WO2010144975A1

WO2010144975A1 - Preparation and application of hair tufts with keratin bar-like blocks

Info

Publication number: WO2010144975A1
Application number: PCT/BR2010/000053
Authority: WO
Inventors: José Adolfo Pacheco SORGATO
Original assignee: Sorgato Jose Adolfo Pacheco
Priority date: 2009-06-19
Filing date: 2010-02-18
Publication date: 2010-12-23

Abstract

This patent refers to a process for preparing and applying hair tufts by means of keratin bar-like blocks which are later removed. The patents that cover this process refer to a system and devices for preparing locks of hair and their further application to a customer's hair.

Description

"PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF HAIR TUFTS WITH KERATIN BAR-LIKE BLOCKS"

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This patent application refers to a process for preparing and applying hair tufts by means of keratin bar-like blocks which are later removed. The patents that cover this process refer to a system and devices for preparing locks of hair and their further application to a customer's hair.

There are several different systems for applying locks of hair known on the market; however, most of them involve some kind of tying. These methods do not provide safe attachment of tufts and are also time-consuming.

Moreover, the processes mentioned above have a disadvantage of retaining most of the humidity at the base of locks due to their structural form and materials applied, which brings about proliferation of fungi that may cause bad odors and hair loss. Furthermore, they may cause discomfort due to the way the locks are attached; besides, it's a process that requires more attention from users as the locks may become easily loose.

Several manners of application have been developed because of the benefits for the capillary system although all of them intend to provide some kind of capillary treatment. Keratin, which is no more than a protein which is present in other parts of our body and of other living beings, accounts for 85% of the hair composition. Keratin can be found in nails, hair, bird beaks and in amino acids that act in the capillary structure and retain humidity.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

According to PI0902107-8, the new proposed system comprises the method for preparing keratin in tablets or bar-like blocks, the method for preparing locks of hair by using said bar-like blocks, the method for applying said locks of hair to a customer's natural hair. The process begins with preparing keratin bar-like blocks (08). It is a simple process wherein a certain amount of keratin is placed in the cavity of a mold, the latter being taken to the oven heated up to approximately

10Oo C; after a certain period of time necessary for the complete fusion of keratin, the mold is removed from the oven and left to cool down; then the duly molded keratin is removed.

To improve the conformity of keratin with the mold, it may be pressed, when still heated, against the mold by using a roll consisting of anti-adhesive material.

When the keratin is removed from the mold, it will be in the tablet-like form (09) where each tablet (09) may contain up to 12 bar-like blocks (08); then the bar-like blocks (08) will be ready for use in the preparation of hair tufts (01). The process of preparing tufts (01) begins with placing the keratin in the mold; then the latter is placed in the tuft making machine. Said machine has a device in which the keratin tablet (09) is separated by means of a lever system producing keratin bar-like blocks (08). After that, the bar-like blocks (08) will be already conditioned. The bar-like blocks (08) and the tufts (01 ) are joined as follows: first the hair to be used is selected; the hair color does not have to be necessarily the same color as the color of the hair to which they will be applied. This is because locks of hair may be dyed in any desired color. After the locks have been selected, one of them is chosen and placed in the machine over the mold containing the keratin bar-like blocks (08); the machine divides the lock forming the tufts and then attaches the keratin to the end of the tufts (01).

The keratin bar-like blocks are attached by heat generated by an electrical resistor in the machine; the resistor is installed in a metallic piece which touches the bar-like blocks (08) by means of a lever, fusing and attaching them to the hair. After keratin has cooled, the tufts (01 ) will be ready to be removed from the machine and then applied.

According to MU 8901121-0, the use of keratin in order to secure tufts

(01) was an excellent alternative to replace the systems currently in use because they have a lot of problems such as fragility when securing tufts by tying, retention of humidity that brings about proliferation of fungi that may cause bad odors and hair loss. The new system mentioned above taken together with its preparation and application equipment ensures that tufts (01) are optimally secured with keratin. We should bear in mind that keratin used comes in different hues and, after application, becomes practically imperceptible on the hair.

