Curler for natural section of hair
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorDominique Ploix
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Abstract
A curler having a body with a longitudinal axis designed to have a section of hair wound about it, and a foot integral with a first axial end of the body and having a surface capable of resting on the scalp. This surface preferably has a surface area greater than the surface area of a transverse section through a part of the body capable of having the section of hair wound about it. The foot includes means capable of retaining a portion of the section of hair that is not wound about the body. In addition, the body has an arm capable of occupying, for example by deformation of the arm and/or the body, a position in which the arm keeps the section of hair wound around part of the body.
Claims47
A curler, comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal axis configured so that a section of hair can be wound about the body;
- a foot integral with a first axial end of the body, the foot having a surface configured to rest on the scalp;
- and
- an arm is associated with the body, the arm being capable of occupying, by deformation of at least one of the body and the arm, a position in which the arm keeps the section of hair wound around the body;
- wherein:
- the surface of the foot configured to rest on the scalp has a surface area greater than a surface area of a transverse section through a part of the body about which the section of hair is wound;
- the foot comprises means capable of retaining a portion of the section of hair that is not wound about the body;
- the arm cooperates with the body to clamp the section of hair between the body and the arm at a clamping location;
- the clamping location can be varied to provide a plurality of selectable clamping locations along the body depending upon selective deformation of at least one of the arm and the body;
- the body is at least partly toothed;
- and
- a width of the arm is at least as wide as a width of the body including the teeth.
A curler, comprising:
- a body configured so that a section of hair can be wound about the body, the body including a first end and a second end;
- a foot coupled to the body adjacent to said first end;
- and
- an arm associated with the body, the arm cooperating with the body to clamp the section of hair between the body and the arm at a clamping location;
- wherein:
- the foot comprises a portion extending transversely to the body;
- the foot includes a portion that retains a portion of the section of hair that is not wound about the body;
- and
- the clamping location can be varied so that a plurality of said clamping locations can be selected at different locations along the body;
- the body is at least partly toothed;
- and
- a width of the arm is at least as wide as a width of the body including the teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.