# US 10,765,190 B2 · Apparatus and method for elongating natural hair coils and defining natural hair coil patterns

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- Number: US 10,765,190 B2
- Document ID: US10765190B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/382,870
- Filed: 2016-12-19
- Published: 2018-06-21
- Granted: 2020-09-08
- Earliest claimed: 2016-12-19
- Applicants: Talia J. Offord
- Inventors: Talia J. Offord
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10765190B2

## CPC

- A45D 2/001: {Hair straightening appliances}
- A45D 2/38: Surface-wave devices
- A45D 7/02: thermal
- A45D 2002/003: {Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for}
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING

## Abstract

One embodiment of a hair tool 100 to elongate and define natural hair coils 110, where the hair tool 100 comprises top coiling members 120 and bottom coiling members 121, a connector 140, and a securing member 150, 151, wherein a coil of hair 110 placed and secured between the top coiling members 120 and the bottom coiling members 121 can be elongated and/or defined 600. Other embodiments are described and shown 710, 720, 730, 740, and 800.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hair tool for elongating and defining hair coils comprising top and bottom opposing half portions each having a plurality of spaced apart cylindrical coiling members; said coiling members of each half portion are connected at opposing ends by at least one connector and at least one securing member to secure top and bottom half portions together; each coiling member is non-linear extending in a longitudinal direction providing ridges and troughs in a transverse direction; said opposing half portions are configured to be separated in an open position to accept hair coils therebetween and a closed secured position wherein hair coils are captured and held between opposing portions in a hair treatment position.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hair tool of claim 1, wherein coiling members provide non-linear profiles comprising sine wave, helical, square, saw tooth or triangle shapes.