EP0909135B1 - Self-fixing multi-comb hair-curler with retention channels - Google Patents

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EP0909135B1
EP0909135B1 EP97922795A EP97922795A EP0909135B1 EP 0909135 B1 EP0909135 B1 EP 0909135B1 EP 97922795 A EP97922795 A EP 97922795A EP 97922795 A EP97922795 A EP 97922795A EP 0909135 B1 EP0909135 B1 EP 0909135B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D6/00—Details of, or accessories for, hair-curling or hair-waving devices
    • A45D6/04—Devices for winding the hair on flat-curlers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2/00—Hair-curling or hair-waving appliances ; Appliances for hair dressing treatment not otherwise provided for
    • A45D2/12—Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers
    • A45D2/122—Means for fastening the hair on the curler body
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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  • the invention relates to a curler (9) comprising the features of the preamble of claim 1.
  • a curler is known from DE-A- 3605720.
  • Spike retention systems start of winding are designed so far either with point paper, rubber bands, or brushes, or velcro. As for the fixing, it is ensured by elastic bands, pins or pliers. No system combines the retention of tips and fixing the curler itself.
  • the channel system (2) has the advantage of contributing to both retention of the tips only at the final fixation of the curler.
  • the document, FR-A- 325332 shows a comb comprising a channel between two consecutive teeth for fixing the comb in the hair.
  • the object of the invention is to solve at once the double problem of fixation of the tips and that of the curler, while removing that of the hair made electric by the aggression of materials fixing it by methods brutal.
  • this object is achieved by means of the retention channels (2) being at the base of the teeth of the combs (1 and 8) of the curler, channels (2) designed to gently accommodate and hold the hair remember by their particular shape.
  • the invention in addition to its simple, practical and effective character, presents also an advantage on the economic level: it allows a significant time savings since its autonomy does not require double handling; the curler (9) is complete in itself, without accessories or to retain the tips, nor to be fixed at the root.

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L'invention concerne un bigoudi (9) comportant les caractéristiques du preambule de la revendication 1. Un tel bigoudi est connu par DE-A- 3605720.The invention relates to a curler (9) comprising the features of the preamble of claim 1. Such a curler is known from DE-A- 3605720.

Depuis longtemps, on a cherché à créer des bigoudis auto-fixants. Divers systèmes ont été mis au point, mais pour la première fois, l'invention présente un système de peignes (1 et 8) dont les dents comportent, à leur base, un canal (2) conçu de façon à retenir les cheveux, tant au début de l'enroulement (pointes du cheveu) qu'à la fin, pour la fixation.For a long time, we have sought to create self-fixing curlers. Various systems have been developed, but for the first time the invention presents a system of combs (1 and 8) whose teeth have, at their base, a channel (2) designed to retain the hair, both at the start of the winding (hair tips) only at the end, for fixing.

Les systèmes de rétention des pointes (début de l'enroulement) sont conçus jusqu'ici soit à l'aide de papier pointe, soit d'élastiques, soit de brosses, soit de velcro. En ce qui concerne la fixation, elle est assurée par des élastiques, des picots ou des pinces. Aucun système ne combine à la fois la rétention des pointes et la fixation du bigoudi lui-même.Spike retention systems (start of winding) are designed so far either with point paper, rubber bands, or brushes, or velcro. As for the fixing, it is ensured by elastic bands, pins or pliers. No system combines the retention of tips and fixing the curler itself.

Le système de canaux (2) présente, lui, l'avantage de contribuer aussi bien à la rétention des pointes qu'à la fixation finale du bigoudi. Le document, FR-A- 325332 montre un peigne comportant un canal entre deux dents consécutives pour la fixation du peigne dans la chevelure.The channel system (2) has the advantage of contributing to both retention of the tips only at the final fixation of the curler. The document, FR-A- 325332 shows a comb comprising a channel between two consecutive teeth for fixing the comb in the hair.

