Hair styling iron
US6029677A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D2001/008
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A hair styling iron having an elongated barrel having a front end and a rear end, the barrel including a heat plate with a corrugated surface composed of a plurality of concavities and convexities arranged along a direction transverse to the length of the barrel and extending along the length of the barrel, the heat plate formed with a plurality of steam vents; a hand grip extending from the rear end of the barrel; a heater mounted in the barrel to heat the heat plate; a steam generator incorporated in the barrel to generate steam which is discharged from the steam vents; and a hair clamping member pivoted at a connection between the barrel and the hand grip for pivotal movement between a closed position of mating with the heat plate and an open position disengaged from the heat plate. The steam vents are provided exclusively at the bottom of the concavities between the convexities and are covered by the hair clamping member, the concavities being closed at a lengthwise end of the heat plate adjacent to the front end of the barrel with a leakage stopper for preventing leakage of the steam outwardly of the heat plate towards the front end of the barrel.
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