Remote control rollers

• US 8,684,012 B1
• Filed: 05/31/2012
• Issued: 04/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Denise Lynn Ryan
• Original Assignee: Denise Lynn Ryan
• Inventors: Ryan, Denise Lynn
• Primary Examiner(s): ELGART, VANITHA M
• Application Number:
  US13/484,283
• Time in Patent Office: 670 Days
• Field of Search: 132/227, 132/200, 132/286, 132/207, 132/210, 132/211, 132/254, 132/212, 132/217, 132/222, 132/223, 132/226, 132/228, 132/229, 132/236, 132/237, 132245-252, 132/269, 132/271, 132/333, 34/96, 342/83, 34/99, 341/01, 219/222, 219/223, 219/225, 219/226, 219/227, 219/228, 219/229, 392/379, 392/380, 392/383, 392/384
• US Class Current: 132/227
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 1/28 with means for controlling or indicating the temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2/146 tube-like
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2/367 with electrical heating means A45D2/362 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 2001/045 the power being supplied by batteries
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 17/02 using a radio link

Abstract

A hair roller system that comprises a hair roller having a heating element, a battery, and a signal receiver is described. In one embodiment, the hair roller system also comprises a signal output device that allows a user to activate a hair roller to heat after being placed in their hair. Activating a heating element in a hair roller after it is placed in a person'"'"'s hair avoids burns and discomfort from handling excessively hot rollers. In some embodiments, a hair roller may comprise an on/off switch, a temperature set point feature, and/or a heat duration set point feature.

Claims

1. An article comprising:

a. at least one hair roller comprising;

i. a battery;

ii. a heating element;

iii. a signal receiver;

iv. a roller controller for controlling at least one function of said hair roller;

b. a remote signal output device that produces a wireless signal,

wherein said heating element is configured to be controlled by reception of a wireless signal from said remote signal output device by said signal receiver.

2. The article of claim 1, comprising at least ten rollers.

3. The article of claim 1, comprising a first roller having a first size and a second roller having a second size that is different from the said first size.

4. The article of claim 1, wherein the heating element is a detachable heating element, whereby the heating element may be detached from a hair capture portion.

5. The article of claim 1, wherein the heating element comprises a resistive wire.

6. The article of claim 1, wherein the heating element comprises a hair retainer that is a resistive element.

7. The article of claim 1, wherein the at least one roller further comprises an on/off switch.

8. The article of claim 1, further comprising a separate hair capture clip.

9. The article of claim 1, wherein the at east one roller further comprises a roller temperature set point feature.

10. The article of claim 1, wherein the at east one roller further comprises a roller heat duration set point feature.

11. The article of claim 1, wherein the said signal output device further comprises a temperature set point feature.

12. The article of claim 1, wherein the said signal output device further comprises a heat duration set point feature.

13. The article of claim 1, wherein the signal output device further comprises a sound feature.

14. The article of claim 1, further comprising a roller container.

15. The article of claim 14, wherein the remote signal output device is configured on the roller container.

16. The article of claim 14, wherein the roller container comprises a power supply and that is configured to heat rollers within the container.

17. The article of claim 14, wherein the roller container further comprises a power supply that comprises a battery.

18. The article of claim 14, wherein the roller container comprises a heating element.

19. The article of claim 16, wherein the roller container comprises a contact between the roller container power supply and the hair roller heating element.