HAIR RESTORATION CARING DEVICE
A hair restoration caring device includes a treatment hood, a suspension member and a hair caring device. The treatment hood is to be disposed over a user's head. The suspension member is fastened to the treatment hood. The hair caring device is attached to the suspension member and is movable with respect to the user scalp. The hair caring device includes an outer casing mounted slidably on the suspension member, and has several downward combing projections and several light emitters installed above the combing projections respectively for radiating light waves. Each combing projection is aligned with a respective light emitter and is formed with an axial passage to permit past through of light waves of the respective light emitter.
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This application is a Continuation of patent application Ser. No. 13/166,902, filed on Jun. 23, 2011, which is a Continuation-in-Part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/577,239, which was filed on Oct. 12, 2009. Both applications are presently pending and both applications are incorporated by reference herein in their respective entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a hair restoration caring device, more particularly to a hair restoration caring device, in which a plurality of light emitters are applied for radiating light waves toward a user's scalp, thereby enhancing hair restoration at the balding portion of the user's scalp.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Several treatments have been proposed or developed in order to solve the baldness at human scalp due to hair loss. One method is to apply a medication lotion over the balding part of a user's scalp. The medication lotion may consist of some expander to prevent blood cell called platelets from dumping together at the terminating ends of the blood vessels, thereby enhancing blood circulation and nutrition supply to lead hair restoration at the balding part of the user's scalp. Oral suspension is recommended as another method in order to control balance of sex hormones and to prevent depauperation in cell follicles. However, there exist some side affect when oral suspension is recommended and brings unfavorable health condition to the user. Hair transplant surgery is suggested as a third method, which can restore one's initial hair style at the balding part but loss of hairs at the other part of the user's head may continue to occur. Hair grafting surgery is tremendously expensive and beyond the reach of an ordinary person.
Presently, a new hair treatment method has been developed, in which, infrared ray of 650 nm is applied to radiate at the user's scalp in order to enhance the blood circulation thereat such that blood cells are supplied with sufficient nutrition to enable hair regrowth at the balding part of the user's scalp. It is noted that the above-stated method is low in cost and does not bring side affect to the user.
Presently available infrared therapy apparatus for hair loss treatment is in a hood configuration, and generally includes a plurality of ray emitters distributed at an interior thereof. The hood must be disposed over the user's head, thereby covering the entire scalp such that the entire scalp is under the radiation of the ray emitters. The user may feel stuffy or discomfort when his entire scalp is constantly covered by the hood. In addition, the user may feel unwell if the entire scalp is put under the radiation for a long period of time.
A conventional infrared therapy apparatus is proposed, which includes a comb structure that needs to be gripped by the user's hand for disposing the ray emitters over the balding part of the user's scalp. After a period of gripping the comb structure, the user may get fatigue so that he has no desire to repeat the combing operation, thereby rendering seldom use of the conventional infrared therapy apparatus.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONTherefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, it is the object of the present invention is to provide a hair restoration caring device including a hair caring device movable with respect to the user's scalp so that only a specific part of the scalp will be radiated, thereby avoiding the discomfort encountered during use of the conventional infrared therapy apparatus.
The hair restoration caring device of the present invention includes a treatment hood, a suspension member, and a hair caring device. The treatment hood is to be disposed around a user's head. The suspension member is fastened to the treatment hood. The hair caring device is attached to the suspension member and is movable with respect to the user scalp. The hair caring device includes an outer casing mounted on the suspension member, and has a plurality of combing projections extending downwardly therefrom, and a plurality of light emitters installed within the outer casing above the combing projections respectively for radiating light waves. Each of the combing projections is aligned with a respective one of the light emitters and is formed with an axial passage to permit past through of light waves of the respective one of the light emitters toward the user's scalp.
Preferably, the suspension member includes first and second curve suspending rails spanning above the user's head and extending through the outer casing in such a manner to permit sliding action of the outer casing along the first and second curve suspending rails.
In one embodiment, the outer casing has an upper portion and a lower transparent portion. The combing projections extend downwardly from the lower transparent portion while the light emitters are installed respectively within the upper portion in alignment with the combing projections respectively.
The hair restoration caring device of the present invention further includes a driving unit meshed operably with at least one of the first and second curve suspending rails in such a manner that activation of the driving unit results in reciprocal and sliding movement of the outer casing along the least curve suspending rail, thereby irritating the user's scalp via the combing projections and simultaneously conducting scanning operation by the light waves emitted from the light emitters.
