Combined curling iron and hair roller
US5400810A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 14, 1993 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D1/04
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hot air curling iron is provided which can alternately be used as a curling iron or used to heat a hair roller. It has a spoon that is separate from the spoon control lever, but which has a common pivot with it. A releasable detent connects them. The unit normally operates as a curling iron. However, when a roller is placed over the curling iron barrel, the roller prevents the spoon from pivoting upwardly, so pressure on the control lever serves to release the detent. The lower portion of the control lever then serves as a clamp to hold the roller in place. Inwardly projecting detents on the roller serve to lock it in position over the clamp with the openings in the clamp aligned with those in the roller, permitting free air flow.
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