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
  • A45D1/02—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
  • A45D1/18—Curling-tongs, i.e. tongs for use when hot; Curling-irons, i.e. irons for use when hot; Accessories therefor with combs
• • 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
  • A45D2/001—Hair straightening appliances
  • A45D2/002—Hair straightening appliances with combs
• • 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
  • A45D24/00—Hair combs for care of the hair; Accessories therefor
  • A45D24/04—Multi-part combs
  • A45D24/10—Multi-part combs combined with additional devices

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the technical field of hairdressing appliances such as curling irons or even hair straighteners.
• Such devices generally comprise two jaws at least one of which is heated and which are hinged together so as to be able to pinch a lock of hair to be shaped.
• One of the jaws or both jaws are then heated directly or indirectly by an electric heating member whose temperature is regulated by a thermostatic system to reach a temperature determined according to a temperature value possibly selected by a user of the 'apparatus.
• Such a type of hairdressing apparatus makes it possible with some practice to obtain a good smoothing result.
• This good smoothing result is obtained by exerting a pressure force to keep the jaws closed and apply sufficient pressure on the lock of hair to be treated.
• the best results are obtained when the hair of the wick to be treated is distributed as evenly as possible over the entire length of the working surfaces of the jaws and being as parallel as possible to each other.
• a hairdressing apparatus comprising at least:
• heating means associated with at least one of the working surfaces
• a comb comprising a series of teeth and / or tufts of bristles which are movable between on the one hand a working position in which they are intended to comb a lock of hair passing in part at least in the treatment area and on the other hand a rest position in which the teeth and / or tufts of bristles do not comb the lock of hair, and which are, in the working position, substantially parallel to a direction of extension normal to the at least one of the work surfaces.
• the comb comprises:
• the elastic return means are adapted to allow a passage of one or more teeth and / or tufts of retractable brush bristles in the rest position when the force applied by the strand of hair on the teeth and / or on the tufts of bristles is greater than a set value.
• a setpoint value may be of the order of a few Newtons, for example 1, 8N.
• each tooth and / or each tuft of comb brush hairs is retractable.
• the teeth and / or tufts of retractable brush bristles can be movable independently of one another or mobile group. In the latter case and according to a feature of the invention, at least some of the teeth and / or tufts of retractable brush bristles are rigidly bonded together.
• the hairdressing apparatus comprises means for locking the teeth and / or tufts of brush bristles retractable in the rest position. This feature allows the use of the hairdressing apparatus without the teeth and / or tufts of brush hair combing the lock of hair during treatment and without having to disassemble the comb toothed and / or tufted retractable brush bristles if the latter is removable.
• the comb with teeth and / or tufts of retractable brush bristles may be located inside or outside the working zone.
• the comb is located outside the work area.
• the comb does not affect the size of the work surfaces and the quality of their action on the hair.
• the comb is removable.
• the removable or removable nature of the comb with teeth and / or tufts of retractable brush bristles can be obtained in different ways.
• the hairdressing appliance or more particularly the comb comprises a removable frame which comprises a mounting base on a jaw and which carries the teeth and / or tufts of retractable brush bristles and the means of elastic reminders of retractable teeth and / or tufts of brush bristles.
• At least one of the jaws comprises complementary fixing means of the fastening base adapted to allow attachment of the frame so that the comb is placed on one side or the other. other of the work area.
• Such a reversible nature of the method of attachment of the frame makes it possible to position the comb so that it is upstream of the working zone with respect to the direction of movement of the hairdressing appliance along a wick being treatment.
• each jaw comprises complementary fixing means of the mounting base adapted to allow attachment of the frame so that the comb is placed on one side or the other of the Work zone.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective of a hairdressing apparatus according to the invention, the jaws are in the open position and the retractable teeth are in the working position.
• Figure 2 is a perspective similar to Figure 1, mounting the retractable teeth in the rest position.
• FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective of the hairdressing apparatus illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, showing a constructive detail of the return means of the retractable teeth in the working position.
• Figures 4 and 5 are schematic cross sections of the hairdressing apparatus illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, with its jaws in the closed position, the retractable teeth being in the working position in Figure 4 and in the rest position to Figure 5.
• FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of the hairdressing apparatus according to the invention.
• FIG. 7 is a schematic cross section of another embodiment of a hairdressing apparatus according to the invention, wherein the comb is removable.
• FIG. 8 is a schematic cross section of yet another embodiment of a hairdressing apparatus according to the invention.
• Figure 9 is an alternative of the apparatus shown in Figure 1, with the tufts of brush bristles.
• a hairdressing apparatus as illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 and designated as a whole by the reference A, comprises two elongated jaws 1 and 2 each extending along a longitudinal axis L, L .
• the jaws 1 and 2 are connected near one of their ends by a hinge or pivot link 4 axis ⁇ .
• the jaws 1 and 2 are hinged together and movable between an open position O as illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, and a closed position F shown in Figures 4 and 5.
• Each jaw 1 and 2 comprises, close to an end opposite the link 4, a working surface respectively Si, S2.
