Manual hairdressing and styling device

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6223753
  • Patent Number
    6,223,753
  • Date Filed
    Monday, October 4, 1999
    25 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 1, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Manahan; Todd E.
    Agents
    • Dougherty & Troxell
Abstract
A manual hairdressing and styling device includes two clamping members, two heating members, two bases, and two styling members. The two heating members are respectively fixed in an inner side of a front portion of each (an upper and a lower) clamping member, and two bases are respectively fixed on the two heating members for connecting with each (an upper and a lower) styling member made of ceramics. And a plurality of the upper and the lower styling members with different styling surfaces are prepared for changeably connected with the two bases so as to set different hair styles on hairs. And the upper and the lower styling member made of ceramics have an advantage- of protecting hairs from harming.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




This invention relates to a manual hairdressing and styling device, particularly to one provided with a plurality of upper styling members and of lower styling members for selectably used for setting various styles on hairs, having good function for hairdressing and protecting hairs as well.




A known conventional manual hairdressing and styling device shown in

FIG. 1

two clamping members


11


, and two heating members


12


fixed on the flat surfaces


1110


of the clamping portions


111


located in the front portions of the clamping members


11


, a plurality of combing bars


13


spaced apart beside the clamping portions


111


. The heating members


12


alters electricity into heat for warming hairs. Then a hair dresser holds grips of the clamping members


11


for clamping hairs for warming and then gradually move the clamping members


11


rearward. Then hairs are combed first by the combing bars


13


, and set into a straight condition by the flat surfaces


1110


.




However, the conventional manual hairdressing and styling device has only a function for straighten hairs, not a good hair dressing function because of aluminum heaters, and there is potent danger of harming quality of hairs.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




This invention has been devised to offer a kind of manual hairdressing and styling device provided with a plurality of upper styling members and of lower styling members for selectably and changeably used for setting different styles on hairs, having good heating function and protecting hairs from harming as well.




The feature of the invention is two heating members provided in flat surfaces of a clamping mouth in the front portions of two clamping members and flush with the flat surfaces, two bases fixed on the two heating members, and two—an upper and a lower—styling members made of ceramics. The upper and the lower styling members are changeable to be connected with the two bases, and a plurality of them are provided to have different styling surfaces for selecting and changeably used by connected to the two bases by means of dove-tail shaped grooves and projections so that changing the upper and lower styling member can be performed quickly. and easily.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS




This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of a known conventional manual hairdressing and styling device;





FIG. 2

is an exploded perspective view of a manual hairdressing and styling device in the present invention;





FIG. 3

is another embodiment of an upper styling member and a lower styling member in the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a cross-sectional view of the manual hairdressing and styling device in the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view of the manual hairdressing and styling device additionally provided with a temperature adjuster in the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a manual hairdressing and styling device in the present invention; and,





FIG. 7

is a perspective view of a trapezoidal upper and a trapezoidal lower styling member in the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




A first embodiment of a manual hairdressing and styling device in the present invention, as shown in

FIGS. 2 and 3

, includes at least two clamping members


21


and two heating members


22


fixed on two flat surfaces of a clamping mouth


211


of the clamping members


21


and having a heater for altering electricity into heat for heating the heating members


22


.




The two heating members


22


are respectively fixed in an inner flat surfaces


2110


of the clamping mouth


211


and located flush with or only a little higher than the inner flat surfaces


2110


, and having more than two threaded holes


221


in an outer surface to fix an upper and a lower styling member


24


and


25


respectively on the two heating members


22


closely.




Two bases


23


are provided respectively with a engage groove


231


in the intermediate portion of an outer surface, more than two through holes aligned to the threaded holes


221


of the two heating members


22


for bolts


233


to fix the base


23


closely on the heating member


22


. The engage groove


231


is shaped as a dove-tail to easily connect with the upper and the lower styling member


25


and


24


. The through holes


232


respectively have a large diameter section for the head of the bolt


233


to fit in so as not to protrude out of the outer surface of the base


23


to hamper connecting with the upper and the lower styling member


25


and


24


.




The lower styling member


24


is made of ceramics, having a regular curve surface


241


formed in an outer surface for styling hairs, and a projection


242


formed in an intermediate lengthwise portion to engage with the engage groove


231


of the base


23


. The projection


242


may be shaped as a dove-tail so as to easily connect with or disconnect from the engage groove


231


, then different lower styling members


24


may be prepared, having different styling surfaces


241


such as flat, triangular, curved or wave surface for styling hairs of various shapes.




The upper styling member


25


is also made of ceramics, having a curved surface


251


as the same as the regular curve surface


241


of the lower styling member


24


, and an engage projection


252


in an intermediate lengthwise portion of an upper surface to engage with the engage groove


231


of the base


23


. The engage projection


251


may be shaped as a dove-tail so as to easily connect or disconnect the upper styling member


25


with the base


23


. Then a plurality of the upper styling members


25


with different styling surfaces


251


may be prepared for styling hairs of various shapes in the same way of the lower styling member


24


.