Du fait que ces canaux de rétention (2) permettent aux cheveux de s'y glisser en douceur pendant l'enroulement, on obtient en même temps une caresse sur les écailles des cheveux, d'où un effet bénéfique et lissant, qui évite de rendre le cheveu électrique. Because these retention channels (2) allow the hair to slide therein gently during the winding, we get at the same time a caress on the scales of the hair, hence a beneficial and smoothing effect, which avoids make the hair electric.

L'invention a pour but de résoudre d'un seul coup le double problème de la fixation des pointes et de celle du bigoudi, tout en supprimant celui du cheveu rendu électrique par l'agression des matériaux le fixant par des méthodes brutales.The object of the invention is to solve at once the double problem of fixation of the tips and that of the curler, while removing that of the hair made electric by the aggression of materials fixing it by methods brutal.

Conformément à l'invention, ce but est atteint au moyen des canaux de rétention (2) se trouvant à la base des dents des peignes (1 et 8) du bigoudi, canaux (2) conçus de façon à accueillir en douceur les cheveux, et à les y retenir par leur forme particulière.According to the invention, this object is achieved by means of the retention channels (2) being at the base of the teeth of the combs (1 and 8) of the curler, channels (2) designed to gently accommodate and hold the hair remember by their particular shape.

L'invention, en plus de son caractère simple, pratique et efficace, présente également un avantage sur le plan économique : elle permet en effet un important gain de temps puisque son autonomie ne nécessite pas de double manutention; le bigoudi (9) est complet en lui-même, sans accessoires ni pour retenir les pointes, ni pour être fixé à la racine.The invention, in addition to its simple, practical and effective character, presents also an advantage on the economic level: it allows a significant time savings since its autonomy does not require double handling; the curler (9) is complete in itself, without accessories or to retain the tips, nor to be fixed at the root.

Il est constitué d'un matériau moderne et peut être obtenu par injection, ce qui devrait lui garantir un coût de fabrication raisonnable.It is made of modern material and can be obtained by injection, which which should guarantee a reasonable manufacturing cost.

L'invention est décrite ci-après sous cinq formes différentes, dont trois sont illustrées au moyen d'un dessin:

