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TITLE
HAIR CURLING ROD FOR PERMANENT WAVE
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a hair curling rod for permanent
wave, more specifically, a hair curling rod for permanent wave which can
effectively supply hair with moisture and hair nourishing agent in
perming operation and finish the hair by means of hot moisture and then
neutralize the finished hair to maintain its shape.
BACKGROUND ART
The permanent wave is achieved at beauty shop through the
following procedures, wherein in general perm lotion is applied to a comb
and the perm lotion is evenlyapplied to the whole hair while the hair is
combed with the comb with the perm lotion applied thereto, and
thereafter the hair is wrapped and fixed on the hair curling rod housing a
heating body while being properly devided, and heat is applied to the hair
for a predetermined time and then neutralization agent is applied to the
whole hair and thereafter the fixed hair curling rod is separated from the
hair.
Meanwhile, in such a perming operation, there is a problem that the
hair is easily dried by the heat and therefore the hair is damaged, and in
order to solve this problem, non-woven material is wrapped on surface
of the hair curling rod with the hair wrapped thereon, whereby moisture
can be prevented from being evaporated. However, another problem is
present that moisture in the heated hair can not effectively prevented
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from being discharged outward.
Several devices have been developed which can supply the moisture
in perming operation in order to solve the above-mentioned problems,
however these devices have disadvantages that they are complex in
terms of structure and are not convenient to use. Prior arts related to
the present invention will be described as follows.
As an example of prior arts related to the present invention, a steam
hair curling rod device disclosed in U.M. Registration No. 0320602 may
be mentioned. As illustrated in Fig. 6, the device comprises several hair
curling rods (20) comprising a steam generator (not shown in the figure)
for generating the steam for a predetermined time, outer cylindrical
casings (21) having a plurality of steam-discaharging holes (23) formed
in outer circumferential surface, inner cylindrical casings (25) installed
within the outer cylindrical casings (21) while supported therein, and
heating members (27) fixedly installed within the inner cylindrical
casings (25); steam-supplying tubes (30) connecting one end portions of
the steam generators and the each hair curling rod (20), thereby
providing the steam into a space between the outer and inner cylindrical
casings (21, 25); and power lines (40) connecting the other end portion
of the each hair rods (20) and a power supply(not shown in the figure),
thereby providing power to the heating members (27), wherein damage
to the hair due to heat from the hair curling rods (20) can be prevented
by intermmitently supplying the steam to the hair curling rods (20)
heated by the heating members (27), and at the same time, the hair can
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be resilient and at the same time desired hair setting can be completely
achieved since supplying of the steam to the hair and drying of the hair
by the heat from the hair curling rods (20) are implemented alternatively.
Furthermore, Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2007-0013806
discloses a perming device using steam. As illustrated in Fig. 7, this
perming device comprises a perming rod (430) for perming the hair while
contacting with the hair; a body constructed so as to generate hot steam;
a steam inlet tube (420) for supplying the hot steam generated in the
body to the perming rod (430); a steam outlet tube (440) for returing the
steam, whose temperature has been lowered by heat transfer to the
perming rod (430), to the body (100), wherein the perming rod (430) has
a steam through-passage formed therein, and the steam inlet tube (420)
and the steam outlet tube (440) are coupled to both end portions of the
steam through-passage, respectively. The hot steam supplied from the
steam inlet tube (420) heats the perming rod (430) while flowing through
the steam through-passage, and the steam, whose temperature han been
lowered by heating the perming rod (430), is returned to the body
through the steam outlet tube (440).
Furthermore, Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2002-0035182
discloses a perming rod having a steam-supplying function. As
illustrated in Fig. 8, this perming rod comprises a rod of a predetermind
length with a cylindrical small-diameter part (11) having a plurality of
steam holes (lla) penetrating inner and outer circumferential surfaces
and large-diameter part (12) formed by enlarging both end portions of
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the the small-diameter portion; a heating body (14) inserted by a
pretermined portion of its length into one side of the rod and connected
to power line and generating the heat when electric current flows; and a
water box (15) having a storage space for storing a predetermind amount
of water and a wick (16) for discharging the water filled in the storage
space toward outlet side of the storage space and a coupling/separating
means insertively and removably fastened to the other side of the
roddetafor, wherein the water can be evaporated by facing the wick (16)
with the heating body (14), and the steam is generated by heating the
wick (16) by means of the heat from the heating body (14), and this
steam is emitted through the steam holes (lla) formed in the rod,
thereby supplying the hair with moisture.
