Apparatus and method for drying hair
AssigneeJemella Limited
InventorsEric Boateng, Robert James Weatherly, Michelle Gin Hua Law
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Abstract
An apparatus for drying hair includes first and second mutually-opposing arms adapted for movement between an open configuration for receiving a length of wet hair therebetween and a closed configuration adjacent the hair. A vibrator imparts vibration from at least one of the arms to the length of hair in use, to move and separate hair fibres for improving drying of the hair. A method of drying hair includes using the apparatus to impart vibration to a length of wet hair held within the apparatus. The method may further include using the apparatus to style the hair substantially simultaneously with drying the hair.
Claims48
Apparatus for drying hair, comprising:
- a first arm and a second arm, mutually-opposing each other, the first arm and the second arm adapted for movement between an open configuration for receiving a length of wet hair therebetween and a closed configuration adjacent the hair;
- one or more vibrating or rotating members arranged to impart vibration from at least one of said arms to said length of hair in use, to move and separate hair fibres for improving drying of the hair;
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- wherein the first and second arms, when in the closed configuration, define a chamber across which, in use, the hair passes and within which the hair is free to move, and wherein the one or more vibrating or rotating members causes the length of hair to move and separate within said chamber, and
- wherein the one or more vibrating or rotating members comprise one or more mechanical vibration-imparting members mounted on the at least one arms and configured to move relative to the at least one arms in order to impart the vibration to said length of hair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.