The bar-like blocks mentioned in the patent above come in tablets, the quantity of bar-like blocks in the tablet varying according to the customer's needs.

The tablet is formed by thermal modeling, that is, by fusing keratin in a mold in a desired tablet form, the tablet being ready for use after it has cooled down.

The melting point of keratin is between 100°C e 130°C. After the tufts with keratin have been applied, they cool down (solidify) relatively fast due to a small quantity of same used on each lock of hair. he adherence of the fused keratin is excellent due to its high wettability. The small amount of keratin used on each lock of hair makes locks of hair look imperceptible after they have been applied to the customer's hair.

Keratin in the form of tablets may already be subdivided in bar-like blocks in the modeling process, and in case it is not, it can be divided in bar-like blocks by a machine. This division produces bar-like blocks that are ready to be used for preparing the locks of hair.

According to MU 8901733-1 , the equipment for preparing the hair tufts with keratin comprises a hair lock making machine which is actuated manually by means of a lever (12) and also supports molds of different capacities. The lever (12) of the machine also actuates a system (10) that separates keratin bar-like blocks in the mold. After the keratin bar-like blocks have been conditioned in the mold, they are ready to receive the locks of hair. Another characteristic of the machine is a system (13) that fuses keratin in the molds, thus the locks to the hair.

In order to fuse keratin, the machine has a metallic device (13) to which an electric resistor is connected; a resistor temperature regulator is connected to the electric resistor, the former being analogical or digital. After fusing keratin, when it is still heated, another mold is placed on the fused bar-like blocks and pressure is applied onto the molds with the lever (12) of the machine. After the keratin has cooled down, the locks are ready to be removed from the molds. To fasten the locks to the machine, the latter has a scaled clip (15) that will prevent the locks from misaligning, thus making the most of the locks.

In accordance with MU 8901770-6, the equipment for applying hair tufts with keratin to a customer's natural hair is extremely simple and has a number of technical aspects that are worth mentioning. Among them is a great capacity for preparing hair tufts, up to twelve at the same time, Teflon (PTFE -polytetrafluoroethylene) -coated heated parts in order to prevent keratin from adhering, thus making the equipment more operational.

The application process begins with securing the tufts in the mold (06) of the application pistol, the molds being removable to make easier the placement of the tufts and increase the yield.

The capacity of the mold (06) of the hair lock application machine is 15 tufts at the same time, depending on each mold, which is different from the previously used process in which the tufts were placed individually. The proposed machine increases the application yield by up to 70%, if compared with the application methods available on the market.

After placing the tufts in the mold (06), the latter has to be fitted into the front part of the application machine, the molds (06) having a sliding fitting system which makes easier their placement; after the mold has been fitted into the application machine, the latter is ready to apply the tufts.

The application of the tufts to the hair has to begin from the upper part of the head and toward the lower part, as close as possible to the hair roots. The pistol is actuated by a trigger (02); the trigger has a function of moving a lock modeling piece (05) which is heated by the electric resistor (07); the lock modeling piece touches keratin and fuses it, securing it to the hair to which it is applied. It is necessary to heat keratin for 20 seconds so that it is fully fused. To improve the performance, the machine has a timer that is used to control the keratin fusion time that works as follows:

The timer is used to control the keratin fusion time. After the trigger has been actuated, the timer starts counting the preset time, which is around 20 seconds, varying in accordance with the temperatures used. After this period of time, the machine emits a signal that may be a sound or light one.

In order to prevent fused keratin from sticking to the parts, Teflon was used to avoid having to clean the pistol.

For more precise fusion, the machine has a temperature regulator with several intensity levels, which can be analogical or digital. The trigger (02) is released after 20 seconds and the keratin starts cooling down; the cooling is sped up by another thermo-accumulating metallic part (03) in the pistol which is actuated by another trigger. Said thermo-accumulating part (03) has to be at room temperature and is used to exert pressure on the keratin, compacting and cooling it down. A cooler (04) is used to prevent the thermo- accumulating part (03) from heating up.

