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Hair Styling Apparatus With Insulating Air Gaps

a technology of air gap and hair styling, which is applied in the direction of curling-irons, hair equipments, curling-tongs, etc., can solve the problems of user discomfort and hot housing, and achieve the effect of reducing discomfort and discomfor

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-09-08
RAYOVAC CORP
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Benefits of technology

The patent text describes different hair styling apparatuses that can be opened and closed for use. These apparatuses include a heating assembly with a heat plate that can be positioned to heat the hair. The heating assembly is connected to the arms of the apparatus, and there is a space between the heating assembly and the arms to allow for air to flow. The technical effect of this design is that the heat can be efficiently transferred to the hair, resulting in a faster and more effective hair styling process.

Problems solved by technology

However, due to the heating members being provided on the arms of the housing, the housing may become hot through the transfer of heat from the heating members to the arms.
Thus, a user grasping the ends of the arms may experience discomfort due to the excessive heat transferred to the arms.

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[0042]FIG. 8 is a side view of a hair styling apparatus 100 with the apparatus shown in the closed position. The basic configuration of the hair styling apparatus 100 is substantially similar to the hair styling apparatus 10, and as such, like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings. The hair styling apparatus 100 includes the cantilevered heating assemblies 12, 14 for use in straightening the user's hair when using the apparatus. The heating assemblies 12, 14 include opposite longitudinal ends, each having one of the longitudinal ends pivotably coupled to the handle 20 of the hair styling apparatus 100, thereby forming the cantilever. The heating assemblies 12, 14 are configured to maintain the air gaps 16, 18 between the heating assemblies 12, 14, respectively, and the handle 20.

[0043]In the exemplary embodiment, the handle 20 of the hair styling apparatus 100 includes first and second arms 22, 24 (lower and upper arms as illustrated in FIG. 8). The first and secon...

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[0046]FIG. 9 is a side view of a hair styling apparatus 110 illustrating bumpers 112 coupled to the housing 20. In particular a bumper 112 is coupled to each of the first and second arms 22, 24 proximate the free ends of the first and second heating assemblies 12, 14, respectively. The bumpers 112 can be integrally formed with the first and second arms 22, 24, or can be mechanically coupled thereto. In the exemplary embodiment, the bumpers 112 are formed from a resilient material, for example, without limitation, a thermoplastic elastomer or a thermoset elastomer. In one suitable embodiment, the bumpers 112 include a silicone-based material coupled to the first and second arms 22, 24, respectively. In the exemplary embodiment, the bumpers 112 are configured to maintain the air gaps 16, 18 between the heating assemblies 12, 14, respectively, and the handle 20. The air gaps 16, 18 facilitate reducing the temperature of the handle 20 when the heating assemblies 12, 14 are producing hea...

fourth embodiment

[0048]FIG. 10 is a side view of a hair styling apparatus 120 illustrating bumpers 122 coupled to the first and second heating assemblies 12, 14. In the exemplary embodiment, a bumper 122 is coupled to each of the heating assemblies 12, 14 proximate the free ends of the first and second heating assemblies 12, 14, respectively. The bumpers 122 can be integrally formed with the insulating housing 62 of the first and second heating assemblies 12, 14, or can be mechanically coupled thereto. In the exemplary embodiment, the bumpers 122 are formed from a resilient material, for example, without limitation, a thermoplastic elastomer or a thermoset elastomer. In one suitable embodiment, the bumpers 122 include a silicone-based material coupled to the first and second heating assemblies 12, 14, respectively. In the exemplary embodiment, the bumpers 122 are configured to the maintain air gaps 16, 18 between the heating assemblies 12, 14, respectively, and the handle 20. The air gaps 16, 18 fac...

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Abstract

A hair styling apparatus includes first and second arms, each having respective first and second ends. The first and second arms are pivotably coupled to each other at least at the first end of the first arm for selective, pivotal movement relative to each other to configure the hair styling apparatus between an opened position and a closed position. A heating assembly has a first and second end. The second end of the heating assembly is pivotably coupled to the second end of the first arm. The heating assembly includes a heat plate having a hair-heating surface. The heat plate is spaced from the first arm in both the opened position and the closed position of the hair styling apparatus to define an air gap therebetween.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62 / 129,335 filed on Mar. 6, 2015, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0002]The present disclosure relates generally to a hair styling apparatus, and more particularly to a hair styling apparatus having heating assemblies spaced apart from the housing by insulating air gaps.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0003]Many different types of hair styling apparatus are available for use in styling hair, such as straightening, curling, waving or otherwise achieving a desired look. Common among such hair styling apparatus is the ability to apply heat to the hair, and in particular to provide one or more heated surfaces against which the hair to be styled is contacted during styling. For example, flat irons (which are also sometimes referred to as heated tongs or hair straighteners) often have a pair of arms that are moveable rel...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A45D2/00A45D1/28
CPCA45D1/28A45D2/001A45D1/04A45D1/06
Inventor DEGROOD, MICHAEL JOHN
Owner RAYOVAC CORP