Hand-Held Hair Straightener with a Cosmetic Product Distribution System

Abstract

Provided is a hand-held hair styling device consisting of hair shaping or styling mechanism, with at least one hair treatment zone, which is at least partly mobile, cosmetic product distribution mechanism including product application mechanism located in or near hair treatment zone, and feed line to supply application mechanism from cosmetic product reservoir, including at least one pump; where the device consists of two jaws which are connected by a hinge to move between an open and closed position, which create working surfaces forming hair shaping mechanism and hair treatment zone when the jaws are closed, electrical heating mechanism of treatment area and where the pump is operated by the movements of jaws or working surfaces relative to one another.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]This invention falls in the technical field of hand-held devices used for styling or shaping hair. In the preferred, but not exclusive, application the invention falls in the field of hand-held electrical devices used for drying and / or shaping hair using, in particular, a hot air flow or contact heat in the same way as, including but not limited to, hand-held electrical hard dryers, heated brushes and straightening and curling irons.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]When hair is styled, as each lock is treated, it may be desirable to apply a cosmetic product to the hair. To do so, a patent FR 2 136 410 described a comb which blows air, the sleeve of which contains an electrical fan to blow air in the direction of a hair treatment area determined by the comb. The sleeve of the comb also includes a pressurized cosmetic fluid reservoir connected by a feed line to a sprayer located in the hair treatment area. In ...

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Benefits of technology

The invention is a hand-held hair styling device with a hair shaping or styling mechanism and a cosmetic product distribution mechanism. The device includes a pump to control the quantity of product distributed, and the pump is activated by the movement of the hair shaping or styling mechanism. The device allows for precise control of the quantity of product distributed, and the pump is cost-effective to manufacture. The device also includes an anti-return valve to prevent the product from flowing back into the pump. The invention provides a more efficient and hygienic device for applying cosmetic products to hair.

Problems solved by technology

However, this system does not allow precise quantities of the product to be applied and requires the user to press the push button to distribute the product, which is not always easy given the location of the hair to be treated.

Further, cosmetic product application is neither consistent nor even.

In addition, to treating hair, the user must press the push button many times, which requires relatively significant effort causing some discomfort.

Such a hair dryer does indeed allow the automatic application of a small quantity of a cosmetic product without the user having to worry about the quantity of product applied, but suffers from the disadvantage of not being able to ensure the uniform application of the cosmetic product to the hair, as application depends on heat and / or humidity, which could vary significantly depending on the location of the hair treated.

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