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US 6,639,184 B1Granted
Cordless curling iron heating system
OwnerPauline M. Ennisinventor
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Abstract
A cordless curling iron heating system for facilitating the efficient use of multiple sized curling irons. The cordless curling iron heating system includes a housing which includes a plurality of curling iron sockets, each one of a plurality of heating elements coupled to an associated one of the plurality of curling iron sockets for heating the associated curling iron socket, and a plurality of cordless curling irons which are insertable into a desired one of the curling iron sockets for heating.
Claims12
A cordless curling iron heating system comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of curling iron sockets:
- a plurality of heating elements, each of said heating elements being coupled to an associated one of said plurality of curling iron sockets for heating said associated curling iron socket;
- a plurality of cordless curling irons, each of said cordless curling irons being insertable into a desired one of said curling iron sockets whereby each of said cordless curling irons is heatable by insertion into said desired one of said curling iron sockets;
- a microcontroller coupled to said housing, said microcontroller being operationally coupled to each of said heating elements;
- and
- a plurality of thermostats, each of said thermostats being operationally coupled to an associated one of said heating elements and said microcontroller for preventing overheating of each of said heating elements.
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A cordless curling iron heating system comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of curling iron sockets;
- a plurality of heating elements, each of said heating elements being coupled to an associated one of said plurality of curling iron sockets for heating said associated curling iron socket;
- a plurality of cordless curling irons, each of said cordless curling irons being insertable into a desired one of said curling iron sockets whereby each of said cordless curling irons is heatable by insertion into said desired one of said curling iron sockets;
- said plurality of curling iron sockets being thirteen curling iron sockets, each of said curling iron sockets having a unique diameter relative to each other curling iron socket;
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- said plurality of curling irons being thirteen curling irons, each of said curling irons having a heating portion, said heating portion of each of said curling irons having a unique diameter relative to said heating portion of each other curling iron.
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A cordless curling iron heating system comprising:
- a housing having a base portion and a plurality of curling iron sockets;
- a plurality of heating elements, each of said heating elements being coupled to an associated one of said plurality of curling iron sockets for heating said associated curling iron socket;
- a plurality of cordless curling irons, each of said cordless curling irons being insertable into a desired one of said curling iron sockets whereby each of said cordless curling irons is heatable by insertion into said desired one of said curling iron sockets;
- a plurality of suction cups coupled to an underside of said base portion whereby said base portion is adapted for securement to a support surface using said suction cups;
- a power source operationally coupled to each of said heating elements;
- a plurality of on/off switches, each of said on/off switches being operationally coupled between said power source and an associated one of said plurality of heating elements whereby each on/off switch permits heating of said associated heating element when said on/off switch is in a first position and prevents heating of said associated heating element when said on/off switch is in a second position;
- a plurality of indicators coupled to said housing, each of said indicators being operationally coupled to an associated one of said heating elements such that said indicator is activated when said associated heating element is activated;
- wherein said indicators being arranged into a display panel on an upper surface of said base portion of said housing;
- said housing having a main portion, each of said plurality of curling iron sockets being positioned in said main portion;
- said main portion having a substantially vertical lower portion a substantially vertical upper portion, and an offset portion extending between said lower and upper portions;
- wherein said plurality of curling iron sockets being thirteen curling iron sockets, each of said curling iron sockets having a unique diameter relative to each other curling iron socket;
- wherein said plurality of curling irons being thirteen curling irons. each of said curling irons having a heating portion, said heating portion of each of said curling irons having a unique diameter relative to said heating portion of each other curling iron;
- a microcontroller coupled to said housing, said microcontroller being operationally coupled to each of said heating elements;
- a plurality of thermostats, each of said thermostats being operationally coupled to an associated one of said heating elements and said microcontroller for preventing overheating of each of said heating elements;
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- a liquid crystal display panel operationally coupled to said microcontroller for indicating which of said plurality of heating elements is activated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.