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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631646 | Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder A hair styling tool includes a body, a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder rotatable relative to the body, a motor for rotating the cylinder, a heater to heat the cylinder, and a styling arm pivotally attached to the body. The hair styling tool may have a... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7296580 | Hair styling apparatus Apparatus 10 discloses a plurality of hair curlers 40 having means for engaging a hair curling appliance comprising a handle assembly 12 having curler engaging and disengaging means, a circuit for producing a volume of heated air, control means ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7121285 | Curling element for styling hair and fixing element for a curling element Various shaped curling elements provide flexibility for hairstyling. A fixing element ensures that curling elements are simply and reliably prevented from unrolling once they have been rolled up. The curling element includes at least one ring-shaped notched section ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6627852 | Curling iron with rotatable asymmetrical heating tips A curling iron is provided having two handles coupled to two heating tips having non-symmetrical cross-sectional shapes with respect to their lengthwise axes. At least one of the heating tips is rotatably coupled to its handle to rotate along an axis leng... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6554000 | Hand-held hair-curling appliance with deviation prevention during use A hair-curling appliance has a first end and a second end that is rotatably connected to the first end. When the operator moves the hair-curling appliance downward, the first end of the appliance held by an end of an operator is turned to curl the hair of... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6502585 | Hairstyling device having coupling and interchangeable heads A hairstyling device for providing a user with a selection of interchangeable heads. The hairstyling device comprises a handle member. The handle member includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the handle member includes a cavity. The handl... | 01/07/2003 |
| 5975091 | Safety handle for hair setting rollers A contractile handle containing a longitudinal slot and a flexible grip is described. By the use of this handle heated hair curler rollers may be individually removed from a vat of boiling curling solution, strands of hair easily rolled around each roller... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5799670 | Roller-set styling hairbrush A styling hairbrush which utilizes styling hair rollers of variable lengths and diameters, the rollers being easily mounted onto and easily removed from a control wand, and the rollers being surfaced with a velcro-like material for gripping the hair to be... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5660192 | Hair curler The invention relates to a curler having a roller made of a plastic or latex material and a self-gripping tape which is seated thereon, the self-gripping tape covering a central portion of a circumferential surface of the roller designed as a soft roll an... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5515874 | Spherical hair curler and method for using same A spherical curler and method for using same are provided to enable a user to obtain a helical curl having a continue of varying diameters within each lock of curled hair. This varying diameter helix provides a new and distinct look for the curled hair. I... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5487396 | Permanent rod kit and method A perm rod kit in which the perm rod has a tight wrap section and a loose wrap section of differing diameters, and in which the transition between the two is accomplished at a mid-portion of the rod kit is disclosed. In addition, a band is provided which ... | 01/30/1996 |
| 5318052 | Hair curling device A hair-curling device has a plurality of substantially cylindrical handleless elements of different diameters each having a central supporting member and a plurality of radially extending bristles. One end of each element can have a hair-separating member... | 06/07/1994 |
| 4936323 | Hair curlers A hair curler comprising a roller and a support therefor. The support includes jaws which permit the roller to slide therealong between an entrance position in which the roller is freely rotatable and a grasping position which permits final adjustment of ... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4456020 | Adjustable hair curler The invention relates to an adjustable hair curler of general spool or roller shape with a pair of telescoping elongated tubes axially and rotatably movable relative to one another. A pair of nested larger diameter end caps is secured at each end of each ... | 06/26/1984 |
