HAIR STYLING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODS

• US 20160206070A1
• Filed: 12/28/2015
• Published: 07/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kiss Products, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kiss Products, Inc.
• Inventors: Park, Sung Lyul, Lee, Kyoung Hak, Sung, Si Yong, Han, Kyu Sang
• Granted Patent: US 10,117,488 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 1/04 by electricity
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 1/10 with a rotatable handle sleeve
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 1/18 with combs A45D1/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 1/28 with means for controlling or indicating the temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/00 Manicuring or pedicuring implements
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 7/02 thermal

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to hair styling apparatuses and related methods. The hair styling apparatus includes a heated barrel defining a stationary hair styling surface, a rotating member configured to rotate around the stationary hair styling surface, and a burn prevention cover. The rotating member includes a tab fixedly extending along a longitudinal length of the stationary hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to gather and wind a user'"'"'s hair around the stationary hair styling surface without clamping onto the wound hair.

Claims

1. A hair styling apparatus comprising:

a heated barrel defining a stationary hair styling surface;

a rotating member disposed at an end of the stationary hair styling surface, the rotating member being configured to (1) rotate around the stationary hair styling surface, (2) gather a user'"'"'s hair, and (3) wind the hair around the stationary hair styling surface; and

a burn prevention cover disposed at a thermal safety tip of a free end of the heated barrel to prevent the user'"'"'s skin from contacting the heated barrel.

2. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the burn prevention cover has a cylindrical shape including a hollow portion, and is disposed at the free end of the heated barrel via the hollow portion.

3. The hair styling apparatus of claim 2, wherein a plurality of spaced apart outer ribs are formed longitudinally around a circumference of the cylindrical shape.

4. The hair styling apparatus of claim 3 comprising more than two of the outer ribs.

5. The hair styling apparatus of claim 3, wherein a height of the outer ribs is 1 mm or more.

6. The hair styling apparatus of claim 2, wherein a plurality of spaced apart inner ribs are formed longitudinally in an inner part of the cylindrical shape defining the hollow portion, and the inner ribs are inserted into longitudinal grooves formed in the thermal safety tip.

7. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the burn prevention cover is disposed at the free end of the heated barrel, a space containing air is formed between the burn prevention cover and the barrel.

8. The hair styling apparatus of claim 7, wherein a minimum distance between an inner part of the burn prevention cover and a free end of the heated barrel is 1 mm.

9. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1, wherein a material of the burn prevention cover is selected from the group consisting of liquid crystal polymer, polyphenylene sulfide, polyamide 66, and high temperature plastic.

10. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1 comprising a round brush-shaped comb structure detachably mounted on the barrel.

11. The hair styling apparatus of claim 10, wherein the comb structure includes one or more hooks, and wherein the comb structure is attached to the barrel via the hooks.

12. The hair styling apparatus of claim 10, wherein the comb structure includes three or more longitudinal rows of teeth.

13. The hair styling apparatus of claim 12, comprising a comb tooth protection cover at a free end of the heated barrel when the comb is mounted on the heated barrel.

14. The hair styling apparatus of claim 13, wherein the comb tooth protection cover has a disc shape including a hollow portion.

15. The hair styling apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when viewed from a central axis of the barrel, the disc shape of the comb tooth protection cover blocks heat of the comb teeth.

16. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rotating member includes an inner rotating member adjacent to the barrel and an outer rotating member around the inner rotating member.

17. The hair styling apparatus of claim 16, a material of the inner rotating member is selected from the group consisting of liquid crystal polymer, polyphenylene sulfide, polyamide 66, and high temperature plastic.

18. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1 comprising a guide pin that extends from a first end of the rotating member along a length direction of the barrel, wherein the guide pin executes one or more functions selected from the group consisting of pushing the user'"'"'s hair toward the barrel and preventing the hair from entanglement when the hair is wound on the barrel.

19. The hair styling apparatus of claim 18, wherein the rotating member includes an inner rotating member adjacent to the barrel and an outer rotating member around the inner rotating member, and wherein at least a part of the guide pin is formed in the outer rotating member.

20. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1 comprising a heater inside the barrel to heat the barrel.

21. The hair styling apparatus of claim 20, wherein the heater is selected from the group consisting of a positive temperature coefficient heater having a function of preventing overheating, an alumina ceramics heater, and heat wave coils.

22. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1 comprising a controller to prevent overheating of the barrel.

23. The hair styling apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rotating member comprises a tab fixedly extending from a first end of the rotating member along a longitudinal length of the hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to capture wound hair without clamping onto the wound hair.

24. The hair styling apparatus of claim 23, wherein the rotating member includes an inner rotating member adjacent to the barrel and an outer rotating member around the inner rotating member, and wherein the tab is formed on the inner rotating member.

25. A method comprising:

positioning a burn prevention cover attached to a thermal safety tip of a free end of a hair styling surface of a hair styling device in proximity to a user'"'"'s head, the burn prevention cover preventing the user'"'"'s skin from contacting the hair styling surface, and dispersing heat from the hair styling surface;

retaining hair attached to the user'"'"'s head within a rotating member of the hair styling device at an end of the hair styling surface generally opposite the free end, the rotating member comprising a tab fixedly extending from a first end of the rotating member along a longitudinal length of the hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to capture wound hair without clamping onto the wound hair; and

wrapping the retained hair around the hair styling surface to impart a curl in the hair by rotating the rotating member around the stationary hair styling surface to wind the hair around the hair styling surface.

26. The method of claim 25 comprising pushing the user'"'"'s hair toward the barrel and preventing the hair from entanglement when the hair is wound on the barrel, via a guide pin that extends from a first end of the rotating member along a length direction of the barrel.

27. The method of claim 25 comprising, before the step of positioning the burn prevention cover in proximity to the user'"'"'s head, attaching a round brush-shaped comb structure to the hair styling surface.

28. The method of claim 27 comprising a step selected from the group consisting of giving volume to the user'"'"'s hair and forming a curl, by rotating the comb structure coupled to the rotating member.

29. A method comprising:

mounting a round brush-shaped comb structure on a hair styling surface of a hair styling device;

positioning a burn prevention cover attached to a thermal safety tip of a free end of a hair styling surface of a hair styling device in proximity to a user'"'"'s head, the burn prevention cover preventing the user'"'"'s skin from contacting the hair styling surface, and dispersing heat from the hair styling surface;

positioning the comb structure in proximity to the user'"'"'s head;

retaining hair attached to the user'"'"'s head within a rotating member of the hair styling device at an end of the hair styling surface generally opposite the free end, the rotating member comprising a tab fixedly extending from a first end of the rotating member along a longitudinal length of the hair styling surface over less than an entire longitudinal length of the hair styling surface to capture wound hair without clamping onto the wound hair; and

wrapping the retained hair around the hair styling surface to impart a curl in the hair by rotating the rotating member around the stationary hair styling surface to wind the hair around the hair styling surface.

30. The hair styling apparatus of claim 29 comprising a step selected from the group consisting of giving volume to the user'"'"'s hair and forming a curl, by rotating the comb structure coupled to the rotating member.