# US 8,464,729 B2 · Hair styler capable of producing steam

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- Number: US 8,464,729 B2
- Document ID: US8464729B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/188,304
- Filed: 2011-07-21
- Published: 2013-01-24
- Granted: 2013-06-18
- Earliest claimed: 2011-07-21
- Assignees: Manica-Taiwan Inc.
- Applicants: Feng-Chih Liao; Yen-Chin Cheng
- Inventors: Feng-Chih Liao; Yen-Chin Cheng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8464729B2

## CPC

- A45D 1/04: by electricity
- A45D 2001/008: {with vapor generation, e.g. steam}
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING

## Abstract

A hair styler capable of producing steam not only can produce steam to assistant the user doing hair style, but also that the hair styler is provided with leak proof members between the respective parts of the hair styler, which can provide better sealing effect and prevent water leakage problems.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hair styler capable of producing steam, comprising:
a housing with an open end, inside the housing being disposed a heater, and in an outer surface of the housing being provided a plurality of apertures;
an elastic assembly disposed adjacent to the heater, and the heater extending into a central hole of a pressing member;
a hot core assembly pressed against the elastic assembly and comprising a water absorbing cover covering a water absorbing member, the water absorbing member being formed at one end thereof with at least one outward protruding water absorbing portion which will extend out of at least one gap formed at an periphery of a first shoulder of the water absorbing cover, and a first leak proof member being abutted against the first shoulder of the water absorbing cover, a second elastic member and a second leak proof member being sleeved on the water absorbing cover, and then the water absorbing cover being inserted in a hot core cover in such a manner that the second leak proof member of the hot core assembly is pressed against the inner periphery of the hot core cover, the second elastic member has one end pressed against the water absorbing cover and another end pressed against the second leak proof member, a sealing cover being fixed to one end of the water absorbing cover by a fastener to press against the first leak proof member and the hot core cover, under sealed conditions, the second elastic member pushes the hot core cover against the sealing cover to make the hot core cover sealed by the sealing cover;
a pressing seat including a central hole and inserted in the open end of the housing and pressed against an outer periphery of the hot core cover, and a third leak proof member being located between the pressing seat and the hot core cover; and
a water container connected to the pressing seat to seal the central hole of the pressing seat.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing is provided at another end thereof with a power supplier which is electrically connected to and controlled by a power-supply switch disposed on the outer surface of the housing, the heater is electrically connected to the power supplier and has a heating end protruding towards the open end.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 1, wherein the elastic assembly comprises a pressing member, a first elastic pressing member, a first elastic member and a second elastic pressing member, the pressing member is pressed against the heater in such a manner that the heating end of the heater extends into a central hole of the pressing member, the first elastic pressing member is sleeved on the pressing member and has a central hole in communication with the central hole of the pressing member, the first elastic member has one end sleeved on the first elastic pressing member, and the second elastic pressing member has one end inserted in and pressed against another end of the first elastic member and has a central hole in communication with the central holes of the first elastic pressing member and the pressing member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 1, wherein the water absorbing cover is a hollow pipe and has three different diameter shoulders, namely, the first shoulder, a second shoulder and a third shoulder, wherein the second shoulder has an outer diameter larger than the first shoulder but less than the third shoulder, in a periphery of the first shoulder of the water absorbing cover are formed two opposite gaps, and the first leak proof member is abutted against the first shoulder.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 4, wherein the water absorbing member is made of water absorbing material and formed corresponding to the inner shape of the water absorbing cover, the water absorbing member is formed with two opposite outward protruding water absorbing portions which will extend out of two opposite gaps of the water absorbing cover.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 4, wherein the second elastic member is sleeved on the water absorbing cover and has one end pressed against the third shoulder of the water absorbing cover and another end pressed against the second leak proof member which is movably disposed between the first and second shoulders of the water absorbing cover.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 3, wherein the hot core assembly is received in the hot core cover, and then the hot core cover is abutted against the second elastic pressing member in such a manner that the water absorbing cover and the water absorbing member extend through the central hole of the second elastic pressing member and the first elastic member toward the heater, so that the hot core cover can drive the hot core assembly and the elastic pressing assembly to move toward the heater.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hot core cover is formed around its outer surface with an annular groove in which the third leak proof member is to be received.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The hair styler capable of producing steam as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pressing seat includes an annular groove at an end surface thereof, and the water container is inserted in the annular groove of the pressing seat.