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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7243662 | Hair twister A hair fastening device having the ability to be rolled into a person's hair and then secured within the hair by sliding the device together. The device can be more tightly secured by adding an additional piece which can be attached to the device and concealed withi... | 07/17/2007 |
| 6945255 | Hair roller with a ceramic coating A hair care appliance has a body with an outer layer, and a first end and a second end connected to the body. The first end and the second end are for grasping the hair care appliance. The hair care appliance also has an adhesive layer on the outer layer of the body... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6901936 | Hair-styling device having ion-emitting ceramic material components A ceramic-containing sleeve or a ceramic-based coating on the surface of a roller or curler. The coating or sleeve comprises a mixture of components including, substantially, silicon oxide. While the present invention rollers emit ions without application of heat, h... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6363946 | Longitudinally adjustable permanent wave rods A variety of longitudinally adjustable permanent wave rods are disclosed. Each permanent wave rod has an outer rod into which an inner rod fits. In one embodiment, an adjustable permanent wave rod has a number of sockets into which retainers fit. Alternat... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5983904 | Hair curler A hair roller is provided with an hollow outer member enclosing an inner member. A plurality of hair clips is connected to the inner member by flexible roots and connected to the outer member by integral pivot axes. The hair clips extend though longitudin... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5944030 | Hair curler A hair curling device for forming spiral curls. The curling device has an elongated rod containing longitudinally extending grooves with one end being tapered with a retaining shoulder formed at the outer end. A removable funnel-shaped retaining member is... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5881740 | Hair curling device and method of use A curler and a method of use for curling hair, e.g., the synthetic hair of a doll. The curler has an elongated rod, an elongated pressure applicator, and pivotable connector enabling the rod to be pivoted from an open position wherein it is located spaced... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5765572 | Hair treating and/or setting apparatus provided with a device for drawing out a curl A preferably hand-held hair treating and/or setting apparatus comprising, arranged around a main body, a handle (1), a hair curling member (2) with a longitudinal axis (x-x'), and at least one movable clip (10) for clamping a lock of hair against the hair... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5622193 | Self holding hair curler apparatus A self holding hair curler apparatus includes a first structure that has an interior threaded portion at a first end and an exterior surface area with a plurality of flexible spike-like projections. Included is a second structure that has an interior tube... | 04/22/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5467788 | Hair curler and method of manufacturing the same The present invention facilitates visually checking whether or not either end of a cover has been fixedly embedded, by insert molding, properly in a pair of clasps of a setting frame. In a hair curler of the present invention, the outer edge at either end... | 11/21/1995 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4989621 | Hair winding device The invention relates to a hair winding device for taking up and winding on hair strands. A hair winding rod (1), consists of two parts (2, 3) connected with each other in an articulated manner. At least one foil sheet is attached to the rod foaming prote... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4884583 | Hair roller and rotating apparatus A hair roller and a curler rotating device which has a motor (24) and batteries (28) housing within a body (20). The motor shaft (26) penetrates the body at one end and has a tapered mandrel (34) attached that connects to a tapered bore (40) on the roller... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4215710 | Curler A curler for setting hair comprising a spool hollowed to receive a pair of reciprocable pistons in the opposite ends thereof, the pistons carrying prongs at the adjacent ends thereof in opposed conical arrays and the prongs being adapted to be projected t... | 08/05/1980 |
