Device for styling hair
US6286519A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA45D44/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
This invention is a device for parting hair into a preferred style. The device has an extended point that is preferably a solid point and two handles that each hinge about the point such that the handles open and close in a jaw like fashion. The handles are preferably flattened elongated handles that are larger at the holding ends for easy operation and handling of the device. The tip is also preferably flattened and substantially co-planar with the handles or positioned at an angled of 45 degree or less relative to the plane of the flattened handles. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the handles section are connected together by a single hinge near or at the tip section of the device. Hair is parted into the preferred configuration by tracing the tip of the device through a section of hair with the handles in the closed position such that the hair flows over the handles and accumulates on the handles. The handles are then opened thus separating the hair and forming the part. The device may be used for making any number of parting configurations with hair and is particularly useful for making irregular and zig-zag parting configuration with hair. The device is monolith…
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