Headgear equipped with laser hair care apparatus

• US 20100242155A1
• Filed: 09/25/2009
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: John F. Carullo Jr
• Original Assignee: John F. Carullo Jr
• Inventors: Carullo, John F. JR.
• Application Number:
  US12/586,693
• Publication Number:
  US 20100242155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/171.200
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0647 the applicator adapted to be worn on the head
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0652 Arrays of diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0617 Hair treatment

Abstract

Hair treatment headgear having the appearance of common caps, dress hats, casual hats, etc. The headgear can be a baseball cap having a crown portion equipped with plural laser diodes for illuminating the hair of the person wearing the cap. The cap is also equipped with a battery and a switch to control the time in which the laser diodes are activated. The person'"'"'s hair can thus be treated in a hands-free manner while wearing the baseball cap, where such treatment remains inconspicuous and unknown to others.

Claims

1. Headgear for administering hair restoration treatments, comprising:

a headgear adapted for wearing by a person, said headgear constructed to appear as well known headgear worn by persons in public;

one or more light emitting devices attached to said headgear to illuminate a person'"'"'s head when wearing said headgear; and

means for powering the light emitting devices so that when the headgear is worn by a user, the user can move about while administering the light to the wearer'"'"'s head.

2. The headgear of claim 1, wherein said headgear comprises a baseball cap.

3. The headgear of claim 1, wherein said headgear comprises at least one of a dress hat, a casual hat, or a wig.

4. The headgear of claim 1, further including a switch attached to said headgear for controlling power delivered to said light emitting devices.

5. The headgear of claim 4, further including a timer responsive to actuation of said switch for providing power from said battery to the light emitting devices for a specified period of time.

6. The headgear of claim 1, further including a visual display for displaying a time of treatment.

7. The headgear of claim 6, wherein said timer provides an visual indication of a time remaining in which the light emitting devices will be powered by said battery.

8. The headgear of claim 4, wherein said headgear comprises a baseball cap, and said switch is attached to a bill of said cap.

9. The headgear of claim 1, wherein said light emitting devices are arranged in said headgear so as to illuminate only a desired shape of an area to be treated.

10. The headgear of claim 1, further including a pocket in said headgear for holding said battery.

11. The headgear of claim 1, further including a connector mounted to said headgear and connected to said battery so that a battery charger can be coupled to said connector.

12. The headgear of claim 1, wherein said light emitting devices comprise laser diodes.

13. The headgear of claim 1, further including a plurality of strips fastened in a crown portion of said headgear, and each strip having fastened thereto plural light emitting devices.

14. The headgear of claim 1, further including a dome-shaped member adapted for fitting within a crown portion of said headgear, and said light emitting devices are attached to said dome-shaped member.

15. Headgear for administering hair restoration treatments, comprising:

a baseball cap having a crown portion and a bill attached to said crown portion;

one or more light emitting devices attached to said baseball cap within said crown portion to illuminate a person'"'"'s head when wearing said headgear; and

a battery for powering the light emitting devices, said battery attached to the baseball cap, whereby said baseball cap can be worn anywhere while administering the light to the wearer'"'"'s head without the treatment being conspicuous.

16. The headgear of claim 15, further including plural strips supported within the crown portion of said baseball cap, each said strip including plural light emitting devices.

17. The headgear of claim 15, further including a switch attached to the bill of said baseball cap, said switch electrically connected to said battery and operable to apply battery power to said light emitting devices.

18. The headgear of claim 17, further including a timer responsive to actuation of said switch for allowing battery power to be applied to said light emitting devices a specified period of time.

19. A method of treating a person'"'"'s hair with light energy, comprising:

arranging a plurality of light emitting devices in a headgear to be worn by the person;

constructing the headgear so that it can be placed on the person and the person can wear the headgear and move about with the headgear; and

applying power to said light emitting devices while the person wears said headgear and moves about.

20. The method of claim 19, further including fastening a visual display to the headgear to provide a visual indication of a time related to the treatment with the light energy.