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US 6,615,846 B1Granted
Hair wrapper with stackable cartridges and cartridges for the same
AssigneeElysee Beauty Products, Ltd.
InventorsDavid Leason, Edward J. Ellis, Eugene J. Lattuga
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Abstract
An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord is provided and according to one embodiment includes a housing; a main spindle operatively coupled to the housing and one or more cartridges with one cartridge being operatively coupled to the main spindle and the other cartridges being operatively coupled to one another. Each cartridge contains a cord that is dispensed and wrapped around hair as a result of the rotation of the main spindle.
Claims31
An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord, comprising:
- a housing;
- first gearing operatively coupled to the housing and defining a main bore for receiving cord and hair;
- and
- one or more cartridges operatively coupled to the first gearing, each cartridge including second gearing and a rotatable spool for dispensing cord, the rotatable spool being driven by the second gearing which has a bore for receiving hair and cord from the spool, the second gearing having a guide for receiving the cord and permitting the cord to be disposed through the bore of the second gearing, wherein when hair is disposed through the main bore and the bore of the second gearing and when the cord is disposed through the main bore, the bore in the second gearing and the guide, rotation of the first gearing causes the cord to wrap about the hair.
1 more element
An apparatus for wrapping hair with a cord, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first gear operatively coupled to the housing such that the first gear is rotatably driven;
- and
- a cartridge including a drive spool having a drive gear formed as part thereof which is operatively coupled to the first gear so that the drive spool is driven by rotation of the first gear, the drive spool being coupled to a drive spindle that includes a drive spindle bore for receiving hair and cord from the spool, the drive spindle having a guide for receiving the cord and permitting the cord to be disposed through the drive spindle bore, the rotation of the drive spool causing cord to be dispensed through the guide and the drive spindle bore, hair is disposed through the drive spindle bore, and the drive spool is rotated to wrap the hair with cord.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.