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US 7,040,326 B1Granted
Hair styling device
OwnerDonna J. C. Painterinventor
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Abstract
A hair styling device includes a panel having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between the first and second sides. A plurality of apertures extends through the first and second sides of the panel. Hair may be selectively positioned on the panel, extended over the apertures and dried thereon such that the hair, when removed, is selectively sculpted.
Claims7
A hair sculpting device for sculpting locks of hair, said device comprising:
- a panel having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between said first and second sides, a plurality of apertures extending through said first and second sides of said panel, said peripheral edge having a rectangular shape and including a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein said first and second edges are positioned opposite of each other, said first edge having a pair of arcuate slots extending therein for selectively receiving said elastic band, each of said arcuate slots being defined by an inner wall having one of a pair of conduits extending therein, each of said conduits extending into an adjacent opening, each of said conduits having a channel extending therein from said first side, each of said channels extending from a respective one of said inner walls to said adjacent opening, said second edge having a pair of elongated slots extending therein, said elongated slots being spaced from each other;
- a securing member for releasably securing the hair to said panel, said securing member comprising a resiliently elastic band positionable around said panel, wherein said securing member may be positionable through said channels, extended through said adjacent opening and looped into said elongated slots;
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- wherein hair may be selectively positioned around said panel and dried thereon such that the hair is sculpted.
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A hair sculpting device for sculpting locks of hair, said device comprising:
- a panel having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between said first and second sides, said peripheral edge having a rectangular shape and including a first edge, a second edge, a third edge and a fourth edge wherein said first and second edges are positioned opposite of each other, a plurality of apertures extending through said first and second sides of said panel, each of said apertures having a pair of rounded outer edges, said plurality of apertures being aligned in a plurality of rows positioned along perpendicular lines with respect to said first and second edges, wherein said plurality of rows includes a pair of outer rows and a middle row, said apertures in said outer rows being aligned along parallel lines with respect to said first and second edges, said first edge having a pair of arcuate slots extending therein, each of said arcuate slots being defined by an inner wall having one of a pair of conduits extending therein, each of said conduits extending into an adjacent opening, each of said conduits having a channel extending therein from said first side, each of said channels extending from a respective one of said inner walls to said adjacent opening, said second edge having a pair of elongated slots extending therein, said elongated slots being spaced from each other;
- a securing member for releasably securing hair selectively positioned around said panel such that the hair extends over said apertures said securing member comprising a band being positionable through said channels, extended through said adjacent opening and looped into said elongated slots, said band comprising a resiliently elastic material;
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- wherein hair positioned on said panel is dried such that the hair is sculpted when removed from the panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.