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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7165556 | Composite handle for grooming implements A composite handle for grooming implements provides improved control during use. Such handle has a rigid and a flexible portion that facilitates use of the implement, especially when a user has a weak or impaired grip. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7100238 | Bendable extension arm A bendable extension arm. A stiffening wire having a first end and a second end is connected at its first end to a wire receptor and at its second end to another wire receptor. A sheath covers the stiffening wire and prevents over bending of the stiffening wire. In ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7047587 | Lint roller holder assembly A lint roller holder assembly having a lint roller support with an outer cylindrical surface. The lint roller support is dimensioned so that a tubular and cylindrical lint roller may be rotatably supported around the outer surface of the lint roller support. An elon... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044140 | Device for obtaining a hair-styling and a permanent An appliance for hairstyles and for applying a perm includes a flat portion (9); at least one anchorage device (8) formed on the inner surface (99) of the flat portion (9) for deflecting and anchoring a strand of hair. At least one fasten... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6979122 | Deflectable probe and thermometer A deflectable probe for use in a thermometer. The deflectable probe is constituted by a bendable probe body and a hollow tip member secured thereto. Furthermore, a deflectable member includes a main portion disposed in the bendable probe body. When the bendable prob... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6905521 | Cumulative hair-dyeing temporary hair dyes and process for producing the same Disclosed are a cumulative hair-dyeing temporary hairdye comprising 0.01 to 3% by weight of an acid dye as a colorant, 0.1 to 10% by weight of a nonionic or anionic silicone base resin, 3 to 20% by weight of a hair-dyeing aid, 30 to 80% by weight of a lower alcohol ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5588449 | Hair roller apparatus and method for highlighting hair A hair roller apparatus includes a roller member having a roller stem, a roller pad mounted thereabout, and an oblong end flange and a circular end flange at opposing ends of the roller stem. The apparatus also includes a cap member having U-shaped cap bo... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5479951 | Bendable, extendable hairbrush with removable brush head A combination hairbrush and hair curling system with a bendable, extendable handle and a removable brush head. The handle is constructed so that it can be bent to various positions and it will maintain the desired position until the user wishes to change ... | 01/02/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4136706 | Hair roller An improved hair roller is disclosed which is adapted to be stored in a substantially flat configuration and to be expanded into a body having a cylindrically shaped configuration which is substantially resistant to bending and buckling. The hair roller c... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4135525 | Multiple hair rollers A plurality of telescopically associated hair rollers each have an open first end, a second end with openings therein and an outer perforate wall for supporting a flow of drying air therethrough. The rollers are telescopically associated in a nested arran... | 01/23/1979 |