The hair restoration caring device of the present invention further includes a remote control for controlling activation and de-activation of the driving unit and for adjusting light emission time interval of the light emitters.
As explained above, the hair restoration caring device is movable with respect the user scalp and is capable of radiating only to the desired part of the scalp. There is no need for covering the entire scalp of the user's head, thereby avoiding the discomfort or stuffyness encountered during use of the conventional infrared therapy apparatus. Since only a portion of the light emitters is under operation at a time for radiating the desired part of the scalp while the remaining portion of the scalp is free from radiating, the user will not suffer from over irritation. In addition, the hair caring device is mounted by combination of the treatment hood and the suspension member so that the hair restoration caring device is not required to be held by the user's hand as in the prior art.
Other features and advantages of this invention will become more apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of this invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
The treatment hood 100 is an adjustable curved structure and is adapted to be disposed around the user's head H1, as best shown in
The suspension member 200 is fastened to the treatment hood 100 while the hair caring device 300 is attached to the suspension member 200. In this embodiment, the suspension member 200 is fastened securely to the treatment hood 100 while the hair caring device 300 is attached slidably on the suspension member 200.
The suspension member 200 includes first and second curve suspending rails 210, 220, in the form of rod structure. In this embodiment, the first and second suspending rails 210, 220 are curved ergonomically (in the form of rack to mesh with pinion or toothed wheels of a driving unit) so as to span over the top part H 11 of the user's head H1. The first and second curve suspending rails 210, 220 have first and second ends fastened securely to the treatment hood 100 in such a manner that the first and second curve suspending rails 210, 220 extend through the hair caring device 300. Under this condition, the hair caring device 300 is slidable on the first and second suspending rails 210, 220, and is thus movable from a front portion of the top part H11 toward a rear portion of the top part H11 of the user's head H1.
In another embodiment, the suspension member 200 includes only the first suspending rail 210 and excluding the second suspending rail 220.
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Each of the light emitters 330 can be an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and is capable of emitting light wave for radiating toward the user's head H1 via the transparent portion 312 of the outer casing 310. In this embodiment, the light emitters 330 are mounted on the printed circuit board 320 and are directed toward the transparent portion 312 of the outer casing 310. Preferably, each of the combing projections 3121 in a respective row is aligned with a respective one of the light emitters 330 so that the light wave can be radiated toward the user's scalp H1 through the axial passage 3125 in the respective combing projection 3121. Note that the hair caring device 300 in the present embodiment further includes a driving unit 392 (see
In the present embodiment, each light wave ranges from 600 nm to 1000 nm, which irritates cell follicles at the balding part of user's scalp so that hair regrowth at the balding part is possible. Thus, the hair restoration caring device of the present invention is capable of performing hair restoration at the balding part of the user's scalp. The light emitters 330 consist of a plurality of first light emitters 330a, a plurality of second light emitters 330b and a plurality of third light emitters 330c. Each of the first and second light emitters 330a, 330b is an LED (Light Emitting Diode) while each of the third light emitters 330c is a laser module. Note that each of the first, second and third light emitters 330a, 330b, 330c is arranged stagger to one another and generates light wave different from one another. For instance, the light wave generated by the first light emitter 330a ranges from 700 nm to 1000 nm and in this embodiment is 880 nm. The light wave generated by the second light emitter 330b ranges from 600 nm to 7000 nm, and in this embodiment is 660 nm. The light wave generated by the third light emitter 330c ranges from 600 nm to 7000 nm, and in this embodiment is 660 nm. When the balding part of the user's scalp is irritated by different light waves, hair regrowth at the balding part is further possible.
