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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7040326 | Hair styling device A hair styling device includes a panel having a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge extending between the first and second sides. A plurality of apertures extends through the first and second sides of the panel. Hair may be selectively positioned on the ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6026826 | Device for permanently curling hair A device for permanently curling hair has a hair rod, a cap, and an optional elastic band for attaching the cap to the hair rod. The hair rod is formed as a cylindrical hollow body. A first and second end plates are positioned on respective ends of the bo... | 02/22/2000 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5411040 | One-piece cloth hair curler and method of using A fabric hair curler includes a fabric body defining a receiving area for hair, and elements for restraining laterally the hair placed in the receiving area. First and second unreinforced fabric tie strips are positioned below the restraining elements and... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5309928 | Spiral permanent rods A hair curler device for winding hair strands in the application of spiral permanents. Two rod members are connected at one of their respective ends to a flexible elongated connector. The rod members include trapezoidal threads that cooperatively receive ... | 05/10/1994 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5033487 | Hair curler device A hair curler having a spool portion that is flexible and an attached cover of relatively rigid material adapted to be slid from an open to closed position and vice versa, over said spool portion after hair is wound thereon. A further hair curler has a fl... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5020552 | Expandable hair curler A radially expandable hair curler comprising a generally cylindrical hollow body, a detachable holding strap stretching from one longitudinal end of the body to the other, and internal mechanical devices for expanding and contracting the curler body.... | 06/04/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4901741 | Hair waving device A non-heated hair waving device for producing perm-like curls and waves in the hair. The device has a U-shaped curler with outwardly flared ends around which the hair is woven in a figure eight pattern. A unique end clip is slid onto the ends of the U-sha... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4856542 | Expandable hair curler A radially expandable hair curler comprising a generally cylindrical hollow body, a detachable holding strap stretching from one longitudinal end of the body to the other, and internal mechanical device for expanding and contracting the curler body.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4644965 | Permanent wave hair rod A device suitable for use as a permanent wave rod and hair styling roller is disclosed that employs a tubular component as a permanent wave rod, the tubular component having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a mid-portion therebetween about w... | 02/24/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4630622 | Hair rolling device A foam roller around which hair is tightly wound and clamped in place having a fabric sleeve interposed between the foam and the hair reducing the coefficient of friction to below 1.00 and preferably under 0.900, as compared to foam coefficient of frictio... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4513760 | Hinged hair curling roller A hair curling roller having a pair of openable jaws which have reciprocally related, undulating, interfacing surfaces and cooperatingly contoured outside surfaces forming a circular or eliptical roller body with a hinge interconnecting the two jaws in or... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4381791 | Permanent wave mandrel device for hair An improved permanent wave, mandrel device for hair, in which a small diameter rod forms a mandrel for rolling a tight curl of hair, the hair curl being pressed against the rods by an elastic cord stretched from one end of the rod to the other, and in whi... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4372329 | Compress roller curler A hair treating system which produces radially oriented curls has a resiliently collapsible tubular body with a larger diameter top at the outer end and a similar but preferably open-ended bottom; features of the top and bottom provide for holding the uni... | 02/08/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4318419 | Permanent wave maintaining apparatus Apparatus for maintaining a permanent wave upon hair growth without reprocessing previously waved hair, including a core or spool for winding up a previously waved hair end portion and having a spool enlargement on one end, an enclosure having an opening ... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4316476 | Flat curler to curl or undulate hair A flat curler is designed for curling or undulating hair. The flat curler comprises a round bar having a bigger diameter at its ends than in its center part and an elastic band is connected to its one end to serve as a hair fixture means. A cylindrical sl... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4258732 | Spirally-shaped hair roller A hair roller for the curling and the setting of hair comprising a main spirally-shaped element apt to receive on said spiral the lock of hair being wound thereon, beginning from the roots and ending at the tips of said hair, and a secondary element consi... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4230133 | Hair curler A hair curler of hairpin shape comprises two like rods extending in a longitudinal direction and being of rounded cross section in a plane transverse to the longitudinal direction. A bridge connects the rods at one of their ends and diametrically opposite... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4219034 | Double set hair styling roller device A hair curling device combines a larger roller member comprising first and second crescent-shaped cylinder portions, each having a slot extending along their respective lengths and defined between two substantially parallel edges and along which the two c... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4211245 | Hair-waving device A hair-waving device is disclosed, which is composed of an axonic body (e.g. a cylinder or a cone) on the surface of which a helical groove is formed. The helical groove communicates with a straight short groove in an axial direction across which a hair-c... | 07/08/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4056109 | Hair-curler A hair-curler of the non-electrothermal type comprising a cage-like tubular core formed at its one end with at least two slots intersecting each other at the center of the end, a hollow cylindrical cover of cellular synthetic resin covering the tubular co... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4037612 | Wave rod system An improved wave rod system for curling hair, wherein a spool-like rod is provided with a tapered splined bore in each end, and a locking arm having a transverse tapered splined stub, is plugged into the tapered bore of the rod after a hair tress is wound... | 07/26/1977 |
| 3937233 | Hair curler assembly The roller body is an elongated, generally cylindrical hollow member having one closed end, with the end wall having a small central aperture. The body is fabricated of a lightweight, heat insulating material such as Styrofoam. The fastening member is a p... | 02/10/1976 |