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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7334585 | Microwavable hair curler and method of using the same A hair curler made from an elongated tubular member that is divided into three sections by constrictors. At least one of the sections is filled with a filler material, preferably tapioca. The tubular member is placed in a microwave oven for between 30 seconds and 1 ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7025062 | Convertible head gear sling device A device for releasably emplacement around a part of a person's body, the device having at least one body member having a length and a width and two spaced-apart ends including a first end and a second end and a top side and a bottom side, a first amount of releasab... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017590 | Microwavable hair curling device A microwavable hair curling device comprising a plurality of hair curlers for winding up human hair. Each curler contains a desiccant material which is surrounded by an elongate casing of flexible material with opposite first and second ends, and an axial length. Th... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6408858 | Hair curler/roller By employing the teaching of the present invention, all of the difficulties and drawbacks found in conventional prior art hair curlers/rollers are eliminated. By providing a fully integrated, elongated body member which comprises an elongated central sect... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401726 | Device and accessory for styling hair A device for styling hair includes a flexible, relatively long body portion having a separating opening therein through which to receive a user's hair. This body portion has clasp portions extending from either end which can be closed into a corresponding... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394101 | Adjustable flexible hair curler An adjustable flexible hair curler including an elongated flexible strip having a generally rectangular configuration. The strip has long opposed side edges and short opposed end edges. The strip has a front surface and a back surface. The front surface a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6189543 | Device and accessory for styling hair A device for styling hair includes a flexible. relatively long body portion having a separating opening therein through which to receive a user's hair. This body portion has clasp portions extending from either end which can be closed into a corresponding... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6079422 | Hair curler A hair curler comprised of a flexible hollow tube, the interior of which contains heat absorbent material. The heat absorbent material is capable of being heated in a microwave oven to elevated temperatures, and capable of maintaining such elevated temper... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6041791 | Hair setting strip A hair setting strip for retaining a plurality of strands of hair and thereby setting a retained plurality of strands of hair in a desired style, comprises a thin resiliently pliant base member in the form of a strip having greater length than width, oppo... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6003520 | Hair styling accessory and method of use A resiliently flexible and deformable hair styling accessory which imparts waves and style to hair, includes an elongated body and a head integrally formed at a first end of the body. The head includes an aperture which is configured to allow the forcible... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5979465 | Threaded hair twister A threaded hair twister that is flexible, easy to use, and light-weight and enables the user to coil the hair into a variety of twists comprised of an elongated resilient body having an opening at one end and an elastic cord attached to a needle-like memb... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5944029 | Hair curling device A hair curling device which has an elongated flexible member in the form of a strip which has a self coiling capability from an at-rest storage configuration, and when initially moved from a longitudinally straight configuration will automatically form a ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5913319 | Hair binder A hair binder having a cord member and a fastener formed of a male fastening element and a female fastening element respectively fastened to two opposite ends of the cord member for joining the ends of the cord member. The male fastening element has a rou... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5890496 | Heatable hair curler with adjustable diameter An adjustable hair curler includes a thin sheet of a flexible resilient material. A coating on a first side of the resilient sheet includes a soft material for contacting and gripping the hair. A coating is also applied to the second opposite side of the ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5890494 | Device for styling hair A device for styling hair is disclosed. The device includes a flexible, elongated body portion having an elongated opening for receiving hair. The main body portion is deformed to create a continuous hair receiving opening. The elongated body portion also... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5887599 | Adjustable hair curler and method of use The present invention is directed to a novel adjustable diameter hair curler which is extremely lightweight, portable, and suitable for travel. The novel adjustable curler includes a substrate of a flexible material such as a plastic or fabric or backing ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5819763 | Microwavable hair curlers An improved hair curling device comprising a strip of fabric having a central portion containing a cushion formed of resilient material, such as foam rubber, and having a central core formed of microwave-heatable material.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5799672 | Hair retaining device A length of fabric or other sheet material for use as a decorative hair decorative has a pocket in which a conventional pipe cleaner, i.e., a ductile wire with a cushioning fiber covering, is secured. A gripping member is attached medially the length of f... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5771907 | Flexible hair roller A flexible hair roller having a soft cylindrical central core surrounded by and sealed within a soft towel-like outer covering. A snap and a snap catch are located at opposite ends of the flexible hair roller so that the roller can be folded back and clos... