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Hair styling apparatus

US9788624B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2013
Grant dateOct 17, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 10, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA45D1/28
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hair styling apparatus including a first and a second arm moveable between a closed position in which a contacting surface of the first arm is adjacent a contacting surface of the second arm and an open position in which the contacting surfaces of each arm are spaced apart, whereby the contacting surfaces of each arm have complementary profiles so that, in use, a section of hair is clamped between the contacting surfaces when the arms are in the closed position, and where a heating zone on at least one of the contacting surfaces is provided to heat the section of hair between the contacting surfaces, a cooling zone on at least one of the contacting surfaces is provided for cooling the section of hair after the section of hair has been heated, and the cooling zone is curved whereby, in use, as the hair styling apparatus is moved along the section of hair in a generally linear fashion, the section of hair is curled.

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