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US 11,026,490 B2Granted
Assembly comprising a styling tool and a collecting device
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsEric Parris, Gabin Vic, Frédéric Woodland
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an assembly including: —a styling tool (5), in particular a straightening iron, to be moved along a lock of hair to which water and/or a cosmetic composition has been applied, and—a collecting device (7) coupled to the styling tool so as to collect a runoff generated during the movement of the tool over the hair on account of the presence of water and/or said composition on the hair, the collecting device having a reservoir (9) for picking up the runoff.
Claims18
Assembly comprising:
- a straightening iron to be moved along a lock of hair to which water in a liquid form and/or a cosmetic composition in a liquid or foam form has been applied, the straightening iron comprising:
- a bottom jaw and an upper jaw connected together by a hinge, the bottom jaw and the upper jaw being able to move relative to one another between a moved-together configuration for treating the hair and a spaced-apart configuration for inserting the hair to be treated between said jaws, and
- at least one heating plate disposed on one of the bottom and upper jaws and intended to come into contact with the hair while the bottom and upper jaws are in the moved-together configuration, and
- a collecting device coupled to the bottom jaw so as to collect a liquid or foam runoff generated during the movement of the straightening iron over the hair on account of the presence of water and/or said composition on the hair, the collecting device comprising:
- a reservoir for picking up the runoff, the reservoir comprising an opening for collecting the liquid or foam runoff in the reservoir, the reservoir being closed except for the opening that collects the liquid or foam runoff in the reservoir,
- a fastening system to couple the collecting device in a removable manner to the bottom jaw, and
- a grating disposed on the reservoir in the opening,
- the reservoir extending along the straightening iron, on a lateral side of the bottom jaw that is downstream of the heating plate with regard to a direction of movement of the straightening iron over the lock of hair, and laterally relative to the bottom and upper jaws.
5 more elements
A cosmetic method for treating hair with the aid of an assembly comprising:
- a straightening iron to be moved along a lock of hair comprising:
- a bottom jaw and an upper jaw connected together by a hinge, the bottom jaw and the upper jaw being able to move relative to one another between a moved-together configuration for treating the hair and a spaced-apart configuration for inserting hair to be treated between said jaws, and
- at least one heating element disposed on one of the jaws and intended to come into contact with the hair while the jaws are in the moved-together configuration, and
- a collecting device coupled to the bottom jaw of the straightening iron, the collecting device having a reservoir, the collecting device comprising a fastening system to couple the collecting device to the bottom jaw, the reservoir extending along the straightening iron and laterally on the side of the bottom jaw, the method comprising:
- applying water in a liquid form and/or a cosmetic composition in a liquid or foam form to the hair,
- passing the straightening iron over the hair, and
- collecting, with the aid of the collecting device, a runoff of liquid or foam in the reservoir due to the presence of water and/or the cosmetic composition on the hair and the passage of the straightening iron.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.