Finger Sleeve Hair Curler Tool and Method

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-09-13
FARDOE MARNIE M
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[0010]The flexible material of the hair curler tool is much more comfortable than prior art rigid rollers. Furthermore, the configuration of the lobe or lobes having an aperture receiving the closed end of the sleeve therein is much easier to manipulate than the cinching cord of prior U.S. Pat. No. 2,663,302 such that the hair curler tool is much easier to use than any prior art devices for retaining hair in a curled condition.

Problems solved by technology

The rigid rollers are uncomfortable, especially when worn while sleeping.
Furthermore rigid rollers for curling hair are not aesthetically pleasing and therefore undesirable to be worn in public environments.
Retaining the hair curled about the sleeve however requires an awkward manipulation of the open end of the sleeve that receives the finger of the user therethrough by cinching a cord about the wound hair.
The curl holder is thus difficult to use compared to conventional rigid rollers.

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[0046]Referring to the accompanying figures, there is illustrated a hair curler tool generally indicated by reference numeral 10. The hair curler tool 10 is particularly suited for supporting a length of hair in a curled condition for setting curls.

[0047]The curler tool 10 generally comprises an elongate sleeve 12 extending in a longitudinal direction between a closed end 14 which is closed and an opposing open end 16 locating an opening therein through which a finger of a user is arranged to be longitudinally slidable into the sleeve. The tool 10 further comprises two lobes 18 at the open end of the sleeve which are diametrically opposite one another and which extend in the longitudinal direction outward beyond the open end of the sleeve. Each of the lobes locates an aperture 20 therein.

[0048]The sleeve is formed of two flat pieces of cloth material which are flexible and elastic throughout the sleeves and the lobes such that the lobes are integrally formed with the sleeves continu...

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Abstract

The finger sleeve hair curler tool is a cloth hair curling tool accessorized with a removable curl template spool. It provides an improved method of hair curling and also functions as a novel hair accessory and ponytail holder. Piece 1 is a finger-sized fabric sleeve which is closed on one end; the open end flaring to create two lobed appendages beyond the rim of the opening, each of which has a fingertip fastener aperture. The user slips the sleeve over an index finger, coils a hair section around the sleeved finger, and secures the hair within the curler via the fingertip fastener apertures using a variety of techniques for the desired results. Piece 2 of the system is a rigid finger-shaped curl template spool which the user may alternately use as a framework to slip the fabric sleeve over, thus accommodating a greater range of hair-rolling techniques and results.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 451,941, filed Mar. 11, 2011.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a resilient tool arranged to be worn on a finger of a user such that hair can be wound about the tool and the finger of the user subsequently removed for curling the hair.BACKGROUND[0003]Known devices for curling hair typically comprise rigid rollers about which hair is wound. The rigid rollers are uncomfortable, especially when worn while sleeping. Furthermore rigid rollers for curling hair are not aesthetically pleasing and therefore undesirable to be worn in public environments.[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 2,663,302, filed Dec. 22, 1953 by Palitti disclose a curl holder in the form of a sleeve arranged to be worn on a finger of a user about which hair may be curled. Retaining the hair curled about the sleeve however requires an awkward manipulation of the open end of the sleeve that receives t...

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IPC IPC(8): A45D7/00A45D8/00A45D6/00
CPCA45D2/16A45D2/18A45D2/20A45D8/20A45D6/145A45D7/00A45D6/02
InventorFARDOE, MARNIE M.
OwnerFARDOE MARNIE M