Rechargeable hair styling appliances and charging stand

Abstract

Hair styling appliance systems include cordless appliance handles adapted to receive a rechargeable battery pack. The handles are also adapted to connect to a plurality of different electric styling appliances that may be powered by the rechargeable battery pack. A stand provides storage wells for the handle, battery packs and attachments and further provides charging stations for the battery packs.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] The use of multiple types of hair styling appliances by an individual user, or by a professional hair stylist can be inconvenient if each appliance has a separate power cord that must be plugged into a receptacle. Cords may become entangled or a limited number of power outlets may prevent the powering of all the appliances simultaneously. To address these problems, cordless appliances have been designed as well as appliance stands in which a plurality of appliances can be powered by a single power cord as in U.S. application Publication 20030222069 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,124,532. These references, however, do not disclose a handle that receives a rechargeable battery pack and on which interchangeable hair styling appliances can be attached. SUMMARY [0002] Certain preferred embodiments of the present disclosure may be described as hair styling appliance systems that include cordless appliance handles adapted to receive a rechargeable battery pack. The h...

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Benefits of technology

[0002] Certain preferred embodiments of the present disclosure may be described as hair styling appliance systems that include cordless appliance handles adapted to receive a rechargeable battery pack. The handles are also adapted to connect to a plurality of different electric styling appliances that may be powered by the rechargeable battery pack. Any of a number of styling appliances may be used in the disclosed system, including but not limited to curling irons, brush irons and flat straighteners (also known as flat irons). The present disclosure further includes a stand for conveniently holding the appliances so that they are charged and readily useable. The stand preferably includes a plurality of wells or ports for holding the appliances, including ports that connect a rechargeable battery pack to a power cord when the battery pack is seated in the port. Charging ports may be provided for a battery pack contained in a handle, and for a spare battery pack. Other wells or ports are designed to hold attachments while not in use.

Problems solved by technology

The use of multiple types of hair styling appliances by an individual user, or by a professional hair stylist can be inconvenient if each appliance has a separate power cord that must be plugged into a receptacle.

Cords may become entangled or a limited number of power outlets may prevent the powering of all the appliances simultaneously.

These references, however, do not disclose a handle that receives a rechargeable battery pack and on which interchangeable hair styling appliances can be attached.

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