Powered Rotary Hair Styling Tool

Abstract

A powered rotary hair styling tool includes an elongated housing, a drive arrangement positioned in the housing that includes a rotary motor and a power unit operatively connected thereto, and a comb that includes a shaft and teeth extending from the shaft. The shaft includes a projecting portion that extends into the housing and is operatively connected to the rotary motor to permit the rotary motor to rotate the shaft about its longitudinal axis.

Claims

1. A powered rotary hair styling tool comprising: an elongated housing; a drive arrangement disposed in said housing and comprising a rotary motor and a power unit operatively connected thereto; and a comb comprising a shaft and teeth extending from said shaft, wherein said shaft comprises a projecting portion that extends into said housing and is operatively connected to said rotary motor to permit said rotary motor to rotate said shaft about its longitudinal axis.

2. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 1, wherein said comb comprises a hair hook having a greater length than any of said teeth.

3. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 2, wherein said hair hook is disposed at a distal end of said shaft away from said housing.

4. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 1, wherein said teeth project radially from said shaft.

5. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 4, wherein said teeth are aligned in a row.

6. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 5, wherein each of said teeth have the same length.

7. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 4, wherein said comb comprises two sets of said teeth projecting in opposite directions from said shaft.

8. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 6, wherein said comb comprises two sets of said teeth projecting in opposite directions from said shaft.

9. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 1, wherein said housing comprises an ergonomic outer surface to be held by a user.

10. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 1, wherein said power unit comprises a rechargeable battery and a charging port disposed in said housing.

11. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 1, wherein said drive arrangement comprises a power button disposed to project out of said housing and being operatively connected to said rotary motor.

12. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 1, wherein said rotary motor is configured to automatically reverse and rotate in the opposite direction after a set number of rotations or time.

13. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 1, wherein said drive arrangement comprises a switch disposed to project out of said housing and being operatively connected to said rotary motor to permit a user to selectively change the direction of rotation.

14. A powered rotary hair styling tool comprising: an elongated housing, wherein said housing comprises an ergonomic outer surface to be held by a user; a drive arrangement disposed in said housing and comprising a rotary motor and a power unit operatively connected thereto, wherein: said power unit comprises a rechargeable battery and a charging port disposed in said housing, said drive arrangement comprises a power button disposed to project out of said housing and being operatively connected to said rotary motor; and a comb comprising a shaft and teeth extending from said shaft, wherein said shaft comprises a projecting portion that extends into said housing and is operatively connected to said rotary motor to permit said rotary motor to rotate said shaft about its longitudinal axis, wherein: said comb comprises a hair hook having a greater length than any of said teeth, wherein said hair hook is disposed at a distal end of said shaft away from said housing, said teeth project radially from said shaft, said teeth are aligned in a row, each of said teeth have the same length, said comb comprises two sets of said teeth projecting in opposite directions from said shaft.

15. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 14, wherein said rotary motor is configured to automatically reverse and rotate in the opposite direction after a set number of rotations or time.

16. The powered rotary hair styling tool of claim 14, wherein said drive arrangement comprises a switch disposed to project out of said housing and being operatively connected to said rotary motor to permit a user to selectively change the direction of rotation.

Description

(i) BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

[0011] The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0012] FIG. 1 is a side view of a powered rotary hair styling tool according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0013] FIG. 2 is an end view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0014] FIG. 3 is a top view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0015] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0016] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the disclosure in use.

[0017] FIG. 6 is a side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

(j) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 6 thereof, a new powered rotary hair styling tool embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

[0019] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 6, the powered rotary hair styling tool 10 generally comprises an elongated housing 12, a drive arrangement 14 positioned in the housing 12 that includes a rotary motor 16 and a power unit 18 operatively connected thereto, and a comb 20 that includes a shaft 22 and teeth 24 extending from the shaft 22. The shaft 22 includes a projecting portion 26 that extends into the housing 12 and is operatively connected to the rotary motor 16 to permit the rotary motor 16 to rotate the shaft 22 about its longitudinal axis.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 1, the comb 20 includes a hair hook 28 having a greater length than any of the teeth 24, wherein the hair hook 28 is positioned at a distal end of the shaft 22 away from the housing 12. The teeth 24 project radially from the shaft 22 and are aligned in a row, though the teeth 24 can be offset or positioned in a different relationship in one possible embodiment. Each of the teeth 24 have the same length, though different-sized teeth 24 are within the scope of the disclosure. In the alternative embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the comb 20 can include two sets of the teeth 24 projecting in opposite directions from the shaft 22.

[0021] The housing 12 includes an ergonomic outer surface to be held by a user, which outer surface can be a cylindrical shape, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, though other designs, such as an outer surface that includes finger grip grooves, are within the scope of the disclosure.

[0022] The power unit 18 includes a rechargeable battery 30 and a charging port 32 positioned in the housing 12. The charging port 32 can be a USB port as shown in FIG. 2. The drive arrangement 14 includes a power button 34 positioned to project out of the housing 12 and that is operatively connected to the rotary motor 16. In one possible embodiment, the rotary motor 16 is designed to automatically reverse and rotate in the opposite direction after a set number of rotations or time. In another possible embodiment as shown in FIG. 6, the drive arrangement 14 includes a switch 36 positioned to project out of the housing 12 and is operatively connected to the rotary motor 16 to permit a user to selectively change the direction of rotation.

[0023] To use the powered rotary hair styling tool 10 to style or create dreadlocks 72, as shown in FIG. 5, the user, such as a hairstylist, engages the comb 20 with the hair of a person 70, using the hair hook 28 to initiate the engagement and the teeth 24 to complete the engagement. The user presses the power button 34 to initiate the rotation. Depending on the design of the powered rotary hair styling tool 10, the user can press the power button 34 again to stop rotation or the rotary motor 16 can stop rotation automatically after a set time or number of rotations. The user can also change the direction of rotation, either automatically after a set time or number of rotations, or manually by switching the switch 36.

[0024] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

[0025] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word comprising is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article a does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.