Hair curler with sintered desiccant body
OwnerAmos J. Shaler, Daniel C. McLeaninventors
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Abstract
A hair treating device is disclosed in the form of a roller or curler and provided with a unitary, porous body of desiccant for adsorbing or desorbing water. The desiccant body is a sintered composite of granules of desiccant, such as silica gel, and a binder comprising particles of a high temperature organic polymeric material, such as nylon. The roller is provided with a heat storage core and with a suitable cover. It is effective to accelerate hair drying and to produce longer lasting curls with improved softness and finish.
Claims9
A hair treating device adapted to receive a hank of hair, said device including a porous body comprised of an array of granules of desiccant and particles of an organic polymeric binder attached to said granules with certain of said particles bridging between contiguous granules and bonding therebetween at discrete regions throughout the body to form a self-sustaining body, said particles of binder having a smaller size than the desiccant granules, said granules defining interstices which open into each other between said bonded regions for admission of water vapor to the surface of granules in the interior of said porous body, and a cover disposed over the exterior of said porous body, said cover being permeable to water vapor.
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