• Each working surface Si and S2 are located facing each other and extend over only a portion of the length of the jaws 1 and 2, so as to define in the closed position a hair treatment area.
• Each working surface Si and S2 has, according to the example shown, a generally rectangular shape and is made of a thermally conductive material having a surface condition adapted to be placed in contact with hair without the risk of damaging them.
• each working surface Si, S2 could, for example, be smooth by being polished or possibly covered with an enamel, a ceramic material, a polymer material with a low coefficient of friction or a low enamel. coefficient of friction or a layer of glass.
• the working surfaces Si and S2 are for example formed by smoothing plates respectively first and second 6.
• the smoothing plates 5 and 6 are each associated with electric heating means 7 in contact with the rear surface of the corresponding plate, located opposite the working surface Si, S2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
• the electric heating means 7 may be made in any appropriate manner such as for example in the form of a resistive heating element with PTC or infrared emission.
• the electric heating means 7 are therefore located inside the first 1 and second 2 jaws.
• the heating means are for example designed to maintain a predetermined target temperature automatically.
• the heating means could also be connected to unrepresented control means allowing a selection by a user of a set temperature.
• the heating means and / or their control unit are supplied with electrical energy by a connecting cord 8 which extends from one end of the second jaw 2 opposite to the working surface S2.
• the power supply of the hairdressing apparatus A could also be provided by batteries or batteries arranged inside one and / or the other of the jaws 1 and 2.
• Embodiments of the means and the possible control unit are well known to those skilled in the art and therefore do not require further description in the context of the present invention.
• the hairdressing apparatus further comprises a comb 10 which, according to the illustrated example, is outside the working area defined by the surfaces Si, S2.
• the comb 10 is, in this case, partly formed by a lateral extension 1 1 of the body of the first jaw 1.
• the comb 10 comprises a series of retractable teeth 12 which are each movable in rotation along an axis ⁇ substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis L.
• the retractable teeth 12 are movable between a working position T, as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, and a rest position R, shown in Figures 2 and 5.
• Each retractable tooth 12 extends in a direction of extension D substantially perpendicular to the axis of rotation ⁇ .
• the extension direction D is furthermore substantially parallel to a direction normal to the first working surface Si when the retractable teeth 12 are in the working position.
• the comb 10 also comprises means 15 for resilient return of each retractable tooth 12 in working position T.
• the retractable teeth 12 are rigidly connected to each other by being aligned in one and the same plan so that the resilient biasing means 15 are here formed by a single spring 16.
• One end 17 of the spring 16 is fixed to the body of the first jaw 1 while the other end 18 is fixed on a return back 19 secured teeth 12 and located opposite to the latter with respect to the axis ⁇ .
• the stiffness of the spring 16 is for example chosen so that the teeth 12 retract when the stress exerted on the latter is greater than a set value of a few Newtons for example around 2 Newtons. According to the illustrated example the spring 16 works in tension but it could be designed to work in tension and in compression.
• the hairdressing apparatus thus constituted is implemented as illustrated in FIG. 6. Firstly, the hairdressing apparatus is placed in such a way as to pinch a lock M of hair to be treated in the zone. The hairstyling apparatus is then moved from the scalp C to the tips P of the hair in the direction of the arrow F3. The hairdressing apparatus is further positioned so that the comb 10 is located upstream of the work area. Thus, the hair is unraveled before joining the work area where they will be smoothed. In the case where the teeth 12 meet a knot of hair too tight to be easily disentangled, then they would pivot to be placed in the rest position and thus let the knot pass without interrupting the movement of the hairdressing apparatus along the wick Mr.
• the invention thus makes it possible to avoid painful pulling of the hair and / or stopping the movement of the apparatus A with a risk of overheating of the part of the hair lying in the working area at the time of the stop.
• the comb 10 is fixedly attached to the first jaw 1.
• the comb 10 can be removably adapted to the hairstyling apparatus A.
• the hairstyling apparatus A and more particularly the comb 10 comprises a removable frame 20 which comprises a base 21 for attachment to a jaw 1.
• the frame 20 also carries the retractable teeth 12 and the elastic return means 15 as described above.
• at least one of the jaws and, in this case, the two jaws carry fastening means 22 complementary to the attachment base 21.
• the fastening means 22 are here formed by longitudinal slideways 23 on which flanges 24 engage with the fastening base 21.
• the hairdressing apparatus also comprises means 25 for locking the teeth 12 retractable in the rest position.
• the locking means 25 are formed by a slider 26 which is movable in translation and which carries a finger 27 adapted to act on the return back 19 so as to keep the retractable teeth 12 in the rest position or raised R.
• each retractable tooth 12 is independent of its neighbors.
• Each retractable tooth is then fixed to the body of one of the jaws by an elastic base 30 which defines the pivoting joint of the retractable tooth that it carries and which also forms the return means of the latter in working position T [30]
• the retractable teeth 12 can be replaced by tufts of bristles 12 '.
• tufts of hair one can also imagine a row of teeth spaced by tufts of hair.

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