Hair styler including hinged arms having twisted hair contact surfaces
AssigneeSpectrum Brands, Inc.
InventorsMichael John deGrood, Jay William Kuzia
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Abstract
A hair styler includes an upper arm, a lower arm, and a hinge. The upper arm includes an upper grip and an upper clamp head. The upper clamp head includes an upper hair contact surface. The upper hair contact surface is twisted relative to the upper grip. The lower arm includes a lower grip and a lower clamp head. The lower clamp head includes a lower hair contact surface. The lower hair contact surface is twisted relative to the lower grip. The hinge attaches the upper and lower arms together such that the upper and lower arms are openable and closeable relative to one another. The hair styler is configured to receive hair between the upper and lower hair contact surfaces when the hair styler is in a closed position.
Claims20
A hair styler defining a longitudinal axis, the hair styler comprising:
- an upper arm including an upper grip and an upper clamp head, the upper clamp head including an upper hair contact surface, wherein the upper hair contact surface is twisted relative to the upper grip;
- a lower arm including a lower grip and a lower clamp head, the lower clamp head including a lower hair contact surface, wherein the lower hair contact surface is twisted relative to the lower grip;
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- a hinge attaching the upper and lower arms together such that the upper and lower arms are openable and closeable relative to one another, wherein the hair styler is configured to receive hair between the upper and lower hair contact surfaces when the hair styler is in a closed position,
- wherein the upper hair contact surface has a first twist angle and the lower hair contact surface has a second twist angle, wherein the first twist angle and the second twist angle each are in a range of 60 degrees to 120 degrees,
- wherein the first twist angle of the upper hair contact surface and the second twist angle of the lower hair contact surface are symmetrically twisted about the longitudinal axis of the hair styler in the closed position.
A hair styler defining a longitudinal axis, the hair styler comprising:
- a first arm including a first clamp plate, wherein the first clamp plate is twisted;
- a second arm including a second clamp plate, wherein the second clamp plate is twisted;
- a hinge attaching the first and second arms together such that the first and second arms are openable and closeable relative to one another, wherein the hair styler is configured to receive hair between the first and second clamp plates when the hair styler is in a closed position;
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- a heating system configured to deliver heat to the hair positioned between the first and second clamp plates,
- wherein the first clamp plate has a first twist angle and the second clamp plate has a second twist angle, wherein the first twist angle and the second twist angle each are in a range of 60 degrees to 120 degrees,
- wherein the first twist angle of the first clamp plate and the second twist angle of the second clamp plate are symmetrically twisted about the longitudinal axis of the hair styler in the closed position.
A hair styler defining a longitudinal axis, the hair styler comprising:
- a first clamp head including a first hair contact surface, wherein the first hair contact surface is twisted;
- a second clamp head including a second hair contact surface, wherein the second hair contact surface is twisted;
- a handle attached to at least one of the first clamp head and the second clamp head;
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- a hinge attaching the first and second clamp heads together such that the first and second clamp heads are openable and closeable relative to one another, wherein the hair styler is configured to receive hair between the first and second hair contact surfaces when the hair styler is in a closed position,
- wherein the first hair contact surface has a first twist angle and the second hair contact surface has a second twist angle, wherein the first twist angle and the second twist angle each are in a range of 60 degrees to 120 degrees,
- wherein the first twist angle of the first hair contact surface and the second twist angle of the second hair contact surface are symmetrically twisted about the longitudinal axis of the hair styler in the closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.