Toilet – Methods – Hair treatment by application of specific chemical composition
Patent
1998-12-02
2000-11-21
Wilson, John J.
Toilet
Methods
Hair treatment by application of specific chemical composition
132222, 132270, A45D 704, A45D 200, A45D 1918
Patent
active
061488291
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
This invention relates to devices and a method for use in the treatment of hair and in particular to a device and method for use in the waving of hair.
In previously known methods of waving or imparting a curl to hair, the hair is rolled onto a roller and subjected to heat and/or to a hair treatment chemical which has the effect of retaining the waving or curling in the hair for a period of time. An improved method of imparting a curl or wave to hair is disclosed in WO 95/22920. In this latter disclosed method, a tress of hair is inserted into an elastic tube and one end of the tube is secured to the tress of hair. The elastic tube is then extended lengthwise and the opposite end thereof is secured to the tress of hair. When the elastic tube is released, the tube contracts lengthwise and the tress of hair contained therein is thereby caused to assume a sinuous form. The tress of hair is treated with a chemical substance, either prior to insertion of the tress of hair into the elastic tube or when the tress of hair is contained within the tube, whereby the tress of hair is caused to retain its sinuous form and is of waved form.
According to one aspect of the invention a device for use in imparting a wave to a tress of hair comprises a body having a hollow interior and first and second apertures communicating with said hollow interior; said first and second apertures providing means whereby the tress of hair can be drawn to extend through the hollow interior with the first aperture located adjacent a root end of the tress of hair and said second aperture providing means whereby a free end of the tress of hair extending from the hollow interior through the second aperture can be inserted into the hollow interior.
According to a second aspect of the invention a device for use in imparting a wave to a length of a tress of hair comprises a tube open at, at least, one end to receive the length of a tress of hair extending lengthwise of the tube; said tube being extendible lengthwise by manually applied force and contractible to return to an unextended state when the manual force is removed; and first and second means located respectively at first and second positions spaced lengthwise of the tube effective to locate said first and second positions of said tube respectively relative to the length of the tress of hair.
According to a third aspect of the invention a device for use in imparting a wave to a tress of hair comprises a tubular element extendible lengthwise; a first structure secured to a first end of said tube; a second structure secured to a second end of said tube, said second end being opposite to and spaced from said first end; said first and second structures having apertures extending therethrough in communication with the interior of the tube; and a body member located between said first and second structures; said body member being of generally tubular form surrounding said tubular element and being effective to locate one of said structures relative to the other of said structures and permitting manual displacement of one structure away from the other structure to allow lengthwise extension of the tubular element.
According to a fourth aspect of the invention a method of treating hair includes the steps of passing a length of a tress of hair through a hollow member so that the tress of hair extends through said hollow member and a part of said length of the tress of hair extends beyond the hollow member; locating the hollow member relative to the tress of hair at a first location along the length of the tress of hair; returning said part of said length of the tress of hair into the hollow member to cause said part to assume a waved condition; and subjecting the hair contained within the tube to a chemical hair treatment substance effective to retain the hair substantially in said waved condition.
According to a fifth aspect of the invention a method of treating hair includes the steps of inserting a tress of hair into a tube of extendible material; locating a first part of the tube relative to t
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Doan Robyn Kieu
Wilson John J.
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