In using the manual hairdressing and styling device, firstly, choose a lower styling member


24


and an upper styling member


25


having the hair style needed, then connect them with the bases


23


. Then turn on the heating members


22


. After the heat of the heating members


22


is transmitted to the bases


23


and then to the upper and the lower styling members


25


, the upper and and the lower styling members


25


and


24


may produce far infrared light of 6000 nm-40,000 nm. In hairdressing process, the clamping members


21


continue to clamp hairs for a proper time to let the hairs get warmed up and set into the style of the styling surfaces


251


,


241


of the upper and the lower styling member


25


and


24


, and then is moved slowly and gradually rearward. And it is worth to mention that far infrared light produced by the the upper and the lower styling member


25


and


24


has protective function during hairdressing, never harming hairs but letting the inner organization of hairs get more nourished. In addition, hairs can keep curling for a comparative long time after treated by the upper and the lower styling member


25


and


24


made of ceramics.




Next,

FIG. 5

shows the manual hairdressing and styling device additionally provided with a temperature adjuster


213


fixed in an outer surface of one grip


212


formed in the rear portion of the clamping members


21


, for controlling the heating members


22


so that a person receiving hairdressing may feel comfortable during hairdressing process by means of proper temperature.





FIG. 6

shows a second embodiment of a manual hairdressing and styling device in the invention, including two clamping members


31


, two heating members, two bases, and an upper and a lower styling members


32


and


33


as the first embodiment has. But the upper and the lower clamping member


311


,


312


are pivotally connected with each other at their rear end with a pivot


313


so as to swing up and down for clamping hairs. Two grip portions


3110


,


3120


are formed between the pivot


313


and the upper and the lower styling members


32


and


33


for a hand of a user to clamp the clamping portions


311


,


312


. Then the space between the upper and the lower styling member


32


and


33


can be comparative wide by provision of the grip portions


3110


,


3120


so that changing the upper and the lower styling member


32


and


33


and hair dressing work can be very convenient. In addition, a temperature adjuster may be provided in the outer surface of the grip


3110


or


3120


for controlling the temperature of the heating members. The upper and the lower styling members


32


and


33


of the second embodiment are especially suitable for straightening hairs, having regular flat surfaces.




Besides,

FIG. 7

shows an upper and an lower styling member


32


and


33


having a trapezoidal shape, forming hairs naturally curling a little to make a new style for users'pleasure.




While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications which may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.



Claims
  • 1. A manual hairdressing and styling device comprising at least two clamping members, two heating members fixed on two sides of a clamping mouth formed in a front portion of said two clamping members, said two heating members respectively having a heater for changing electricity into heat to heat up said heating members; and characterized by,said two heating members fixed flush with flat surfaces of said clamping mouth of said clamping members; two bases respectively fixed closely on each said heating member, having a lengthwise engage groove formed in an intermediate portion of an outer surface; a lower styling member having a styling surface formed on an outer surface, and an engage projection formed on a lower surface to engage said engage groove of a lower one of said two bases; an upper styling member having a styling surface formed on an outer surface, and an engage projection formed on an inner surface to engage said engage groove of an upper one of said two bases.
  • 2. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said two heating members have respectively more than two threaded holes, and said two bases respectively have more than two through holes aligned to said threaded holes of said heating members for bolts to pass through and screwed with for fixing one end of said bases closely with said heating members.
  • 3. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said engage grooves of said two bases and said engage projections of said upper and said lower styling member are all shaped as a dove-tail.
  • 4. The manual hairdressing and styling devices as claimed in claim 1, wherein a temperature adjuster is additionally fixed in an outer surface of any of said grips of said clamping members, for controlling the temperature of said two heating members so as to get proper temperature for a person receiving hairdressing and styling to feel comfortable during the process.
  • 5. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said styling surface of said upper and lower styling member is a regular curve one.
  • 6. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said styling surface of said upper and said lower styling member is a regular triangular one.
  • 7. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said upper and said lower styling member are shaped trapizoidal.
  • 8. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said styling surface of said upper and said lower styling member is a regular flat surface for straightening hairs.
  • 9. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said upper and said lower clamping member are pivotally connected with each other at their rear ends with a pivot for said upper and said lower clamping member to swing open or closed to clamp hairs between them, two grips formed between said pivot and said upper and said lower styling member for swinging open or closed said two clamping members so that changing said upper and said lower styling member and hairdressing work may be performed easily and conveniently.
  • 10. The manual hairdressing and styling devices as claimed in claim 9, wherein a temperature adjuster is additionally fixed in an outer surface of any of said grips of said clamping members, for controlling the temperature of said two heating members so as to get proper temperature for a person receiving hairdressing and styling to feel comfortable during the process.
  • 11. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said styling surface of said upper and lower styling member is a regular curve one.
  • 12. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said styling surface of said upper and said lower styling member is a regular triangular one.
  • 13. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said upper and said lower styling member are shaped trapizoidal.
  • 14. The manual hairdressing and styling device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said styling surface of said upper and said lower styling member is a regular flat surface for straightening hairs.
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