HAIR COLORING APPLIANCE

• US 20160143408A1
• Filed: 11/26/2014
• Published: 05/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: L'Oreal SA
• Original Assignee: L'OR?AL
• Inventors: Grez, Joseph
• Granted Patent: US 9,949,545 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/00 Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/0066 Coloring or bleaching
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/012 Devices for colouring or bleaching separated strands of hair, e.g. highlighting A45D19/02 and A45D19/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 19/026 having brush or comb applicators A45D24/22 take precedence; brushes with reservoir or other means for applying substances A46B11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2200/058 Means for mixing different substances prior to application
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 24/22 Combs with dispensing devices for liquids, pastes or powders
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/0055 with a reciprocating piston or plunger acting as the pressurising means
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 11/063 by means of a supply pipe
• CPC Class Codes: A46B 13/04 with reservoir or other means for supplying substances
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 25/43141 composed of consecutive sections of helical formed elements
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/834 Mixing in several steps, e.g. successive steps B01F33/81, B01F33/82 and B01F33/85 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 33/848 using data, i.e. barcodes, 3D codes or similar type of tagging information, as instruction or identification codes for controlling the dispensing and mixing operations
• CPC Class Codes: B01F 35/7176 using pumps

Abstract

The system includes a hair color packet assembly having several individual hair color packets and one developer packet, each packet having a pump for delivering selected amounts of material to a mixing assembly. A control assembly operable in response to a user'"'"'s input controls each of the pumps to deliver selected amounts of color material and developer material to a mixing assembly which mixes the colors and the developer and delivers it to a brushhead/distributor, which has openings through which the selected hair color formulation is delivered. The brushhead/distributor is mountable in a handle having a motor which drives the brushhead/distributor in a linear oscillating manner.

Claims

1. A hair coloring system, comprising:

a hair color packet assembly having at least one coloring material chamber and one or none developer material chamber;

a pump for each of the coloring material chambers and the developer material chamber;

a control assembly operable to control the pump members to produce a selected color, following mixing;

a mixing assembly operable to mix the coloring material or the coloring material and developer material;

a brushhead/distributor connected to the mixing assembly by a connecting line; and

a handle for holding the brushhead/distributor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the brushhead includes a plurality of tines, one or more of which include openings through which the coloring material moves, the brushhead further including bristles positioned intermediate of successive tines.

3. The system of claim 1, including more than one brushhead configuration, for use in coloring different parts of the user'"'"'s hair.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the control assembly includes a microprocessor responsive to a user'"'"'s input for control of the individual pumps.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the user input is in the form of information provided on cards and the control assembly includes an optical assembly for reading the card information.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the user input is in the form of a magnetic strip reader and wherein the control means includes a reader for reading the magnetic strip information.

7. The system of claim 4, wherein the user input is in the form of an RFID tag and the control system includes a reader for reading the RFID information.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the user input is in the form of a wireless command.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the hair color packet assembly includes at least two different color chambers.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the color packet assembly includes three to five different color chambers and one developer chamber.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the pumps are controlled to produce a formulation flow rate of approximately 1.25 ml/second.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the combined flow rate of the coloring material is approximately equal to the developer material flow rate.

13. The system of claim 2, wherein the mixing assembly and a plurality of connecting lines are arranged to provide different colors to different tines of the brushhead.

14. A single use hair color consumable assembly for use with a hair coloring system, comprising:

a hair color packet assembly having at least one chamber or packet for a hair coloring formulation and one or none chamber for a developer;

a separate pump for each color and developer chamber, wherein the pump is responsive to a control signal for directing selected amounts from each color chamber and developer chamber into a mixing assembly, wherein the mixing assembly produces a formulation having a color selected by a user; and

a brushhead/distributor member connected to the mixing assembly by a fluid directing element, the brushhead/distributor including openings through which the formulation is delivered.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the brushhead includes a plurality of tines, one or more of which include openings through which the coloring material moves, the brushhead further including bristles positioned intermediate of successive tines.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the color packet assembly includes three to five different color chambers and one developer chamber.

17. A hair coloring system, comprising:

a hair color packet assembly having at least one coloring chamber and one or none developer material chamber;

a pump for each of the coloring chambers and the developer material chamber;

a control assembly operable to control the pump members to produce a selected color following mixing;

a mixing assembly operable to mix the coloring material or the coloring and developer material;

a brushhead/distributor connected to the mixing assembly by a connecting line;

a handle for holding the brushhead/distributor, wherein the brush-head/distributor is adapted to move in the handle; and

a motor in the handle to move the brushhead back and forth in a linear oscillation.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the brushhead includes a plurality of tines, one or more of which include openings through which the coloring material moves, the brushhead further including bristles positioned intermediate of successive tines.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the linear movement is greater than the spacing of one-half the distance between successive tines and less than one and one-half times the distance between successive tines.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the control assembly includes a microprocessor responsive to a user'"'"'s input for control of the individual pumps.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the user input is in the form of information provided on cards and the control assembly includes an optical assembly for reading the card information.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the user input is in the form of a magnetic strip reader and wherein the control means includes a reader for reading the magnetic strip information.

23. The system of claim 20, wherein the user input is in the form of an RFID tag and the control system includes a reader for reading the RFID information.

24. The system of claim 20, wherein the user input is in the form of a wireless command.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the color packet assembly includes three to five different color chambers and one developer chamber.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein the pumps are controlled to produce a formulation flow rate in the range of 10 cc/min-300 cc/min.

27. The system of claim 18, wherein the combined flow rate of the coloring material is approximately equal to the developer material flow rate.

28. The system of claim 18, wherein the mixing assembly and a plurality of connecting lines are arranged to provide different colors to different tines of the brushhead.