Meanwhile, in the above-mentioned prior arts, in order to supply the
hair with the moisture so that the hair can be prevented from being
excessively dry in perming operation and thus damaged, a moisture hose
extends through a central portion of the hair curling rod, injects and
supplies the moisture at the central portion, or the water box for
supplying the moisture is attached on one side of the hair curling rod and
injects the moisture form the rod. Such prior hair curling rods for
moisture permanent wave have problems that in perming operation a
person getting his or her hair permed is easily tired due to the weight of
the water box or steam hose and muscle becomes abnormal due to the
weight in perming.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED BY THE INVENTION
The present invention has been devised to solve the problems of the
prior arts as described above, and its object is to provide a new structure
of hair curling rod for permanent wave with water supply which can
supply the hair being permed with a hair nourishing agent, including the
moisture, while making the person getting his or her hair permed less
tired.
MEANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present
invention provides a hair curling rod for permanent wave which
comprises a heater rod with terminals to which a power cord is
detachably connected; an outer perforated tube having an
accommodation space formed therewithin for inserting the heater rod,
and handles formed at left and right end portions of the outer perforated
tube; and an absorptive element made from non-woven material or
cotton for absorbing moisture or hair nourishing agent and inserted in the
accommodation space of the outer perforated tube while being
detachably inserted between the heater rod and outer perforated tube,
and the heater rod is detachably engage with one side of the outer
perforated tube in an interlocking manner.
In the present invention, retainers made of heat resistance silicone
are fitted on both left and right end portions of the absorptive element
for preventing a shape of non-woven material or cotton constituting the
absorptive element from being disheveled, thereby making it easy to
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insert the absorptive element into the perforated tube and at the same
time preventing the shape from being disordered when the absorptive
element is washed.
In a preferred example of the present invention, an inner perforated
tube may enclose the heater rod, and this inner perforated tube serves to
prevent the heater rod from contacting directly with the absorptive
element and also protect the heater rod and absorptive element from
each other. It is possible to use the inner tube with no perforated holes.
Furthermore, as material for the inner perforated tube, in addition to
metal such as aluminium having good heat conductance, it is also
possible to use a variety of functional material containing ocher
component emitting far-infrared radiation or nano silver component,
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS
The present invention has advantageous effects that since it can
effectively supply the hair with the moisture and hair nourishing agent in
perming operation, damage to the hair by perming can be minimized and
at the same time high-temperature heat generated from the heater
installed detachably within the hair curling rod is transferred to the hair
through the moisture and then finishes the hair in a desired shape of
permanent wave and neutralize the finished hair in the shape of
permanent wave to maintain the shape for a long time, and also moisture
perming can be implemented conveniently without causing both the
perming person and person getting his or her hair permed to be tired in
perming operation.
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a exploded perspective view illustrating a hair curling rod
for permanent wave of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view illustrating a engaged state of the hair
curling rod for permanent wave of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a sectional vew of Fig. 2 taken along line A - A.
Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a use state of the present
invention.
Fig. 5 is a sectional vew of Fig. 4 taken along line B - B.
Fig. 6 is an example of a hair curling rod for permanent wave of prior
art.
Fig. 7 is another example of a hair curling rod for permanent wave of
prior art.
Fig. 8 is yet another example of a hair curling rod for permanent
wave of prior art.
*LISTS OF REFERNECE NUMERALS IN THE DRAWINGS*
1: terminal 2: heater rod
2a: flange part 2b: engaging projection
3: inner perforated tube 4: accommodation space
5: handle 5a: through hole
5b: engaging groove 6: outer perforated tube
7: absorptive element 7a: retainer
8: nipper h: hole
H: hair
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BEST MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinbelow, a non-limitive preferred example of the present
invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached
drawings.
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 are perspective and sectional views illustrating
separated state and engaged state of the hair curling rod for permanent
wave with water supply of the present invention, respectively, and Fig. 3
is a sectional view of Fig. 2 taken along line A - A.
As illustrated in Fig. 1 - 3, the hair curling rod of the present
invention comprises a heater rod (2) with plus(+ )/minus(-) terminals (1)
to which a power cord(not shown in the drawings)is detachably
connected; an inner perforated tube (3) enclosing the heater rod (2); an
outer perforated tube (6) having an accommodation space (4) formed
therewithin for inserting the heater rod (2) and inner perforated tube (3),
and handles (5) formed at left and right end portions of the outer
perforated tube; and an absorptive element (7) made from non-woven
material or cotton for absorbing moisture or hair nourishing agent and
inserted in the accommodation space (4) of the outer perforated tube (6)
while being detachably inserted between the inner perforated tube (3)
and outer perforated tube (6).
