Pulse injection steam hairsetter
US5715360A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D4/16
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A pulse injection steam hairsetter which efficiently and safely heats hair curlers prior to use includes a housing that has a base for placement on a supporting surface and defines a recess for a replaceable water canister, the housing also defining a treatment chamber in which a hair curler can be placed and including a pulse steam supply mechanism for supplying pulses of steam to the treatment chamber, and more particularly to internally of a hair curler placed therein. The pulse steam supply mechanism includes an electric heating device for supplying steam to the treatment chamber, a manually operable bellows pump device, and hoses for delivering water from a water canister positioned in the recess to the bellows pump device and from the bellows pump device to the heating device. A one way valve between the bellows pump device and the heating device controls the flow of water in the proper direction. A cover can enclose the treatment chamber and be used to operate the bellows pump device. The heating device can include an apertured barrel that extends upwardly into the treatment chamber so as to extend axially along the center of a hair curler positioned therearound.
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