Electric hair appliance having an improved handle and actuating mechanism construction
US4797533A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D20/48
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hair appliance has a hair winding portion extending axially from the end of a handle covered by a flexible sleeve member adapted to be depressed in order to activate a movable part of the hair appliance. The hair appliance is of relatively uniform cross-section along its length and in the case of a curling iron provided with a hair retaining clip biased adjacent the barrel of the curling iron, the clip is provided with a longitudinal extension aligned with the body of the clip, with the extension overlying a recess in the handle and under the flexible sleeve member. The clip is opened by squeezing or depressing the flexible sleeve member to move the extension into the recess. In the case of a curling brush having a rotatable barrel, a similar construction results in the barrel locking mechanism being situated under the flexible sleeve member so that depression of the latter operates the locking mechanism. In the case of heatable appliances, an annularly visible indicating means is provided at the distal end thereof to indicate the power condition of the appliance.
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