  • 1. Bigoudi, selon figure 1, à utiliser à la main. Bigoudi multi-peignes constitué d'un corps oblong, comprenant au moins deux peignes, caractérisé par le fait que l'un au moins des peignes disposés autour du corps comprend des dents (1 et 8) pyramidales ou coniques dont les sommets sont éloignés du corps et au moins une fois dans leur longueur un rétrécissement créant des canaux de rétention (2) des cheveux.
  • 2. Bigoudi-brosse, selon figure 8, assemblé à un manche (11) au moyen d'un système (Fig. 4) à encliquage Le bigoudi (9) se présente comme le modèle décrit ci-dessus, mais, en plus, il est muni d'un système (Fig. 2) lui permettant d'être encliqueté à un manche (11) au moyen de languettes (6) flexibles crantées, ce qui le transforme en brosse. Au moment où le bigoudi (9) est complètement enroulé et fixé, il suffit, au moyen du cran (12), de réactiver la flexibilité des languettes (6) afin de séparer le manche (11) du bigoudi (9), laissant celui-ci sur la tête, le temps nécessaire à la stabilisation de la mise en forme du cheveu. Le manche (11) seul, privé de ce premier bigoudi (9), peut alors être fixé sur un nouveau bigoudi (9), puis sur un autre, afin de continuer le travail de mise en forme de toute la chevelure.
  • 3. Bigoudi-brosse, selon figure 8, utilisé uniquement comme brosse. L'invention, sous la forme décrite au point 2 peut servir de brosse permettant de faire une mise en forme conventionnelle de brushing, avec l'avantage de permettre la rétention du cheveu à n'importe quel stade de son enroulement. On peut également l'utiliser pour le brossage normal des cheveux, en bénéficiant en même temps de l'effet lissant sur les écailles et de la suppression de l'électricité statique.
  • 4. Bigoudi chauffé au moyen d'un corps de chauffe intégré L'invention peut également être exécutée avec corps de chauffe intégré, la fixation des pointes et des racines restant évidemment la même.
  • 5. Bigoudi chauffé sur un corps de chauffe extérieur. L'invention peut aussi être exécutée avec possibilité de fixation sur un corps de chauffe extérieur, selon le principe traditionnel du bigoudi chauffant, tout en gardant les avantages des canaux de rétention (2) fixant à la fois les pointes et le bigoudi en lui évitant tous les autres artifices de fixation prévus sur les modèles de bigoudis chauffants existants.
    • The invention is described below in five different forms, three of which are illustrated by means of a drawing:
  • 1. Curler, according to figure 1, to be used by hand. Multi-comb curler consisting of an oblong body, comprising at least two combs, characterized in that at least one of the combs arranged around the body comprises teeth (1 and 8) pyramidal or conical, the vertices of which are distant from the body and at least once in their length a narrowing creating retention channels (2) of the hair.
  • 2. Curler-brush, according to FIG. 8, assembled to a handle (11) by means of a snap-on system (Fig. 4) The curler (9) is presented as the model described above, but, in addition, it is provided with a system (Fig. 2) allowing it to be snapped onto a handle (11) by means of flexible notched tongues (6), which transforms it into a brush. When the curler (9) is completely rolled up and fixed, it suffices, by means of the notch (12), to reactivate the flexibility of the tongues (6) in order to separate the handle (11) from the curler (9), leaving that -this on the head, the time necessary for the stabilization of the shaping of the hair. The handle (11) alone, deprived of this first curler (9), can then be fixed on a new curler (9), then on another, in order to continue the work of shaping the whole hair.
  • 3. Curler-brush, according to figure 8, used only as a brush. The invention, in the form described in point 2, can be used as a brush allowing conventional brushing to be shaped, with the advantage of allowing the retention of the hair at any stage of its winding. It can also be used for normal brushing of the hair, benefiting at the same time from the smoothing effect on the scales and the elimination of static electricity.
  • 4. Curler heated by means of an integrated heating body The invention can also be carried out with an integrated heating body, the fixing of the tips and of the roots obviously remaining the same.
  • 5. Curler heated on an external heating body. The invention can also be carried out with the possibility of attachment to an external heating body, according to the traditional principle of the heated curler, while retaining the advantages of the retention channels (2) fixing both the tips and the curler by avoiding it all other fixing devices provided on existing heated hair curler models.

    • Claims (7)

    1. Multi-comb hair-curler (9) consisting of a body comprising at least two combs (1,8) of the type in which at least one of the combs arranged around the body comprises pyramidal or conical teeth (1) whose tips are distant from the body, characterized in that the said teeth (1) include, at least once along their length and on their opposite face, a narrowing (2) formed by an open channel (2) arranged between two adjacent teeth (1), the cross section of which is a circle or a polygon and the axis of which is perpendicular to that of the tooth and to that of the body in order to create channels (2) for retention of the ends of the hair.
    2. Hair-curler according to Claim 1, characterized in that the narrowing is located at the base of the teeth (1).
    3. Hair-curler according to one of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it also includes at least one comb (8) with polygonal teeth of constant thickness without narrowing.
    4. Hair-curler according to Claim 3, characterized in that it includes four combs which are spaced alternatively in an equiangular manner, respectively a comb (1) according to the invention with retention channels (2) then a comb (8) without.
    5. Hair-curler according to Claim 1, characterized in that it consists of a heat-resistant material so that it can be heated by means of an integral heating body or on an external heating body.
    6. Hair-curler according to one of Claims 1 to 5, of the type including means for being assembled detachably to a handle (11) in order to form a brush, characterized in that said means are such that the handle (11) snap fits into mortises (10) located in the body of the hair-curler (9) by means of a system of flexible tabs (6), at least one of which is designed with a notch (12), this notch being located in front of the tab (6) which can be actuated.
    7. Brush comprising a hair-curler according to Claim 6 and a handle (11) comprising a system of flexible tabs (6), at least one of which is designed with a notch (12), this notch being located in front of the tab (6), and being a stop notch (6) released by means of a push button (7).
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