Heated hair styling system
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1. An apparatus for styling hair, comprising:
- a first surface including a plurality of pins extending therefrom;
a second surface including a plurality of first holes therein;
a handle, said first surface and said second surface mounted to said handle, said handle operable between an open position and a closed position;
said pins of said first surface and said first holes of said second surface arranged so as to engage when the handle is in said closed position;
a housing extending from said second surface and having an internal cavity;
a refillable reservoir for containing fluid;
a vapor generator within said internal cavity of said housing, said vapor generator heating the fluid to vaporization;
a pump activated by a trigger attached to said handle, said pump withdrawing a metered volume of fluid from said reservoir and placing said metered volume of fluid in contact with said vapor generator; and
a passage connecting said vapor generator and second holes in said second surface so that vaporized fluid passes from said holes.
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Abstract
A hair styling apparatus includes a pair of mating surfaces which engage one another and a handle which guides them into engagement at the manual control of a user. Hair to be styled is placed between the engaged surfaces. A plurality of comb-like pins extend from one of the surfaces and engage holes in the other of the surfaces. In another aspect of the invention, one or both surfaces may incorporate a source of dry heat. In another aspect of the invention, a source of steam is provided together with a trigger for discharging the steam through holes in at least one of the surfaces as an aid to hair styling.
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1. An apparatus for styling hair, comprising:
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a first surface including a plurality of pins extending therefrom; a second surface including a plurality of first holes therein; a handle, said first surface and said second surface mounted to said handle, said handle operable between an open position and a closed position; said pins of said first surface and said first holes of said second surface arranged so as to engage when the handle is in said closed position; a housing extending from said second surface and having an internal cavity; a refillable reservoir for containing fluid; a vapor generator within said internal cavity of said housing, said vapor generator heating the fluid to vaporization; a pump activated by a trigger attached to said handle, said pump withdrawing a metered volume of fluid from said reservoir and placing said metered volume of fluid in contact with said vapor generator; and a passage connecting said vapor generator and second holes in said second surface so that vaporized fluid passes from said holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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Current AssigneeMasood Habibi
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Original AssigneeMasood Habibi
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InventorsHabibi, Masood
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Primary Examiner(s)Philogene, Pedro
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Application NumberUS09/258,604Time in Patent Office571 DaysField of Search132/223, 132/224, 132/225, 132/229, 132/232, 132/269, 132/271, 132/272, 219/222, 219/225, 219/226, 219/230, 219/227, 219/231, 126/408, 126/409US Class Current132/224CPC Class CodesA45D 1/04 by electricityA45D 1/08 the jaws remaining parallel...A45D 1/18 with combs A45D1/02 takes p...A45D 2001/008 with vapor generation, e.g....
