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(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,166,981 B2 Ammann (45) Date of Patent: May 1, 2012 USOO8166981 B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,166,981 B2 Ammann (45) Date of Patent: May 1, 2012 (54) HAIRSTYLING TOOL 3,113,848. A 12, 1963 Clark, Jr. .......................... 34.99 3,418,726 A * 12/1968 Sparks ... ... 34.99 3,692,066 A * 9/1972 Fava ....... 132,212 (76) Inventor: Kathryn Ammann, Downey, CA (US) 3,800,431 A * 4, 1974 Hubner ............................. 34.99 3,908,673 A * 9/1975 Carr ........ ... 132,223 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 3,911,934. A * 10/1975 Helbling ... ... 132,271 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 1993 A : 2. E. E.anSSens et al. ... Ils U.S.C. 154(b) by 86 days. 4,433,492 A * 2/1984 Santa Lucia ... ... 34.99 4,724,852 A * 2/1988 Ramik ........ 132,270 (21) Appl. No.: 12/755,636 4,987,618 A * 1/1991 Tolbert ... ... 4,515 5,303,483 A * 4/1994 Chan ........... ... 34.97 22) Filed: Apr. 7, 2010 5,392,528 A * 2/1995 McDougall. ... 34.97 (22) pr. 1, 5,515,874. A * 5/1996 Denebeim ... ... 132,226 O O D383,245 S * 9/1997 Seifert ... ... D28.35 (65) Prior Publication Data D384,772 S * 10/1997 Kling ...... ... D28, 18 US 2011/0232672 A1 Sep. 29, 2011 D393.925 S * 4/1998 Kling ...... ... D28, 18 s D486,264 S * 2/2004 Enriquez ........ ... D28, 13 O O 6,922.909 B2 * 8/2005 Andrew et al. ................... 3496 Related U.S. Application Data D544,998 S * 6/2007 Petruccelli ..................... D28, 13 (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 29/349,319, (Continued) filed on Mar. 24, 2010, now Pat. No. Des. 631,194. Primary Examiner — Todd Manahan (51) Int. Cl. Assistant Examiner — Vanitha Elgart A45D 2/00 (2006.01) (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Clement Cheng A45D 702 (2006.01) A45D 8/40 (2006.01) (57) ABSTRACT (52) U.S. Cl. ......................... 132/223: 132/212: 132/274 A hairstyling tool has a bowl having a plurality of bowl (58) Field of Classification Search .................. 132/271, convex portions and bowl concave portions. The bowl con 132/212, 270, 272,273, 223, 274, 227, 228, cave portions form air channels. A plurality of openings is 132/333, 902, 229, 210, 211, 243, 233,237, disposed on a bottom of the bowl. There are more than twenty 132/238,213, 54; D28/7, 9, 10, 35, 12, 13, openings. A handle is connected to the bowl. The handle has D28/39; 99/495, 501, 503, 508, 513; D7/667; a handle connection with the bowl. A base extends from the 34/96-101; 210/464, 470, 465; 220/370, bottom of the bowl. The base extends downward around the 220/371,372, 376; 222/480, 548,565, 189.02, plurality of openings disposed on the bottom of the bowl. The 222/189.03: 209/371,397, 274, 362 base forms an air capture indent for directing airflow through See application file for complete search history. the plurality of openings. The handle concave portions and handle convex portions may provide the handle a wavy shape. (56) References Cited The handle may extend from a bowl convex portion between a pair of air channels. A palm rest can be at a free end of the U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS handle. 2,416,788 A 3, 1947 Andrews ........................... 34.99 2,781,764 A * 2/1957 Miller ........................... 132,212 15 Claims, 9 Drawing Sheets US 8,166,981 B2 Page 2 U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS 2004/01 12821 A1* 6/2004 Hutzler ......................... 210,238 2007,0295227 A1* 12/2007 Raineri . 99,484 PS i. 1588 'EN, . R.S., 2008/0271337 A1* 11/2008 Chan ........ ... 34.98 Iw remblay .... 2010.0088857 A1* 4/2010 Blauer et al. .................... 16,430 D624,351 S * 9/2010 Stewart et al. D7,354 D631,194 S * 1/2011 Ammann ... ... D28.10 2003/0159306 A1* 8/2003 Yeung ............................... 34.96 * cited by examiner U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 1 of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 fi. oDoo Good ASS all is a lot T U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 2 of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 - e er-uu - - - - - - - TITI, a H-rear - w U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 3 of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 - NSE fiss N III in-Y SE L. IIT III III ILL U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 4 of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 5 of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 6 of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 9"SDI U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 7 Of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 U.S. Patent May 1, 2012 Sheet 9 Of 9 US 8,166,981 B2 US 8,166,981 B2 1. 