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US 11,576,475 B2Granted
Hair styling tool
OwnerWyconnda Boatman-Tateinventor
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Abstract
A hair styling tool having a comb component and sectioning component is provided. The hair styling tool also may also have a glove component. The glove component may protect a stylist's skin from heat and burns during the styling process, the comb component may allow a stylist smooth and detangle hair, and the sectioning component may allow a stylist easily and precisely section hair to be styled. This hair styling tool can be used for flat ironing, wand curling, blow-drying and hot combing hair to protect the user's hand and allow for more time efficient hair styling.
Claims7
A hair styling tool comprising:
- a glove component having a glove body and a plurality of protective fingertips;
- a comb component having:
- a base segment comprising a first ring configured to engage with a user's finger;
- a tip segment pivotally attached to the base segment, the tip segment comprising a second ring configured to engage with the user's finger, wherein the base segment and tip segment are configured to cover a posterior surface of the user's finger while following the curvature of the user's finger;
- a first set of teeth attached to the base segment and a second set of teeth attached to the base segment,
- wherein the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth are oriented in opposite directions and are disposed on different planes;
- a hollow compartment nested within the comb component;
- a ratcheting track disposed on the comb component;
- a sectioning component nested within the hollow compartment, the sectioning component having a tip;
- and
- a ratchet switch attached to the sectioning component and engaged with the ratcheting track,
- wherein the ratchet switch is configured to be slid along the ratcheting track to selectively extend the sectioning component from the hollow compartment.
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A hair styling tool comprising:
- a comb component having:
- a base segment configured to attach to a user's finger and a tip segment pivotally attached to the base segment;
- a first set of teeth attached to the base segment and a second set of teeth attached to the base segment,
- wherein the first set of teeth and the second set of teeth are oriented in opposite directions and are disposed on different planes;
- a hollow compartment nested within the comb component;
- a ratcheting track disposed on the comb component;
- a sectioning component nested within the hollow compartment, the sectioning component having a tip;
- and
- a ratchet switch attached to the sectioning component and engaged with the ratcheting track,
- wherein the ratchet switch is configured to be slid along the ratcheting track to selectively extend the sectioning component from the hollow compartment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.