Hair curling system

Abstract

A hair curling system includes a base heating unit, a hair roller, and a hair cover. The base heating unit generates and transports steam (or another medium) to the hair roller for heating and moisturizing the roller. The steam medium carries a separate hair treatment composition for treating the hair. The steam medium and the hair treatment composition are transferred to hair wound on the hair roller and covered by the hair cover. The transfer takes place within a thermally quarantined zone between the hair roller and the hair cover. An optional temperature control system may be provided for independently heating or cooling the hair cover to a temperature that provides a desired temperature gradient between the hair roller and the hair cover. One or more of an optional ionizer, crystal or mineral unit or material may also be provided to further influence the hair treatment.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 013,331 filed on Dec. 13, 2007 and entitled “Hair Curling System.” The entire contents of said Application Ser. No. 61 / 013,331 are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to hair styling apparatus. More particularly, the invention concerns hair curling devices.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]Hair curling products use heat to form curls in the hair. Some units use electric resistant heaters, others use hot steam, some make use of a microwave oven, and still others use ceramic heaters. This includes curling irons having self-contained heat sources as well as curlers that are heated by a separate heat source and then rolled into the hair. Regardless of what form of heat generator is used, most curlin...

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Benefits of technology

[0010]According to an alternative implementation, the hair curling system may optionally include a temperature control system for the hair cover. The temperature control system allows the hair cover to be independently heated or cooled to a temperature that provides a desired flow of steam and hair treatment composition from the hair roller to the hair. The application of the steam medium and the hair treatment composition to the hair may thus be influenced by a temperature gradient between the hair roller and the hair cover.

Problems solved by technology

This may not sufficiently heat the clips, particularly if the user is in a hurry and does not wait for the clips to be heated to the same temperature as the curlers.

Using hot curlers and putting unusually high temperatures against the hair is notoriously bad organically for the structure of the hair, and almost always causes some type of ancillary damage to the hair.

Although the chemistry behind some of these products may be useful, there has always been an issue regarding how to effectively apply the supplemental aids to the hair.

If such a composition is put on prior to application of the hair curler, the composition may alter the natural density of the hair and thus have an adverse effect on the effectiveness of the curling process.

This is because the portion of the hair that would be exposed and could be affected and reached would be physically limited due to the presence of the curlers.

Moreover, the composition would be of limited effectiveness if applied after the application of heat because substantial damage may have already been done when the hair was exposed to the heated environment.

In addition, present techniques only allow for general and surface application of hair products, and do not provide an effective means for even distribution or deep penetration throughout the hair or the ability to substantially and consistently apply such products to the hair ends.

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