Device and method for coiling hair

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11974645-B2
Application number	US-202117178725-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 18, 2021
Priority date	Feb 18, 2021
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

The invention provides an apparatus for coiling hair having a working end with a plurality of spaced-apart, round monoliths. The invention also provides a method for coiling hair having the steps of bringing an apparatus for coiling hair into contact with hair to be coiled wherein the apparatus for coiling hair has a working end with a plurality of spaced-apart, round monoliths; and moving the apparatus over and through the hair in a circular motion.

First claim

The embodiment of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed is defined as follows:

1. An apparatus for coiling hair comprising:
a working end comprising a plurality of spaced-apart monoliths having round distal ends and a plurality of dimples surrounding at least one of the monoliths;
wherein said monoliths comprise a non-pliable material,
wherein said monoliths are positioned at respective vertices of squares having sides of substantially similar lengths,
wherein said dimples are semi-spherical and are positioned at respective centers of the squares,
wherein centers of the plurality of dimples are located on a plane that defines a floor of the working end, and
wherein the working end further comprises a plurality of apertures surrounding the at least one of the monoliths.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the round distal ends comprise a plurality of small round protrusions extending from the distal ends.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one monolith is positioned inside a square formed by four apertures.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of dimples surround the at least one monolith so that the at least one monolith is positioned inside a square formed by four dimples.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of dimples and the plurality of apertures are alternatively positioned surrounding the at least one monolith such that each dimple is positioned between two apertures, and each aperture is positioned between two dimples.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the working end is concavely curved.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the monoliths are adapted to penetrate the hair of an end user down to the end user's scalp.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a handle.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said monoliths comprise a cylindrical main body.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said apparatus comprises two subparts removably joined together.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein a first subpart comprises a flat handle area and a second subpart contains the non-pliable monoliths.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a gripping area defined in opposing sides of a main body of the apparatus.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plane on which respective centers of the plurality of dimples are located is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the apparatus.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of apertures extend below the floor of the working end.

Assignees

• Kiss Nail Products Inc

Inventors

• Sung Siyong
• Han Kyusang
• Kim Younghun

Classifications

• A45D2002/003

  Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• A45D2002/006

  for twisting hair · CPC title

• A45D2/00

  Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances (heated curling-tongs, curling-irons A45D1/00 ){; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for} · CPC title

• A45D2/14 Primary

  of single-piece type, e.g. stiff rods or tubes with or without cord, band, or the like as hair-fastening means · CPC title

• A45D2/122

  Means for fastening the hair on the curler body · CPC title