Apparatus for styling natural and artificial hair

• US 5,640,781 A
• Filed: 02/07/1995
• Issued: 06/24/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gary Patrick Carson
• Original Assignee: Gary Patrick Carson
• Inventors: Carson, Gary Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, HOANG M
• Application Number:
  US08/385,307
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: 34/96, 34/97, 34/98, 34/283, 132/119.1, 132/120, 132/229, 132/269, 132/271, 392/380, 392/381, 392/382, 392/363, 392/364
• US Class Current: 34/97
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 20/16 Fixed installed drying devices

Abstract

A ceiling or wall mounted hair styling unit supplies a user controlled volume of hot and cold air through an extendable, hollow-armed delivery tube to an adjustable nozzle leaving the user'"'"'s hands free to manipulate hair styling tools. The user controls the amount of heat and volume of air with a wireless, remote control contained in the handle of a hair brush or within a foot operated, wireless signaling device, leaving both hands free to maximize artistic styling potential.

Claims

1. An operator-controlled apparatus having remote means for adjustably directing a flow of air of variable temperature and volume against at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s hair, the apparatus providing alternately heated air to thermally form and non-heated air to cold set to a fixed shape said portion of subject'"'"'s hair, the apparatus comprising:

a. remote means of a wireless type;

b. a housing having mounting means to a supporting structure;

c. the housing having therein air blowing and air heating means;

d. said housing further having connected thereto an extensible hollow arm having articulating means; and

e. said operator-controlled apparatus, in response to signals from said remote means, varying temperature and volume of said air passing through said articulating arm means, providing alternately heated and non-heated air.

2. An operator-controlled apparatus as recited in claim 1, in which the remote means are contained within a wired foot-switch means.

3. An operator-controlled apparatus as recited in claim 1, in which the remote means are contained within a hand-held, styling implement.

4. An operator-controlled apparatus as recited in claim 1, in which said housing means are supported over the top of a door by suspending means.

5. An operator-controlled apparatus as recited in claim 1, in which said housing means are supported by means of a vacuum clamp.

6. An operator-controlled apparatus as recited in claim 1, in which replaceable air filtering means is placed ahead of the air flow path within the housing.

7. An operator controlled apparatus, as recited in claim 1, having means for adjustably directing a stream of air of variable temperature and volume against at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s hair, the apparatus having mounting and enclosing box-like means, said apparatus having lighting means in combination with said box-like means.

8. An operator controlled apparatus of a type having extensible and retractable means for adjustable support, the apparatus directing a stream of air of variable temperature and volume against at least a portion of a subject'"'"'s hair, said apparatus having enclosing airtight boxlike means, the boxlike means containing:

a. a variable speed air moving device;

b. a thermal element capable of heating said stream of air; and

c. a positionally adjustable air-directing terminal nozzle attached to said housing to bring said air stream in proximity to said subject'"'"'s hair to free the hands of the operator for artistic positioning and permanently forming of at least a portion of said subject'"'"'s hair, the improvement comprising;

d. a remote wireless controller, said controller having a controlling signal transmitter, said transmitter being contained within a hand-held styling implement.

9. An operator-controlled apparatus as recited in claim 8, in which replaceable air filtering means are placed ahead of the air flow path within the housing.

10. An operator-controlled apparatus, as recited in claim 8, having attachment means at terminal end of air blower nozzle for an air diffuser.

11. An operator-controlled apparatus, as recited in claim 8, having movable track means to position and supply power to said apparatus.