Rotating Hook Hair Coloring Device for Precision Variegation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hair color variegation techniques lack precision, consistency, and speed, often resulting in unpredictable and undesirable outcomes due to difficulties in accurately selecting and treating specific hair sections without color bleeding, especially when dealing with high viscosity colors.
Innovation Solution
A hand-held device with a pre-loaded color container and a mechanism that uses a series of hooks to selectively entrain hair sections, allowing for controlled application of color and subsequent deposition of a continuous bead onto the hair, while maintaining gentle contact with the scalp and preventing color leakage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a cap with holes is used to pull out hair sections for coloring, then color bleeding is prevented, but the selection of hair sections becomes unpredictable and inconsistent
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a comb as an intermediary tool between the technician's hand and the hair sections. The comb's teeth provide a structured interface for selecting and isolating specific hair sections, replacing the unpredictable cap-hole method with a controlled combing action that consistently produces desired hair sections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical cap-hole system with a comb-based mechanical system. Instead of relying on fixed holes in a cap, the comb's movable teeth allow dynamic selection and isolation of hair sections through combing motions, providing both consistency and operator control.
2Productivity
If combing methods are used to apply color to large sections of hair, then application speed increases, but color bleeding onto adjacent hair occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the coloring process into distinct phases: first using the comb to isolate specific hair sections from adjacent hair, then applying color only to the isolated sections. This segmentation prevents color bleeding while maintaining productivity by working with defined sections rather than attempting to color entire large areas at once.
Solution Approach 2:
The comb acts as an intermediary barrier between the color and adjacent hair sections. By using the comb to lift and isolate target hair sections, the system creates a physical separation that prevents color from bleeding onto surrounding hair while allowing efficient color application to the isolated sections.
3Reliability
If the foil method is used for hair coloration, then color bleeding is minimized and natural variegation is achieved, but the process becomes very time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential function of the foil method—isolating hair sections to prevent color bleeding—while removing the time-consuming aspect of actual foil application. The comb provides the isolation function without requiring foil placement, significantly reducing process time while maintaining precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by using the comb to isolate only the specific hair sections that require coloring, rather than treating all hair uniformly. This localized approach achieves precise color application similar to foil methods but allows for faster processing by working with smaller, comb-isolated sections.
4Reliability
If repeated pulling of hair through small holes is performed, then color variegation is achieved, but pain is experienced by the recipient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the painful mechanical action of pulling hair through small holes with a gentler combing motion. The comb's broader teeth distribute force across multiple hair strands rather than concentrating it at single points, significantly reducing discomfort while maintaining effective hair section selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The comb's flexible teeth can adapt to the scalp contour and hair texture, providing a gentler interaction compared to rigid cap holes. The combing action flexibly engages with hair sections, reducing mechanical stress and discomfort on the recipient's scalp and hair.
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AI summary
A device for selectively entraining hair strands from the scalp has at least one hooking applicator, the at least one hooking applicator employing a hook that rotates to entrain the hair strands, a hair color container having hair color therein and a way to apply the hair color to the entrained hair stands. The at least one hooking applicator forms a channel between a surface of the hook and a surface of a body portion of the at least one hooking applicator having a hair color outlet therein to better accommodate high viscosity liquid hair color. The hook and/or the at least one hooking applicator includes a recess to hold entrained hair and permit hair color to fill the recess for application. A trigger mechanism first rotates the hook to entrain hair strands and then squeezes the hair color container to apply hair color to the entrained hair.


