HAIR STYLING APPARATUS HAVING DUAL SWITCH AND LOCK ACTUATOR
First Claim
1. A hair styling apparatus comprising:
- a heating assembly for applying heat to hair;
first and second arms hingedly connected for selective movement relative to each other between an opened configuration and a closed configuration of the hair styling apparatus, the heating assembly including a hair contact heating surface disposed on at least one of the first and second arms;
an operating switch operatively connected to the heating assembly and positionable between an on position in which the heating assembly is on and an off position in which the-heating assembly is off;
a lock operatively connected to at least one of the first and second arms and positionable relative thereto between a locked position in which the first and second arms are locked in the closed configuration of the hair styling apparatus and an unlocked position in which the first and second arms are positionable relative to each other to the opened configuration of the hair styling apparatus; and
an actuator operatively connected to both the operating switch and the lock, the actuator being moveable between a first position in which, concurrently, the switch is moved to the on position and the lock is moved to the unlocked position and a second position in which, concurrently, the switch is moved to the off position and the lock is moved to the locked position.
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Abstract
In a hair styling apparatus a heating assembly is operable to apply heat to hair. First and second arms are hingedly connected for selective movement relative to each other between an opened configuration and a closed configuration of the hair styling apparatus. The heating assembly includes a hair contact heating surface disposed on at least one of the first and second arms. An actuator is operatively connected to both an operating switch and a lock, with the actuator being moveable between a first position in which, concurrently, the switch is moved to the on position and the lock is moved to the unlocked position and a second position in which, concurrently, the switch is moved to the off position and the lock is moved to the locked position.
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20 Claims
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1. A hair styling apparatus comprising:
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a heating assembly for applying heat to hair; first and second arms hingedly connected for selective movement relative to each other between an opened configuration and a closed configuration of the hair styling apparatus, the heating assembly including a hair contact heating surface disposed on at least one of the first and second arms; an operating switch operatively connected to the heating assembly and positionable between an on position in which the heating assembly is on and an off position in which the-heating assembly is off; a lock operatively connected to at least one of the first and second arms and positionable relative thereto between a locked position in which the first and second arms are locked in the closed configuration of the hair styling apparatus and an unlocked position in which the first and second arms are positionable relative to each other to the opened configuration of the hair styling apparatus; and an actuator operatively connected to both the operating switch and the lock, the actuator being moveable between a first position in which, concurrently, the switch is moved to the on position and the lock is moved to the unlocked position and a second position in which, concurrently, the switch is moved to the off position and the lock is moved to the locked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An actuator for a hair styling apparatus including a pair of working arms, at least one of the working arms having a heating member, the actuator comprising:
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a switch for turning the heating member on and off; a grip; and a switch actuator operatively connected to the grip such that movement of the grip results in movement of the switch actuator, the switch actuator comprising; a pair of longitudinally spaced ribs defining a switch opening configured to receive and actuate the switch, and a lock structure comprising an angular locking interface configured to selectively inhibit separation of the working arms. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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- 15. A method of unlocking a pair of arm members of a hair styling device, the method comprising sliding, in a linear manner, an actuator relative to the pair of arm members, the actuator moving a lock structure from an engaged position to a disengage position thereby allow separation of the arm members relative to each other, and simultaneously toggling a switch from an off position to an on position to thereby activate a heating assembly of at least one of the arm members.
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