Surgery – Instruments – Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
Patent
1997-10-20
2000-02-22
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
Means for removal of skin or material therefrom
A61B 1750
Patent
active
060275138
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
This invention concerns a wax strip for depilation comprising a flexible supporting strip with one of its sides covered in a thin layer of wax. This strip needs preparation prior to use, involving a device in which the strip is heated until it reaches the correct consistency for application.
A preferable embodiment of this device comes in a case in the base of which there is a heating plate equipped with the corresponding electrical resistance and in the top there is a plate for positioning the strip to be heated.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention has applications in the manufacture of beauty products and equipment and more specifically for depilation.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
At present there are different elements and devices for depilation of humans. One of these elements consists of wax pastilles which are heated in a receptacle until the wax turns into a paste. It is applied while hot using a spatula or similar object on the area to be depilated and is removed when it has hardened, taking the unwanted hair with it. The need to heat the wax in a separate vessel is awkward and leaves the vessel smeared in wax and thus unsuitable for any other purpose.
Another element used for carrying out depilation comprises a supporting strip made up of a sheet of cellophane or PVC with a layer of wax on one of its sides. In order to apply the layer of wax to this type of supporting strip the wax has to be heated to a relatively high temperature, around 90.degree. C. which can cause changes in the wax and loss of some of its characteristics.
Before beginning depilation, the wax strip must be heated and given that it is attached to the support both elements are subject to the same heating thus causing the support to lose consistency and stability. This variation in the physical characteristics of the support means that during depilation parts of the wax strip come away from the support and get stuck to the user's skin.
If the strip is applied at a lower temperature in order to prevent the wax pieces from coming away from the support, tale supporting strip becomes rather stiff making it difficult to adapt the strip to the areas to be waxed.
The obvious solution to this problem would be to use a support strip of such a type that its stability and properties are not affected by the changes in temperature which these strips undergo when they are being used or worked.
Other wax strips are known, such as the one covered by U.S. Pat. No. 1,620,539 which comprises a support made up of a fabric strip on which the wax is applied to both sides which are joined together via the holes or pores in the fabric. This wax strip prevents the wax from separating from the support as it is tightly bound to the fabric, but has the disadvantage that it requires a large quantity of wax which adds to final cost as only one of the sides is useable.
At present some electrical devices are also available for depilation amongst which the most important are those based on a kind of spiral which uses a vibrating movement to pluck out the hair. Although these devices are clean and easy to use they are not as efficient as waxing.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The strip of wax for depilation, which is the object of this invention, comprises a layer of wax applied to one of the sides of a supporting strip. The characteristics of this supporting strip are designed to achieve stability during heating of the wax and to ensure that the wax strip is fully attached to it regardless of the fact that the application of this layer is carried out at temperatures which are significantly lower than those used for traditional strips, which avoids the risk of changing the properties of the wax due to excessive heating.
This wax strip is highly flexible regardless of the temperature to which it is subjected, which it makes it easy to adapt to the surface to be waxed.
The supporting strip included in the wax strip comprises two different sheets which are joined together. According to a preferable embodiment, the lower layer consist
REFERENCES:
patent: 1620539 (1927-03-01), Gernsback
patent: 2425696 (1947-08-01), Herrmann et al.
patent: 2954324 (1960-09-01), Brummer
patent: 3808637 (1974-05-01), Lapidus
patent: 4282877 (1981-08-01), Mathews
patent: 5165328 (1992-11-01), Erickson et al.
patent: 5733824 (1998-03-01), Brunka et al.
Bui Vy Q.
Buiz Michael
Ceraboma, Inc.
LandOfFree
Wax band for depilation and device for its use does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Wax band for depilation and device for its use, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Wax band for depilation and device for its use will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-516928