US20120090636A1

US20120090636A1 - Hair dressing device

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Publication number: US20120090636A1
Application number: US12/907,155
Authority: US
Inventors: Kai-Mou Tsai
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2010-10-19
Filing date: 2010-10-19
Publication date: 2012-04-19

Abstract

A hair dressing device includes a device body having two clamping arms for rolling up the hair of a person, the clamping arms each having a fixed end hinged together and a free end detachably fastened together by a retaining pin at the free end of one clamping arm and a retaining hole at the free end of the other clamping arm, and two hair clips respectively located on the two distal ends of the device body for securing the device body to the user's hair after the hair has been rolled up.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hair dressing device for immobilizing the hair and more particularly, to such a hair dressing device, which is practical for use to roll up the hair from a long hair style to a short hair style and to hold the dressed hair in shape.
2. Description of the Related Art
It is the nature that people love beautiful things. More particularly, female persons do care about the beauty of their face and hair. Many hair ornamental devices and hair dressing devices are commercially available. Further, some people love long hair, some others love short hair. Many female persons would keep their hair long. A long hairstyle shows a special sense of beauty. However, long hair may gather heat around the neck, causing discomfort. In this case, one may braid the hair, or curl the tail of the hair and use a hairpin or like means to hold the hair in a curled condition. It is not easy to arrange a long hair in this way. You may need another people's help when arranging the long hair into a short form. Further, it takes much time to arrange the long hair into a short form.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is one object of the present invention to provide a hair dressing device, which is practical for use to roll up the hair from a long hair style to a short hair style and to hold the dressed hair in shape.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a hair dressing device comprises a device body and two hair clips respectively located on two distal ends of the device body for securing the device body to the hair of a person. The device body comprises a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm and a clamping area defined in between the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm. The first clamping arm and the second clamping arm each have a fixed end and a free end. The fixed ends of the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm are connected together. The first clamping arm comprises a retaining hole located on the free end thereof. The second clamping arm comprises a retaining pin located on the free end thereof and detachably fastenable to the retaining hole of the first clamping arm.
Further, the device body comprises a plurality of teeth respectively perpendicularly extended from the first clamping arm and the second clamping arm and suspending in the clamping area and spaced along the length thereof in a stagger manner.
Further, the retaining pin has an enlarged head. The retaining hole comprises a big diameter portion greater than the diameter of the enlarged head of the retaining pin and a small diameter portion smaller than the diameter of the enlarged head of the retaining pin.
Further, each hair clip comprises a springy open frame defining therein an elongated opening, and a springy clamping strip. The springy clamping strip has one end thereof fixedly connected to one end of the springy open frame and an opposite end thereof suspending in said elongated opening.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of a hair dressing device in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 illustrates the hair dressing device opened.

FIG. 3 illustrates a status of use of the hair dressing device in accordance with the present invention (I).

FIG. 4 illustrates a status of use of the hair dressing device in accordance with the present invention (II).

FIG. 5 illustrates a status of use of the hair dressing device in accordance with the present invention (III)

FIG. 6 is a schematic drawing of the present invention, illustrating the head of the retaining pin inserted into the large diameter portion of the retaining hole.

FIG. 7 corresponds to FIG. 6, illustrating the retaining pin engaged into the small diameter portion of the retaining hole.

FIG. 8 is a schematic drawing of the present invention, showing an application example of the hair dressing device.

FIG. 9 is a schematic drawing of the present invention illustrating an open status of the hair clip.

FIG. 10 corresponds to FIG. 9 illustrating the hair clip closed.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1, a hair dressing device in accordance with the present invention is shown for styling and winding the hair 2 of a person. The hair dressing device comprises a device body 1, and two hair clips 15 respectively located on the two distal ends of the device body 1, The device body 1 comprises a first clamping arm 11 and a second clamping arm 12. The first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12 each have a fixed end and a free end. The fixed ends of the first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12 are connected together. Subject to the elastic material property, the first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12 can be moved relative to each other within a certain range between a close position where the free ends of the first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12 are attached together and an open position where the free ends of the first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12 are kept apart. The first clamping arm 11 comprises a plurality of teeth 111 spaced along the length and facing the second clamping arm 12. The second clamping arm 12 comprises a plurality of teeth 121 spaced along the length and facing the first clamping arm 11 in a staggered manner relative to the teeth 111 of the first clamping arm 11. A clamping area 14 is defined in between the first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12. When the free ends of the first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12 are kept apart from each other, an entrance 13 is defined in between the free ends of the first clamping arm 11 and the second clamping arm 12 for enabling the hair 2 of a person to be set in the clamping area 14. Further, the first clamping arm 11 comprises a retaining pin 123 perpendicularly extended from the free end thereof. The retaining pin 123 has an enlarged head 1231. Further, the second clamping arm 12 comprises a retaining hole 112 located on the free end thereof. The retaining hole 112 comprises a big diameter portion 113 and a small diameter portion 114.
Referring to FIGS. 3-7 and FIGS. 1 and 2 again, when using the hair dressing device, insert the hair 2 through the entrance 13 into the clamping area 14, and then slightly curve the second clamping arm 12 to force the enlarged head 1231 of the retaining pin 123 through the big diameter portion 113 of the retaining hole 112, and then release the hand for enabling the second clamping arm 12 to return to its former shape subject to the effect of its elastic material property and to force the retaining pin 123 into the small diameter portion 114. Thus, the hair 2 is secured in the arranged style by the teeth 111 and 121. Thereafter, roll up the hair dressing device and the clamped part of the hair 2, and then fasten the two hair clips 15 to the other part of the hair 2 to keep the dressed part of the hair 2 in place (see FIG. 8).
Referring to FIGS. 9 and 10, each hair clip 15 comprises a springy open frame 151 defining therein an elongated opening 152, and a springy clamping strip 153 that has its one end fixedly connected to one end of the springy open frame 151 and its other end suspending in the elongated opening 152, When curving the springy open frame 151, the springy clamping strip 153 is forced to project out of the elongated opening 152. When release the pressure from the springy open frame 151, the springy clamping strip 153 immediately return to their former position.
A prototype of hair dressing device has been constructed with the features of FIGS. 1-10. The hair dressing device functions smoothly to provide all of the features disclosed earlier.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A hair dressing device, comprising:

a device body, said device body comprising a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm and a clamping area defined in between said first clamping arm and said second clamping arm, said first clamping arm and said second clamping arm each having a fixed end and a free end, the fixed ends of said first clamping arm and said second clamping arm being connected together, said first clamping arm comprising a retaining hole located on the free end thereof, said second clamping arm comprising a retaining pin located on the free end thereof and detachably fastenable to said retaining hole of said first clamping arm; and

two hair clips respectively located on two distal ends of said device body for securing said device body to the hair of a person.

2. The hair dressing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said device body comprises a plurality of teeth respectively perpendicularly extended from said first clamping arm and said second clamping arm and suspending in said clamping area and spaced along the length thereof in a stagger manner.

3. The hair dressing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said retaining pin has an enlarged head; said retaining hole comprises a big diameter portion greater than the diameter of said enlarged head of said retaining pin and a small diameter portion smaller than the diameter of said enlarged head of said retaining pin.

4. The hair dressing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each said hair clip comprises a springy open frame defining therein an elongated opening, and a springy clamping strip, said springy clamping strip having one end thereof fixedly connected to one end of said springy open frame and an opposite end thereof suspending in said elongated opening.