Bendable lightweight article for personal grooming and method of making

An elongate lightweight and readily bendable rod-like article adapted to be used for a variety of purposes such as a hair curling rod or wrist bracelet, said article comprising an elongate, low density, and continuous foam body formed entirely of closed cell foam, said foam body having a specific gravity within be range of about 0.05 to 0.15 grams/cc, said body also having a liquid impervious skin-like outer surface, a pliable metallic core extending throughout the length of said body and serving to resiliently maintain the body in any desired bent configuration, said foam body and said metallic core being of coextensive length, adhesive means surrounding said metallic core throughout the length thereof and bonding said metallic core to said foam body so that the body and metallic core are unitized and bend together, said adhesive means serving as a corrosion resistant protective coating on said metallic core, and thermoplastic end caps formed of solid non-foamed plastic sealably bonded to opposite ends of said body and completely covering the ends of the body and said metallic core to seal the same and to prevent liquid from coming into contact with the ens of the body and metallic core and also to provide a protective shield for opposite ends of said metallic core.

A lightweight and readily bendable article adapted to be formed into predetermined lengths so as to be used for variety of purposes such as a hair curling rod or wrist bracelet, said article comprising an elongate, low density, and continuous foam body formed entirely of closed cell foam, a pliable metallic core extending throughout the length of said body and serving to resiliently maintain the body in any desired bent configuration, said foam body and said metallic core being of coextensive length, and adhesive means surrounding said metallic core throughout the length thereof and bonding said metallic core to said foam body so that the body and metallic core are unitized and bend together, said adhesive means serving as a corrosion resistant protective coating on said metallic core.

A light weight and readily bendable article adapted to be formed into predetermined lengths so as to be used for a variety of purposes such as a hair curling rod or wrist bracelet, said article comprising an elongate, low density, and continuous foam body formed entirely of closed cell foam having a specific gravity within the range of about 0.05 to 0.15 grams/cc, said body having a liquid impervious skin-like outer surface, a pliable metallic core of copper wire extending throughout the length of said body and serving to resiliently maintain the body in any desired bent configuration, said foam body and said metallic core being of coextensive length, and adhesive means surrounding said metallic core throughout the length thereof and bonding said metallic core to said foam body so that the body and metallic core are unitized and bend together, said adhesive means serving as a corrosion resistant protective coating on said wire core.