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5730161 | Method and apparatus for forming a hair fastener A hair fastening device and a method of holding hair in place employing a device for holding hair inside an elongated, cylindrically shaped, hair fastener made from a flexible material. The hair fastener is formed from a single rectangular piece of flexib... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5727576 | Multi-purpose hairstyling device A hairstyling device includes a material that is elongated soft, resilient, lightweight in combination with a semi-rigid loop that is bendable enough to shape, but stiff enough to assume and retain any shape it is bent into. The loop extends beyond the ma... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5694955 | Hair holding device A device is disclosed for curling and managing hair. The device has a soft deformable core with two ends and a rolling surface. The rolling surface is adapted so that the user's hair may be wrapped around it. The device also has two protruding members, on... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5692528 | Hair curler for forming natural waving of hair A hair curler with an aerated, elastic and elongated body for setting waves in wet, damp or dry hair; the aerated and elastic body is covered in whole or in part by an aerated elastic sheath provided in its-central part with protruding filament-like eleme... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5669398 | Hair styling tool and method of use A hair styling method utilizes an elongated flexible mold member having hollow end portions, two elongated rigid handle members each more than half the length of the mold member, with each of the elongated rigid handle members having an inner end portion ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5662128 | Adjustable hair curler and method of use The present invention is directed to a novel adjustable diameter hair curler which is extremely lightweight, portable, and suitable for travel. The novel adjustable curler includes a sheet of a flexible material such as a plastic or fabric or backing mate... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5564445 | Hair braiding tool A hair braiding tool allows the user to simulate a French braid style hair-do. The apparatus includes an elongated body member comprising a continuous curving web. The body is formed of a plurality of generally C-shaped or horseshoe shaped alternating loo... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5553631 | Hair styling device A hair styling device comprising an elongated shaped outer covering, a deformable elongated structure within the interior of said device capable of being repeatedly bent to form said device into a variety of shapes, and an essentially centrally located el... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5460190 | Clamping hair curler A hair curler is disclosed which comprises a pretensioned helical spring covered by a foam rubber sleeve. A clamp is attached to one end of the curler which allows the hair to be curled around the body of the curler and the curler bent in a ring shape and... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5456270 | Cross-cut hairstyling device and method A hairstyling device and method include forming a hollow tubular member that is semi-rigid but that includes opposed first and second circumferential cuts to accommodate flexing of the device. Midpoints of the first circumferential cuts are diametrically ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5372152 | Hair roller A bendable hair curling and waving roller has a length of bendable wire which is surrounded by a cylindrical foam cushion intermediate its ends and the wire and cushion are enclosed in an outer jacket of non-absorbent, machine washable material, such as s... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5303723 | Hair styling device A hair styling device comprising a generally peanut-shaped outer covering of material capable of clinging to hair, at least one intermediate layer of a resilient film attached along its periphery to said outer covering to form a unitary structure, and a d... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5207235 | Process and roller for applying a perm to previously permed hair Using rollers having roller members which are adjacent on both sides to a center flexible longitudinal section capable of remaining in a respective bent position and have at each end an outer longitudinal section, previously perm or water-waved (pretreate... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5144968 | Permanent wave rod Presented is a permanent wave rod formed from an elongated elastically flexible synthetic resinous body devoid of embedded bendable wire and symmetrical about its longitudinal axis and having push-to-engage and pull-to-disengage cooperable fastener elemen... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5108008 | Collapsible tube end tie A retaining device integrally formed of a single piece of resiliently flexible material for retaining a flattened and rolled portion of a collapsible tube in a rolled condition. The retaining device is formed with two body portions, a first portion which ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5076299 | Flexible locking hair curler A bobbin or spool type hair curler having a cylindrical hair roller portion formed between a pair of opposing parallel flanges and provided with a pliable, integrally formed, cup-shaped closure member. The closure member is axially aligned to one of the e... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5042513 | Hair curling device A hair curler for providing a variable curl on human hair is disclosed. The hair curler comprises a first elongated portion that is situated for wrapping receipt of hair. This first elongated section has a cross-sectional area A that is substantially cons... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5025816 | Hair roller A hair roller having a cushioning medium integrally associated therewith for protection of a wearer's scalp. The roller includes an elongated body having a central portion provided with the cushioning medium carried therein. Fasteners are provided on the ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5000200 | Hair roller The invention relates to hair rollers and provides for the use of a cylindrical tube rolled from a rectangular sheet of flexible material, the sheet having an outer edge which overlaps a portion of the tube. The tube has a pair of opposing transverse edge... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4942892 | Hair-curling device A hair-curling device for use in creating Z-shaped, angular or squared curls in the hair comprises a long double-hinged flat curler which includes an elongated flat rectangular main body and a pair of end flaps integrally attached to the ends of the main ... | 07/24/1990 |