2 HAR STYLING TOOL The following call out list of elements can be used for referencing the drawings: This application is a continuation in part of and claims 30 Strap priority from inventor Kathryn Ammann's U.S. design patent 40 Handle application Ser. No. 29/349,319 for hair styling tool filed Mar. 41 Handle Convex 24, 2010 now U.S. Pat. No. D,631,194, the entire disclosure 42 Handle Concave of which is incorporated herein by reference. 43 Handle Connection 44 Strap Opening BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 45 Palm Rest 10 50 Bowl A. Field of the Invention 51 Bowl Convex The present invention relates to a hair styling tool. 52 Bowl Concave B. Discussion of Related Art 53 Base Convex A variety of hair styling tools has been used for performing 54 Base Concave a variety of different operations with hair. A portable hairstyle 15 55 Openings implement can be exemplified by the tool shown in U.S. Pat. 56 Base Connection No. 4,976,276 issued to Avery on Dec. 11, 1990, the disclo 81 Angled Base Connection sure of which is incorporated herein by reference. The Avery 82 Angled Bowl Concave portable hairstyle tool has a styling bowl with conical projec 83 Angled Handle Profile tions for focusing a stream of heated air from the drying unit onto a user. The styling cones aim for providing a type of style DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED to the hair. Unfortunately, for longer more curly hair the EMBODIMENT Avery portable hairstyle tool might not be as effective for scrunching, especially if there were insufficient diffusing of With reference to the figures, the strap 30 is connected to airflow though the cones that direct heated air to the hairmass. 25 the handle 40 at a strap opening 44 located on the handle. The strap preferably fits around a wrist of a user, somewhat SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION loosely to allow the user to bounce the tool up and down for scrunching hair. The handle is preferably of a wave shape to Embodiments of the invention will now be described by allow improved grip and control. The handle preferably has a way of example with reference to the accompanying draw 30 plurality of handle convex portions 41 and a plurality of ings. The present invention works as a scrunching tool which handle concave portions 42 in between the handle convex relies upon the curling of the hair inside the bowl, which is hat portions. Preferably, there are about three handle concave shaped having a Substantial depth compared to the Avery portions and three handle convex portions. A handle connec device. As a rule of thumb, the bowl would have a substantial tion 43 connects the handle to the bowl 50 and the handle depth, enough to hold a mass of hair in a curled configuration. 35 connection preferably tapers down to blend with a comple A hairstyling tool has a bowl having a plurality of bowl mentary structure on the bowl. The handle is a proximate as convex portions and bowl concave portions. The bowl con long as the diameter of the bowl. cave portions form air channels. A plurality of openings is The handle is preferably substantially hollow and forming disposed on a bottom of the bowl. There are more than twenty a channel on the bottom side. Such that the channel is a slot openings. A handle is connected to the bowl. The handle has 40 shaped profile having preferably equal thickness plastic a handle connection with the bowl. A base extends from the throughout the length of the handle. Although the internal bottom of the bowl. The base extends downward around the surface of the channel is rounded in the preferred embodi plurality of openings disposed on the bottom of the bowl. The ment, the channel can also have an angled handle profile 83 base forms an air capture indent for directing airflow through formed on the inside of the handle, as seen in FIG. 8. The the plurality of openings. The handle concave portions and 45 channel preferably opens downward. When the handle is handle convex portions may provide the handle a wavy shape. substantially hollow, the handle should have a top wall, and a The handle may extend from a bowl convex portion between pair of sidewalls but no bottom wall. a pair of air channels. A palm rest can be at a free end of the A plurality of bowl concave portions 52 are placed between handle. A strap can be connected to the handle at a strap a plurality of bowl convex portions 51 that extend from the opening formed on the handle. The handle can beformed with 50 bowl concave portions 52.
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