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The user can adjust the set time with assistance of the regulator 370. When the regulator 370 is rotated to set the desired time, an adjust signal 82 is transmitted to the control module 350. Upon receipt of the adjust signal 82, the control module 350 will display the radiation time over the display screen 360. For instant, the radiation time is adjusted from [20:00] to [15:00], i.e., the radiation time is set for 15 minutes. Alternately, a wireless remote control can be configured in such a manner to have the function property of the control module for serving the purpose of the control module. Under this condition, the remote control is wirelessly connected to the start switch 340, the display screen 360, the regulator 370 and the buzzer 380 and the light emitters 330. The user can thus remotely control the above mentioned activity via the remote control. In addition, the remote control is also configured to control activation and de-activation of the driving unit 392 (see
In addition to the first, second and third light emitters 330a, 330b, 330c, the light emitters 330 of the hair caring device 300 of the present invention further includes a plurality rows of light emitters 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f, 2g, 2h, installed respectively within the outer casing 310 in a parallel manner, as best shown in
The present hair restoration caring device further includes a sensor unit 390 connected electrically or wirelessly to the remote control 350 (or the control module) (see
The sensor unit 390 is installed on the treatment hood 100, the suspension member 200 or within the hair caring device 300, the installation position thereof is not restricted in the present invention.
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When the hair restoration caring device 1000 is applied, those part near the ears is not required for radiation so that the overall weight thereof can be reduced. Since balding in one person differs from the other, radiation should be concentrated to the balding part of the user scalp. For instant, the hair caring device 300 is shifted between the positions P1 and P2 in order to concentrate the radiation onto the part Z1 as shown in
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The second embodiment further includes a forehead protection member 120a generally made from elastomeric material and fixed within the outer casing 110a to provide and cushion the user's forehead when impacted and a resilient switch button 130 installed within the outer casing 110a.
The resilient switch button 130 is electrically connected to the hair caring device 300 in such a manner that the control module 350 de-activates the light emitters 330 when no external force is applied on the resilient switch button 130. In other words, when an external force is applied on the switch button 130 due to wearing of the device over the user's head H1, the control module 350 activate the light emitters 330 to emit light waves therefrom for radiating onto the balding part of the user scalp. The resilient switch button 130 can be substituted by the sensor unit 390 of the previous embodiment. In the same manner, the sensor unit 390 of the previous embodiment can be replaced by the resilient switch button 130 of the second embodiment.
While the invention has been described in connection with what is considered the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is understood that this invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments but is intended to cover various arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and equivalent arrangements.
Claims
1-7. (canceled)
8. A hair restoration caring device comprising: and
- a treatment hood for disposing around a user's head;
- a suspension member extensibly fastened to the treatment hood;
- a safety portion coupled to the treatment hood having extensible first and second ends pivotally connected to two symmetric sides of the safety portion such that the latter span over the top part of the user's head;
- a forehead protection member made from elastomeric material and fixed within an outer casing of the treatment hood to provide and cushion the user's forehead;
- a hair caring device including
- an outer casing mounted on the first and second ends, and having a plurality rows of light emitters installed therein in parallel manner, each row being spaced apart from an adjacent row in a predetermined gap, wherein the rows of the light emitters are configured in such a manner to emit light waves in a predetermined pattern, thereby resulting in a light combing effect toward a user's scalp placed underneath outer casing, wherein the hair caring device is installed interior to the safety portion in such a manner to face one lateral side of the user's head with the combing projections directing toward the lateral side in an array manner.
9. The hair restoration caring device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality rows of the light emitters emit light waves one row after another.
10. The hair restoration caring device according to claim 9, wherein the plurality rows of the light emitters include odd and even rows, which are configured in such a manner that the odd and even rows of the light emitter emit light waves alternately and sequentially so as to result in the light combing effect toward the user's scalp.
11. The hair restoration caring device according to claim 10, wherein the outer casing has an upper portion and a lower transparent portion, the plurality rows of light emitters being installed within the upper portion above the lower transparent portion, the outer casing further having a plurality rows of combing projections extending downwardly from the lower transparent portion and aligned with the plurality rows of the light emitters respectively such that each combing projection from a respective row is formed with an axial passage to permit passthrough of light waves of a respective one of the light emitters toward the user's scalp.
12. The hair restoration caring device according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of rows of light emitters include at least three repeating adjacent rows of light emitters, wherein a first row of light emitters emits light at about 880 nm, wherein a second row of light emitters emits light at about 660 nm, and a third row of light emitters are laser emitting light at about 660 nm.
13. (canceled)
Type: Application
Filed: Apr 29, 2014
Publication Date: Aug 21, 2014
Applicant: WELLMIKE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. (TAIPEI COUNTY)
Inventors: CHUNG-YANG MIKE CHEN (IRVINE, CA), CRAIG NABAT (LOS ANGELES, CA)
Application Number: 14/265,235
International Classification: A61N 5/06 (20060101);