Hair styling appliance
AssigneeJemella Limited
InventorsTom Ford, Richard Sims, John Allan Sinclair, Jamie McPherson
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Abstract
The invention relates to a hair styling appliance (100, 100′, 100″) comprising at least one heater (103, 104) having a plurality of heating zones (Z1-Z5). The heating zones are independently operable arranged along the length of the heater. The sequential arrangement of the independently operable heating zones helps to improve the thermal control of the hair styling appliance. The hair styling appliance may be a hair straightener, curling tong, curling wand or a crimping iron.
Claims26
A hair styling appliance comprising a heater having a plurality of heating zones, wherein the temperature of each of the plurality of heating zones is independently controllable and wherein the plurality of heating zones are arranged sequentially immediately next to one another along the length of the heater in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the heater so that the heater provides a continuous heating surface along the length of the heater.
A hair styling appliance according to 12, wherein the control system comprises a flexible printed circuit board coupled to the heating zones.
A heater suitable for a hair styling appliance, wherein the heater comprises a plurality of independently controllable heating zones, wherein the temperature of each heating zone is independently controllable, the heating zones being arranged sequentially immediately next to each other along a longitudinal length of the heater so that the heater provides a continuous heating surface along the length of the heater.
A hair styling appliance comprising a heater having a plurality of heating zones and a heatable plate, wherein the temperature of each of the plurality of heating zones is independently controllable and wherein the heating zones are arranged sequentially immediately next to each other along a longitudinal length of the heatable plate so that the heatable plate provides a continuous heating surface along the length of the heatable plate.
A hair styling appliance comprising a heater having a plurality of heating zones, wherein the temperature of each of the plurality of heating zones is independently controllable and comprises a separate heatable plate, wherein the plurality of heating zones are arranged sequentially immediately next to one another along the length of the heater in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the heater so that the heater provides a continuous heating surface along the length of the heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.