In the present invention, the heater rod (2) is configured in such a
way that it can detachably engage with one side of the outer perforated
tube (6) in an interlocking manner, wherein a flange part (2a) is formed
at one side of the heater rod (2), and engaging projections (2b) are
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formed on peripheral portion of the flange part (2a), and a through hole
(5a) is formed inside the handle (5) on one side of the outer perforated
tube (6), and an engaging groove (5b) is formed outside the through hole
(5a) at a position corresponding to the engaging projections (2b) formed
on the peripheral portion of the flange part (2a) of the heater rod (2), and
if the the heater rod (2) is rotated in one direction while being inserted in
the outer perforated tube (6) after the flange part (2a) of the heater rod
(2) is inserted in the engaging groove (5b), the engaging projections (2b)
of the heater rod (2) are caught inside the through hole (5a), thereby
being prevented from being removed. When the heater rod (2) is to be
separated, the heater rod (2) is rotated in a direction opposite to the one
direction, and thus the engaging projections (2b) caught inside the
through hole (5a) can be removed outward through the engaging groove
(5b), whereby the heater rod can be separated from the outer perforated
tube.
The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned
engaging method, and any other method can be also used for engaging
the heater rod and outer perforated tube.
As illustrated in the attached drawings, in the present invention,
retainers (7a) made of heat resistance silicone are fitted on both end
portion of the absorptive element (7) for preventing a shape of non-
woven material or cotton constituting the absorptive element (7) from
being disheveled, and these retainers (7a) are used to in order to easily
maintain a circular shape of the element (7) when it is inserted or
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removed from between the inner perforated tube (3) and outer
perforated tube (6), in addition to serving to prevent the element (7)
itself from being disheveled.
Since the absorptive element (7) consists of non-woven material or
cotton wool or cotton and the like, if the element is heated in perming
operation by power being applied to the heater rod (2) installed within
the hair curling rod, while absorbing water or liquid hair nourishing agent,
the water and hair nourishing agent are evaporated and then radially
discharged outward through the holes (h) perforated on the outer
perforated tube (6), whereby the water and hair nourishing agent can be
properly supplied to the hair wrapped on the hair curling rod.
Meanwhile, if the absorptive element (7) is contaminated after used
in permimg operation, it is washed with water, then dried and thereafter
can be re-used, and for maintaining a durability of the absorptive
element it is preferable to put thin sheath made from cotton or silk and
the like on the element.
Fig. 4 illustrates a state where the hair is wrapped on the hair curling
rod of the present invention and fixed with nipper, and Fig. 5 is a
sectional vew of Fig. 4 taken along line B - B. In perming operation,
perm lotion is applied to the hair (H) by using a comb (not shown in the
drawings) etc., and thereafter the hair with the perm lotion applied
thereto is wrapped on the hair curling rod of the present invention, and
the nipper (8) is clamped on the rod with the hair wrapped thereon to
prevent the wrapped state of the hair from being disheveled, and the
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power cord (not shown in the drawings) is then connected to the heater
rod (2) inserted within the hair curling rod to heat the heater rod (2). At
this time, if the absorptive element (7) accommodated within the hair
curling rod is wet with the water or liquid hair nourishing agent, the
water or liquid hair nourishing agent absorbed in the element (7) is
evaporated by the heat from the heater rod (2) and then radially
discharged outward through the holes (h) perforated on the outer
perforated tube (6), whereby the permanent wave is achieved while the
moisture and hair nourishing agent are properly supplied to the hair (H)
wrapped on the hair curling rod.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
The hair curling rod for permanent wave of the present invention is
lighter in weight compared to the existing steam-supplying-type or
water box-type hair curling rod, so the permed person does not feel so
heavy in using of the hair curling rod and therefore is less tired.
Furthermore, the hair curling rod is simple in its structure and therefore
easy to produce, and after use of the hair curling rod the heater rod and
absorptive element can be simply separated, washed and then kept and
thereafter can be re-used, whereby sanitary and safe perming can be
implemented, so the hair curling rod of the present invention can be
usefully utilized in place of the existing hair curling rod.
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