Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder
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1. A tool suitable for hair styling consisting essentially of:
- (a) a body having a longitudinal axis, a proximate end, and a distal end;
(b) a rotatable member extending from the body, the rotatable member having an outer surface substantially defining a curve and being continuously rotatable relative to the body;
(c) a motor able to continuously rotate the rotatable member, the motor located in the body; and
(d) a styling arm that does not rotate with respect to the body and is pivotally attached to the body, the styling arm having a distal end consisting of non-rotatable elements, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position and a closed position sufficiently close to the rotatable member such that positioning hair between the distal end of the styling arm and the rotatable member allows for hair styling between the rotatable member and the styling arm in the closed position,wherein the rotatable member is rotatable by the motor in the closed position without any part of the styling arm rotating; and
wherein pulling the tool through hair in the closed position with the rotatable member continuously rotating styles the hair.
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Abstract
A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a generally clam shell configuration, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position in which the styling arm is distant the cylinder and a closed position in which the styling arm is proximate to the cylinder, such as contacting the cylinder. The styling arm may also include a brush head with fixed or retractable bristles and/or a smoothing plate.
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1. A tool suitable for hair styling consisting essentially of:
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(a) a body having a longitudinal axis, a proximate end, and a distal end; (b) a rotatable member extending from the body, the rotatable member having an outer surface substantially defining a curve and being continuously rotatable relative to the body; (c) a motor able to continuously rotate the rotatable member, the motor located in the body; and (d) a styling arm that does not rotate with respect to the body and is pivotally attached to the body, the styling arm having a distal end consisting of non-rotatable elements, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position and a closed position sufficiently close to the rotatable member such that positioning hair between the distal end of the styling arm and the rotatable member allows for hair styling between the rotatable member and the styling arm in the closed position, wherein the rotatable member is rotatable by the motor in the closed position without any part of the styling arm rotating; and wherein pulling the tool through hair in the closed position with the rotatable member continuously rotating styles the hair. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 31)
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2. A tool suitable for hair styling consisting essentially of:
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(a) a body having a longitudinal axis, a proximate end, and a distal end; (b) a rotatable member extending from the body, the rotatable member having an outer surface substantially defining a curve and being continuously rotatable relative to the body in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions; (c) a motor able to continuously rotate the rotatable member, the motor located in the body; (d) a styling arm that does not rotate with respect to the body and is pivotally attached to the body, the styling arm having a distal end consisting of non-rotatable elements, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position and a closed position sufficiently close to the rotatable member such that positioning hair between the distal end of the styling arm and the rotatable member allows for hair styling between the rotatable member and the styling arm in the closed position; and (e) a detector adapted for detecting the direction of movement of the styling arm along a user'"'"'s hair, the detector being in communication with the motor for causing the motor to rotate the rotatable member in a direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the styling arm along the user'"'"'s hair when the styling arm is in the closed position, wherein the rotatable member is rotatable by the motor in the closed position without any part of the styling arm rotating. - View Dependent Claims (7, 16, 17, 21, 22)
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3. A tool suitable for hair styling consisting essentially of:
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(a) a body having a longitudinal axis, a proximate end, and a distal end; (b) a rotatable member extending from the body, the rotatable member having an outer surface substantially defining a curve and being continuously rotatable relative to the body; (c) a motor able to continuously rotate the rotatable member, the motor located in the body; (d) a styling arm that does not rotate with respect to the body and is pivotally attached to the body, the styling arm having a distal end consisting of non-rotatable elements, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position and a closed position sufficiently close to the rotatable member such that positioning hair between the distal end of the styling arm and the rotatable member allows for hair styling between the rotatable member and the styling arm in the closed position, the rotatable member being rotatable by the motor in the closed position without any part of the styling arm rotating; and (e) a switch that is automatically triggered to activate the motor to rotate the rotatable member by the styling arm being moved toward the closed position from the open position.
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4. A tool suitable for hair styling consisting essentially of:
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(a) a body having a longitudinal axis, a proximate end, and a distal end; (b) an elongated rotatable member extending from the distal end of the body, the elongated rotatable member having a curved outer surface and being continuously rotatable at least 360 degrees relative to the body; (c) an electric motor able to continuously rotate the rotatable member at least 360 degrees, the motor located in the body; (d) a heater for heating the hair; and (e) a styling arm that does not rotate with respect to the body and is pivotally attached to the body, the styling arm having a distal end consisting of non-rotatable elements, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position and a closed position sufficiently close to the rotatable member such that positioning hair between the distal end of the styling arm and the rotatable member allows for hair styling between the rotatable member and the styling arm in the closed position, wherein the rotatable member is rotatable by the motor in the closed position without any part of the styling arm rotating; and wherein pulling the tool through hair in the closed position with the elongated rotatable member continuously rotating styles the hair.
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26. A tool suitable for hair styling consisting essentially of:
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a body having a longitudinal axis, a proximate end, and a distal end; a rotatable member extending from the body, the rotatable member being rotatable relative to the body, the member having a longitudinal axis aligned with the longitudinal axis of the elongated body; a motor adapted to rotate the rotatable member, the motor located in the body; and a styling arm that does not rotate with respect to the body and is pivotally attached to the body near the proximate end of the elongated body, the entire styling arm consisting of non-rotatable elements and having a distal end, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position distant from the member and a closed position proximate to the rotatable member for hair styling. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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32. A tool suitable for hair styling comprising consisting essentially of:
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(a) a body having a longitudinal axis, a proximate end, and a distal end; (b) a cylindrical rotatable member extending from the distal end of the body, the rotatable member being rotatable relative to the body; (c) heaters for heating the hair including a heater for heating the styling arm; (d) an electric motor able to rotate the rotatable member both in clockwise and counterclockwise directions, the motor located in the body; and (e) a styling arm that does not rotate with respect to the body and is pivotally attached to the body at a location closer to the proximate end of the body than the distal end of the body, the styling arm having a distal end consisting of non-rotatable elements, wherein the styling arm is movable between an open position and a closed position sufficiently close to the rotatable member such that positioning hair between the distal end of the styling arm and the rotatable member allows for hair styling between the rotatable member and the styling arm in the closed position; and (f) means for biasing the styling arm into the open position, wherein the rotatable member is rotatable by the motor in the closed position without any part of the styling arm rotating; and wherein pulling the tool through hair in the closed position with the rotatable member rotating styles the hair.
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