After the keratin has cooled down, the pistol is ready to be removed and the application process is over.

The hair lock removal process is very simple; first, the removing spray is applied directly to the keratin bar-like block; after the spray has reacted with the keratin, the bar-like block is broken by a pair of suitable pliers; after the bar-like block has been broken, it can be pulled and removed together with the hair of the tufts.

The process described in accordance with the present invention has a high efficiency level which is provided mainly by the capability of keratin in adhering to the hair when fused. This process ensures better securing of the tufts (01), thus reducing the inconvenience that these methods of application with tying may cause. In orderto obtain good results, the process of application of the tufts (01) that uses this system should follow some stages where, at least, one criteria or two or several criteria mentioned below are met:

1. For a good final result, the operator has to choose locks of hair uniformly for application of the keratin bar-like blocks.

2. The keratin bar-like blocks (08) are modeled in a mold by heating, thus making the process faster and quantitative.

3. The application pistol has to work at 100°C - 130°C for better and more efficient fusion. 4. The quantity of tufts (01) placed at each application depends on the application pistol operator, said quantity being restricted by the capacity of the pistol which is, on the average, seven tufts.

5. The structure of the pistol allows the tufts (01) to be placed very close to the hair roots, thus making the locks look imperceptible. 6. The tufts have to be removed by applying a removing spray which reacts with keratin; after the spray has reacted with keratin, the latter may be broken by a pair of pliers and removed together with the tufts.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

The following description and the corresponding figures used just as an example with no limitations will help understand better the configuration.

Figure 01 is a diagram showing the necessary components in the conceived system.

Figure 02 is a front view of the keratin tablet (09).

Figure 03 is a view from above of the keratin tablet (09). Figure 04 is a view from below of the keratin tablet (09). Figure 05 is a side view of the keratin tablet (09). Figure 06 is an example of a ready tuft (01) secured by a keratin bar-like block (08). Figure 07 is a side view of the pistol and of all of its components.

Figure 08 is a view from above of the pistol and of all of its components. Figure 09 is a side view of the lock making machine; Figure 10 is a front view of the lock making machine. Figure 11 is a view from above of the lock making machine.

Claims

1) "A SYSTEM AND A DEVICE FOR APPLYING TUFTS WITH KERATIN". A hair tuft (01) comprising an application device using keratin bar-like blocks (08) to secure the tufts (01) to the hair; 2) A device of claim 01 characterized by it is a machine that fuses keratin by heating, securing the tufts (01) to the hair;

3) A device of all of the claims above wherein the tuft preparation and application machine characterized by the preparation and application of several tufts (01) at the same time; 4) A device of all of the claims above characterized by the mentioned tufts (01) are removed by applying a chemical substance that reacts with keratin, making it breakable.

5) A device of all of the claims above characterized by the bar-like blocks (08) are modeled and secured to the tufts by heating the bar-like blocks (08); 6) A device of all of the claims above characterized by the lock application machine may be actuated and the moving parts moved in several manners such as: mechanical, pneumatic, by an electric motor or some electronic system;

7) A device of one of the claims above characterized by the lock application machine contains a lock-modeling device heated by an electrical resistor

(07);

8) A device of one of the claims above characterized by the lock application machine has a temperature regulator which may be analogical or digital.

9) A device of one of the claims above characterized by it is a bar-like block whose keratin may come in different hues;

10) A device of one of the claims above characterized by tablets are composed of bar-like blocks and are easily detachable and made according to the lock preparation and application machines; 11) A device of one of the claims above characterized by the bar-like blocks are easily removed by using a chemical product;

12) A device of one of the claims above characterized by it comprises an application machine, the application machine having a temperature regulator and a timer (alarm); 13) A device of one of the claims above characterized by 15 tufts can be applied at a time;

14) A device of one of the claims above characterized by it has enough potency for fast fusion;

15) A device of one of the claims above characterized by it can be manual or automatic;

16) A device of one of the claims above characterized by it is coated with Teflon;

17) A device of one the claims above characterized by it comprises a lock modeling machine.