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US 5,316,021 AGranted
Hair curler having linking element with crossbar
OwnerGiuseppe Giordanoinventor
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Abstract
The hair curler consists of a body (1) and a linking element (2) for connecting the ends of the hair curler. The linking element (2) is provided with at least one crossbar (11) for preventing the reactive torque of the curled-up hair from pushing the linking element against the roots of the hair.
Claims7
A hair curler around which hair is temporarily wound so as to impart a curl to said hair, said hair, when wound around said curler, generating an unwinding torque tending to unwind said curler, said curler comprising:
- an elongate body portion, having two ends, around which hair to be curled is wound;
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- a transverse linking element means, fixably fastened at one of said two ends of said elongated body portoin and removably fastened to the other of said two ends of said elongate body portion, for retaining hair in place on said elongate body portion when said hair is wound on said elongate body portion, said transverse linking element including means, independent of any other curler, for countering said unwinding torque, said torque countering means comprising at least one lateral projection extending from said transverse linking element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.