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US 6,962,159 B1Granted
Hair styler
OwnerMichael Adaminventor
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Abstract
A cone mounted coaxially on a hand held motor. The cone has an open slot arranged to permit sliding a lock of hair through the slot. The lock wraps around the cone thereby forming a roll of hair when the motor is energized to rotate the cone. The cone is then separated from the roll and the hair is secured in place by a pin. A clamp/hook on the apex of the cone is provided to engage the free end of a lock of hair, a twist of hair (akin to a cable) is formed when the cone is rotated.
Claims6
A hair styler which comprises:
- a handle section configured for grasping by one hand;
- a motor enclose in said handle section and having a motorshaft extending from said handle section;
- a battery enclosed in said handle section connected to said motor through a reversing momentary switch;
- said momentary switch mounted on said handle section and accessible to a user;
- a cone having a conical surface and cone base;
- said cone base mounted on said motor shaft and said cone having an axis aligned with said motorshaft;
- said conical surface having a slot with an open end arranged to permit sliding a section of a lock of hair through said slot whereby said lock of hair wraps around said conical surface when said cone is rotated by depressing said momentary switch leaving a roll of hair after said cone is disengaged from said section of lock;
- a means for engaging a lock of hair and mounted on an apex of said cone whereby said lock is twisted to form a twist of hair when said cone is rotated.
5 more elements
A method for forming a roll of hair which includes the steps of:
- A) providing a hair styler which comprises:
- a handle section configured for grasping by one hand;
- a motor enclosed in said handle section and having a motorshaft extending from
- said handle section;
- a battery enclosed in said handle section connected to said motor through a momentary switch;
- said momentary switch mounted on said handle section and accessible to a user;
- a cone having a conical surface, apex and cone base;
- said cone base mounted on said motor shaft and said cone having an axis aligned with said motorshaft;
- said conical surface having a slot with an open end arranged to permit sliding a lock of hair into said slot whereby said lock of hair wraps around said conical surface and forms a roll of hair when said cone is rotated by depressing said momentary switch;
- providing said hairstyler with a means for engaging an end of said lock of hair wherein said means for engaging is one of a hook and a springloaded clamp;
- B) separating a lock of hair from a remaining portion of a head of hair;
- C) sliding said lock of hair through said slot;
- D) rolling said lock of hair by depressing said momentary switch whereby a portion of said lock is wrapped around said conical surface and forms a roll of hair;
- E) sliding said cone away from said roll of hair and securing said roll of hair with a tie;
- engaging an end of a lock of hair with said means for engaging;
- rotating said cone thereby forming a twist of hair on a free end of said roll of hair.
13 more elements
A method for forming a twist of hair which includes the steps of:
- A) providing a hair styler which comprises:
- a handle section configured for grasping by one hand;
- a motor enclosed in said handle section and having a motorshaft extending from said handle sections;
- a battery enclosed in said handle section connected to said motor through a momentary switch;
- said momentary switch mounted on said handle section and accessible to a user;
- a cone having a conical surface, apex and cone base;
- said cone base mounted on said motor shaft and said cone having an axis aligned with said motorshaft;
- said conical surface having a slot with an open end arranged to permit sliding a lock of hair into said slot whereby said lock of hair wraps around said conical surface and forms a roll of hair when said cone is rotated by depressing said momentary switch;
- a means mounted on an apex of said cone for engaging an end of said lock of hair
- wherein said means for engaging is one of a hook and a springloaded clamp;
- separating a lock of hair from a remaining portion of a head of hair;
- C) engaging an end of said lock of hair with said means for engaging;
- D) rotating said cone thereby forming a twist of hair on a free end of said roll of hair.
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A method for forming a twist on an end of a roll of a lock of hair which comprises steps in operable order:
- A) providing a hair sylerstyler which comprises:
- a handle section configured for grasping by one hand;
- a motor enclosed in said handle section and having a motorshaft extending from said handle section;
- a battery enclosed in said handle section connected to said motor through a momentary switch;
- said momentary switch mounted on said handle section and accessible to a user;
- a cone having a conical surface, apex and cone base;
- said cone base mounted on said motor shaft and said cone having an axis aligned with said motorshaft;
- said conical surface having a slot with an open end arranged to permit sliding a lock of hair into said slot whereby said lock of hair wraps around said conical surface and forms a roll of hair when said cone is rotated by depressing said momentary switch;
- a means mounted on an apex of said cone for engaging an end of said lock of hair
- wherein said means for engaging is one of a hook and a springloaded clamp;
- B) separating a lock of hair from a remaining portion of a head of hair;
- C) sliding said lock of hair through said slot;
- D) rolling said lock of hair by depressing said momentary switch whereby a portion of said lock is wrapped around said conical surface and forms a roll of hair;
- E) sliding said cone away from said roll of hair and securing said roll of hair with a tie;
- F) engaging an end of said lock of hair extending from said roll with said means for engaging;
- G) rotating said cone thereby forming a twist of hair on a free end of said roll of hair.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.