HAIR SYTLING UTENSIL

Abstract

A hair styling utensil may include a continuous helix that runs in a circular manner. The continuous helix may include an elastic material. The continuous helix may have a total of six to eight turns. Each turn may adjoin an adjacent turn on an inner area.

Claims

1. A hair styling utensil, comprising a continuous helix, which runs in a circular manner, the continuous helix including an elastic material, wherein the continuous helix has a total of six to eight, preferably seven turns, each of which adjoins an adjacent turn on an inner area.

2. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, further having an inner diameter of approximately 0.5 cm.

3. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, wherein at least one turn of the continuous helix has a diameter of approximately 1.0 cm.

4. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, further having an outer diameter of approximately 2.5 cm.

5. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, wherein the elastic material of the continuous helix is made of an elastic plastic.

6. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, wherein the elastic material of the continuous helix has a slip-resistant surface.

7. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, wherein a beginning and an end of the continuous helix are fused to one another.

8. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, wherein a beginning and an end of the continuous helix are connected to one another via a seam, which is surface-aligned such that the seam is substantially haptically unperceivable.

9. The hair styling utensil according to claim 1, wherein a beginning and an end of the continuous helix merge into one another seamlessly.

10. The hair styling utensil according to claim 2, wherein at least one turn of the continuous helix has a diameter of approximately 1.0 cm.

11. The hair styling utensil according to claim 2, further having an outer diameter of approximately 2.5 cm.

12. The hair styling utensil according to claim 3, further having an outer diameter of approximately 2.5 cm.

13. The hair styling utensil according to claim 5, wherein the elastic material of the continuous helix is made of polyurethane.

14. The hair styling utensil according to claim 6, wherein the elastic material of the continuous helix has a slip-resistant coating.

15. The hair styling utensil according to claim 12, wherein the elastic material of the continuous helix is made of polyurethane.

16. The hair styling utensil according to claim 12, wherein the elastic material of the continuous helix has a slip-resistant coating.

17. The hair styling utensil according to claim 13, wherein the elastic material of the continuous helix has a slip-resistant coating.

18. The hair styling utensil according to claim 12, wherein a beginning and an end of the continuous helix are fused to one another.

19. The hair styling utensil according to claim 18, wherein the beginning and the end of the continuous helix are connected to one another via a surface-aligned seam.

20. A hair styling utensil comprising a continuous helix running in a circular manner and having an inner diameter of approximately 0.5 cm, an outer diameter of approximately 2.5 cm, and seven turns, each of which adjoins an adjacent turn on an inner area and each of which has a diameter of approximately 1.0 cm, wherein a beginning and an end of the continuous helix is at least one of: fused to one another; connected to one another via a surface-aligned seam; and merge into one another seamlessly.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In each case schematically,

[0018] FIG. 1 shows a frontal view onto a hair styling utensil according to the invention,

[0019] FIG. 2 shows a diagonal view onto the hair styling utensil.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] According to FIGS. 1 and 2, a hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention has a continuous helix 2, which runs in a circular manner, consisting of an elastic material, wherein the continuous helix 2 has a total of seven turns 3, which adjoin one another in an inner area 4. Purely theoretically, the hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention can also have only six or even eight such turns 3, wherein a particularly advantageous creation of the hairdos resulted in the case of exactly seven such turns 3, because the required tension is still present in the hair for fixing in the case of seven turns 3, while an elasticity, which also makes it possible to mold the hair, is at hand. The continuous helix 2 is formed by a spring element 8, which is wound in a screw thread-shaped manner and which has a diameter d of 0.9 cm, for example.

[0021] The hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention has a clear inner diameter d.sub.i of approx. 0.5 cm and an outer diameter d.sub.a of approx. 2.5 cm, so that the hair styling utensil 1, which is illustrated according to FIG. 1, substantially only has the size of a 2 Euro coin. A turn 3 of the continuous helix 2 has a diameter d.sub.Ea of approx. 1.0 cm.

[0022] The elastic material, which is used for the continuous helix 2, can be made in particular of an elastic plastic, for example of polyurethane, and is thus not only elastic for a long time, but also has no health risks and is in particular water-repellent and sweat-repellent, whereby the hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention can even be used without any problems when doing sports and in particular also while swimming.

[0023] In addition, the elastic material of the continuous helix 2 can have a slip-resistant surface that has a good grip, in particular a slip-resistant coating, which, on the one hand, facilitate the comprehending and the handling of the hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention and which, on the other hand, fix the hair reliably during the fixing process.

[0024] Typically, the continuous helix 2 has a beginning 5 and an end 6, which are fused to one another via a seam 7 and which are thus fixed to one another. The seam 7 can thereby be perceived haptically, in particular in the manner of a small annular bead, wherein it goes without saying that it is also possible as an alternative that the beginning 5 and the end 6 of the continuous helix 2 are connected to one another via a surface-aligned and thus haptically non-perceivable seam 7, so that, in this case, the beginning 5 and the end 6 of the continuous helix 2 cannot be determined at all. Again as an alternative, it is also possible that the beginning 5 and the end 6 merge into one another seamlessly, wherein, in this case, the continuous helix 2 is produced in a specially molded plastic injection mold, for example by means of an injection molding process.

[0025] The following advantages can be realized by means of the hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention, in particular as compared to common hair ties or barrettes: [0026] It does not leave behind any imprints in the hair after being worn, [0027] it provides for a revolutionary styling of even sophisticated and extraordinary hairdos, [0028] it prevents split ends and hair breakage, [0029] it is water-repellent and sweat-repellent and can thus be used in virtually all situations in life, [0030] it avoids headaches, because it does not transfer any pulling forces of the hair to the scalp, [0031] it is anti-allergic, [0032] it is suitable for any type of hair, [0033] it provides an extraordinarily strong hold, due to the elasticity of the material, it can be used without any problems for strands of hair comprising different thicknesses, [0034] it ensures a significantly longer life expectancy, [0035] it prevents tangles and pulled-out hair.

[0036] Compared to current hair ties, the hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention also has a significantly longer life expectancy, wherein, due to the use of polyurethane, it is also possible to attain a memory effect, so that, in the case of a stretched continuous helix 2, the hair styling utensil 1 only needs to be placed onto a heater, for example, so as to be capable of being returned into its original state due to the heat.

[0037] Due to the use of polyurethane, the hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention is furthermore particularly hygienic, because it does not absorb dirt or bacteria. The hair styling utensil 1 according to the invention can be cleaned using virtually all soaps or household cleaners, respectively, whereby it can be cleaned easily even after being soiled significantly.

[0038] Extremely spectacular hairdos can be created for the first time in a comparatively simple yet permanent manner by means of the hair styling utensil according to the invention. The special effect when creating the hairdos lies in the total of preferably only seven turns 3 of the continuous helix 2, which touch one another, that is, which adjoin one another, on the inner area 4.

[0039] Hairdos, which could not be created or which could only be created in a comparatively complicated manner by means of common hair clips or hair tiesalso using significantly more hair clips or tiescan now also be created for the first time by means of the hair styling utensil according to the invention. Extraordinary hairdos can also be created quickly and simply by means of the hair styling utensil according to the invention.