skill in the art, in order to achieved a desired hair styling effect.
  • One preferred method for scrunching hair is for a user (whether expert stylist or average user) to hold the device 10 at the housing portion 20 and apply the scrunching portion 30 to the head of hair to be styled (not shown). Conditions of the head of hair may range between wet to damp, or even semi-dry to dry with hair product applied to the hair (depending on the desired styling result).
  • the scrunching portion 30 may be applied by placing the fingers 32 (and, more specifically, the finger tips 36) directly at or near the surface of a person's scalp with the fingers 32 initially in a resting position 38 (as shown in FIGS. 4A and 5).
  • the drying and heating function of the device 10 may be activated, for example, separably or in combination, and the actuating portion 40 of the device 10 may then be engaged to actuate the fingers 32 into an activated position 39.
  • the process of releasing and contracting the fingers 32 may be repeated throughout the head of hair, until the desired result is achieved.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil et un procédé servant à boucler les cheveux afin d’obtenir l’effet de coiffage désiré. L'utilisateur tient l’appareil au niveau du boîtier et applique la partie servant à boucler sur ses cheveux, comprimant et relâchant la partie servant à boucler jusqu’à ce qu’il ait obtenu le volume, l’éclat et la coiffure souhaités pour ses cheveux.
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