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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325552 | Hair curling device A hair curling device as disclosed which is comprised of a contoured elongated cylindrical body member on which a spiral groove is formed. The spiral groove has a progressively decreasing diameter towards its longitudinal center with multiple notched raised spiral r... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6708698 | Curler for hairstyles and permanent waves A curler for hairstyles and permanent waves includes an elongated body, with cross sections similar to an elliptical profile and changing continuously from a minimum to a maximum extension, in relation to a selected rate. The body has opposite heads and intermediate... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6450176 | Hair-winding tool and hair wave-forming method A hair-winding tool includes a rectangular hair-winding part having a flat surface portion. A pair of rotation-supporting parts are provided at both ends of the hair-winding part in its longitudinal direction. The rotation-supporting parts rotatably suppo... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443163 | Hair curler for winding up human hair A hair curler (1) for waving hair includes a hollow supporting body (2). The cross section diminishes from the first end (3) over the axial length towards the second end (4). An enlarged element (6) has a cross section being more than the cross section of... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6401725 | Hair curling device A hair curling device including a cylindrical portion having a central portion and opposed end portions. The central portion has a plurality of apertures' therethrough. A pair of cylindrical end caps are secured to the opposed end portion of the cylindric... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6374830 | Hair roller with elliptical cross section The present hair roller is comprised of a hollow tube with an elliptical cross section for producing hair curls of a novel shape. A fixed end of an elastic loop is attached to a first end of the tube. After hair is wrapped around the tube, the free end of... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6006759 | Hair roller and method for using the same A hair care accessory to form curls in a user's hair is disclosed. The accessory has a roller body having a first end and a second end, and a ribbon wherein a first end of the ribbon is attached to the roller body substantially at the first end thereof, a... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5979464 | Hair roller A hair roller is provided around which hair can be wound easily with tension toward the outside acting on the hair, without a fear that the distal ends of the hair are folded, with ease in handling, and with good operativity, and with which the wound stat... | 11/09/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5862813 | Heatable hair curler capable of releasing heat slowly A hair curler constituted by a full body (10) of cylindrical shape and a net member (11) removably applicable to said body (10). At least the cylindrical body is made of a material capable of being heated by immersing same in a hot liquid and of slowly re... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855213 | Permanent wave clip The permanent wave clip (1) has three curlers (2,3,4) which can be arranged parallel to each other including a releasable and exchangeable hair tip curler (6) rotatable about its axis which is clipped in a curler holder (7). A curler (2), which is a hair ... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5839450 | Hair curler A new hair curler for simulating the user's hair when the curler is in use curling the user's real hair. The inventive device includes an elongate tubular member and an elongate casing member detachably attachable to the outer surface of the tubular membe... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5791356 | Hair perm rod with notches and/or channels A hair perm rod for permming hair including a cylindrical hollow rod having a center section with a knurled surface, and having an integrally attached end wall with a perimeter wall edge at one end of the hollow rod; and a detachable end cap with a perime... | 08/11/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5626156 | Hair styling system A hair styling system for use with a forced air electric hair dryer constitutes a coupler having a tubular section for receiving the end of an electric hair dryer. This section supports a smaller axially aligned concentric tubular section, with the two se... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5573016 | Two-partite hair curler assembly A two-partite hair curler which includes a first relatively fixed part and a second relatively movable part, movable between an extended and retracted position relative to the first part, whereby the second part has a curler surface on which hair is adapt... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5558107 | Hair curler especially for cold waving A hair roller or curler, especially for permanent waving, e.g. cold waving, which has between larger diameter end members, a tubular grid upon which the hair is wound and through which a treating liquid can be forced downwardly.... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5551457 | Hairstyling rod A rod device is provided for rolling a lock of hair during permanent wave hairstyling. The rod device comprises an elongated, rigid center core and a fine open mesh covering the center core. The center core includes a central opening extending from a firs... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5316021 | Hair curler having linking element with crossbar The hair curler consists of a body (1) and a linking element (2) for connecting the ends of the hair curler. The linking element (2) is provided with at least one crossbar (11) for preventing the reactive torque of the curled-up hair from pushing the link... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5285800 | Permanent wave apparatus and process for curling hair A permanent wave apparatus for curling hair includes a perm roller having a cylindrical outer surface with four equally-spaced longitudinal rows of outwardly projecting teeth positioned thereon. As the hair strands are wrapped around the roller, the rows ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5215107 | Spiral hair curler The curler has a generally cylindrical body provided with a rib that winds helically from one end to the opposite end of the body to define a recessed guide channel within which a gathered strand of hair is received when the curler is placed in use. An el... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5201329 | Permanent wave rod having hinged end-cap A permanent wave rod having an elastic band to which tension is applied to hold the permanent wave rod in place against hair. Tension is applied to the elastic band by an end cap which is pivotally attached to the body of the permanent wave rod, and which... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5193558 | Spiral rod device for permanent wave hairstyling A spiral rod device is provided to form permanent wave hairstyling curls along the entire length of the client's hair. The spiral rod device includes an elongated unitary solid rod with a plurality of spaced apart open slots extending along the length and... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5186187 | Hair roller The invention relates to hair rollers and provides for the use of a cylindrical tube rolled from a rectangular perforated sheet of flexible material, the sheet having an outer edge which overlaps a portion of the tube. The tube has a pair of opposing tran... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5165428 | Deformable foam curler The method for making a deformable hair curler includes forming a cylindrical plastic body section by cross-cutting a peripherally sealed extrusion formed sealing cord, inserting a formative pliable core into the plastic body section, sealing any openings... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5000201 | Hair curler roller A hair curler roller having a flexible exterior outer sleeve and a rigid center core, and a strap for holding hair ends on the outer sleeve. The strap may be retractable into the interior of the rigid center core when not in use. A compact low profile hol... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4993441 | Permanent wave rod A disposable permanent wave rod which is comprised of an imperforate generally cylindrically-shaped member formed of a readily wettable rigid polymeric material, wherein, due to the inherent properties of wettable polymers, greater adherence is found to e... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4854335 | Hair curler system A hair curler system is disclosed which includes a selected length of flexible tubing used in conjuction with one or more flare members and a male coupling member to obtain a configurable assembly for rolling and looping a curl having different incrementa... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4809719 | Permanent wave roller A permanent wave roller comprising an elongated bendable center core, a plurality of discs axially mounted on such core, the discs being spaced apart from each other along the core; the external perimeter of the discs forms a support surface to support an... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4635655 | Hair-waving rod A hair-waving implement especially suited for giving a gentle body wave to long hair comprises first means defining an elongate rod member, second means defining a plurality of slender axially extending passageways within the rod member, and third means d... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4524788 | Hair roller An improved hair roller or permanent wave rod comprising a cylindrical member on which the hair is wound, and a flexible strap or band, the cylindrical member and the ends of the strap having self-adhering material which has a high resistance to shear for... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4515171 | Hair curler with retractable retaining band A hair curler having a hollow body and an elastic retaining band connected thereto for retaining the hair against the curler body which retracts into the body of the curler when the curler is being unwound from the treated hair to prevent the band from be... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4403621 | Hair-waving rod A hair-waving implement especially suited for giving a gentle body wave to long hair comprises first means defining an elongate rod member, second means defining a plurality of slender axially extending passageways within the rod member, and third means d... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4349038 | Hair treatment device A hair treatment device characterized by a generally cylindrically shaped, hollow tension roller having a plurality of slots provided in spaced relationship along the longitudinal axis in the outside wall of the tension roller, and a securing means cooper... | 09/14/1982 |
| 4310008 | Hair roller An entirely resilient or "soft" hair roller. Tubular netting surrounds a soft cylindrical member and has soft end tabs that are mutually adherent when juxtaposed in contact with one another. These hair rollers can be worn without discomfort even when the ... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4270555 | Multi-stage hair curler An improved hair curler that provides for a plurality of stages of hair curling with increasing wave lengths along the length of the hairs of the head. The improved hair curler may be used on short hair or very long hair. The multi-stages provide for a se... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4240451 | Differential hair engagement retainer A differential hair engaging retainer to be used in combination with a hair roller, and comprised of stretchable means extending lengthwise of the hair roller for retainer hair about said roller and forming multiple spaces between said means and said roll... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4216787 | Hair waving assembly A hair waving assembly for producing waves in women's hair comprises a plurality of cylindrical rollers which are slidably mounted on a pair of rods. The rollers fit frictionally on the rods and are first spaced apart permitting an operator to weave stran... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4201236 | Hair treatment device A hair treatment device characterized by a generally cylindrically shaped, hollow tension roller having a plurality of apertures in the wall thereof, and a securing means cooperating with the tension roller for securing the tension roller and strands of h... | 05/06/1980 |
