Hair coloring variegation device and method of use
AssigneeF. G. Elliott LLC
InventorFranklin Elliott
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Abstract
A method and device for selectively entraining hair strands from the scalp having at least one hooking applicator, the at least one hooking applicator employing a hook that rotates to entrain the hair strands, a hair color container having hair color therein and a way to apply the hair color to the entrained hair stands includes a hooking applicator, hair color container, and trigger mechanism. The trigger mechanism operates to entrain hair using the hooking application and apply hair color to the hair from the hair color container.
Claims24
In a device for selectively entraining hair strands from the scalp having at least one hooking applicator, the at least one hooking applicator employing a hook that rotates to entrain the hair strands, a hair color container having hair color therein and a way to apply the hair color to the entrained hair stands, the improvement comprising:
- a) the at least one hooking applicator is configured to form a channel between a surface of the hook and a surface of a body portion of the at least one hooking applicator having a hair color outlet therein to better accommodate high viscosity liquid hair color;
- b) the at least one hooking applicator include a pair of spaced apart feet, each foot having a scalp contacting surface of continuous and flat length, the hook positioned between the spaced apart feet;
- the hook is positioned with respect to the spaced apart feet to form a scissors action between the hook and the spaced apart feet when the hook rotates for entraining hair strands;
- c) wherein the hook and/or the at least one hooking applicator includes a recess to hold entrained hair and permit hair color to fill the recess be applied to entrained hair;
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- d) a trigger mechanism that first rotates the hook to entrain hair strands and then squeezes and compresses the hair color container to apply hair color to the entrained hair via the at least one hooking applicator.
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