Hair styling device
OwnerJanel Birkinventor
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Abstract
A hair styling device or curler used to shape hair by capturing a tress of hair inside a continuous channel of the curler created by a wrapping element spirally wrapped around a central core element. The continuous channel captures the hair so it is self-holding and does not require additional clips or fixation elements to hold the curler in place. The curler may contain two elements or one element. The curler may be wrapped in either direction to accommodate styling both sides of the head and may be modularly connected to another curler to customize the length of the curler. The curler may be heated by a variety of means or may be left at room temperature for air drying. The curler may contain a blow dryer element, sensors or other smart technology to start or stop any function of the styling system.
Claims24
A hair styling device comprising:
- a core element;
- and
- a wrapping element
- wherein the wrapping element wraps around the core element in a spiral shape creating a continuous channel along the length of the core element wherein the wrapping element has a cross-sectional shape where a portion of the wrapping element that contacts the core is more narrow than another portion of the cross-section of the wrapping element and thus forms a continuous channel with space where a tress of hair can be placed said tress of hair being secured therein and affixed therein in a curled shape solely by way of compressive force between the hair and said portions of the wrapping element.
A hair styling device comprising:
- an elongated core with channel having a wider portion adjacent the core than at another portion that provides a space therein that forms a spiral along the length of said elongated core and is capable of securing a tress of hair and affixing it thereon in a curled shape solely through a compressive force on the hair when placed in the space in said channel and self-hold a portion of hair thereon.
A method of curling comprising the steps of:
- providing a hair styling device further comprising:
- a core element;
- and
- a wrapping element
- wherein the wrapping element wraps around the core element in a spiral shape creating a continuous channel along the length of the core element wherein the wrapping element has a cross-sectional shape where a portion of the wrapping element that contacts the core is more narrow than another portion of the cross-section of the wrapping element and thus forms a continuous channel with space where a tress of hair can be placed said tress of hair being secured therein and affixed therein in a curled shape solely by way of compressive force between the hair and said portions of said wrapping element;
- collecting a said tress of hair to be curled in the hair styling device;
- capturing said tress of hair in the continuous channel at one end of the hair styling device;
- wrapping said tress inside the continuous channel along the length of said core element wherein said tress of hair is secured in said space solely via compressive force between the hair and said portions of said wrapping element;
- allowing said curl to set with time or heat;
- and
- removing said hair styling device from said tress.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.