Appliance for treating hair

US5673710A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Braun Corporation · DE

Inventors

• Norbert Schaefer · Frankfurt am Main, DE
• Peter Janouch · Gelnhausen, DE
• Silvia Kamalla · Schwalbach, DE
• Michael Stolper · Eschborn, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 21, 1995
• Grant date: Oct 7, 1997
• Expiry date: Feb 21, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A46B2200/104
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

The invention is directed to an appliance for treating hair (1), which is comprised of a handle section (2) and a heatable hair treatment section (3). The section (3) possesses an approximately tubular bristle mounting member (4) which is assembled from two half shells (7, 8). Projecting outwardly from the half shell (7) are bristles (5), and the half shell (8) is equipped with rib members (6). The radius (R1) of the cross section of the bristled half shell (7) is smaller than the radius (R2) of the cross section of the ribbed half shell (8). These different radii (R1, R2) enable a user both to form waves with long or medium long hair and to treat short hair in the area close to the scalp. The larger radius may be used for large-volume waves in particular where long hair is involved, while the smaller radius is suitable in particular for treating short hair as well as hair in the area close to the scalp.