Device for use in bleaching or coloring hair in discrete portions for artistic effect
US4224954A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D19/018
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A device for use in bleaching or coloring hair in discrete portions comprised of a thin planar base member with a hand grip portion at first end, a generally U-shaped top member including a transverse span portion atop the base member, adjacent the hand grip portion, and a pair of generally parallel arms or thin planar material extending from the span portion along the base member, adjacent the respective side edges thereof, to points adjacent a second end of the base member. A moisture impervious flexible sheet of a suitable material, such as aluminum foil, is disposed between the base and U-shaped top members. A lock of hair is disposed over at least a portion of the central area of the foil, and a hair coloring or bleaching fluid is applied thereto. A pair of oppositely outwardly extending wing portions of the foil is folded over the lock of hair, after which the device is slidably removed from the foil, which remains in wrapped engagement about the lock of hair. Preferably, the foil has a fold at the base to add strength to end part and to catch and hold any excess fluid which might run off the hair. The wings are then folded to form a packet which separates the hair to be alte…
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