Abstract: A hair styling apparatus (10) is disclosed as including a heating barrel (20) and a protecting sleeve (28) which covers part of the heating barrel, the protective sleeve including a wall (30) with a helical slot (32) allowing a tress of hair to be received through the slot to contact the heating barrel.

Abstract: A device for curling hair comprised of an elongated cylindrical body member with heat-resistant handles on both ends and a housing unit located between the two ends. The cylindrical body is constructed of a conductive material. The cylindrical body further has on its surface a means for evenly spacing the hair to be heated, and is preferably comprised of a raised spiral groove made of a non-conductive medium. In a preferred embodiment, the device is operated with at least one hand on either of the heat-resistant handles and by the act of winding the hair around the cylindrical body. The device is heated using electrical power, which in the present embodiment is supplied by an electrical cord but may also be supplied by alternate power sources. The device facilitates even curling of the hair across the head, thereby reducing the time and energy involved in using a traditional hair curler.

Abstract: A hair curling device as disclosed which is comprised of a contoured elongated cylindrical body member on which a spiral groove is formed. The spiral groove has a progressively decreasing diameter towards its longitudinal center with multiple notched raised spiral ridges. An elastic band and retainer plug extend between said respective free ends resiliently engaging and restraining strands of hair would within the spiral groove and registerably received within the notch raised spiral ridges in a progressive manner.

Abstract: Various shaped curling elements provide flexibility for hairstyling. A fixing element ensures that curling elements are simply and reliably prevented from unrolling once they have been rolled up. The curling element includes at least one ring-shaped notched section made in a cylindrical base form. The bottom of the at least one notched section and the transitions between the ring-shaped notched section and the lateral surface of the cylinder are rounded off.

Abstract: A heating hair curler comprising a handle with at least one clamp and at least one push button and a heating unit for setting locks of hair, in which the heating unit has a relief in the form of a worm screw, called a fixed spiral profile, fixed to the heating unit, and in which the hair curler also comprises a mobile spiral profile which can be moved along the longitudinal axis of the heating unit by means of the push button so as to compress the lock of hair coiled into a spiral around the hair curler between the fixed spiral and the mobile spiral and thus so as to heat the lock on at least two sides at the same time.

Abstract: A hair crimper may include a carriage, a roller and a retaining member. The carriage may include a plurality of ribs and may be adapted to open on at least one end. The roller may include a plurality of grooves adapted to receive the plurality of ribs, and the retaining member may be adapted to lock the carriage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a curling element for styling hair and to a fixing element for a curling element. Hairstyling using the inventive curling elements is more flexible. The aim of the invention is also to provide a fixing element with which curling elements can be simply and reliably prevented from unrolling once they have been rolled up. To this end, the invention provides a curling element in accordance with claim no. 1, which provides that at least one ring-shaped notched section is made in the cylindrical base form. The bottom of the at least one notched section and the transitions between the ring-shaped notched section and the lateral surface of the cylinder are rounded off.

Abstract: A device for permanently curling hair has a hair rod, a cap, and an optional elastic band for attaching the cap to the hair rod. The hair rod is formed as a cylindrical hollow body. A first and second end plates are positioned on respective ends of the body. A plurality of outwardly extending projections formed on an outer surface of the body between the first and the second end plates facilitate retaining of hair on the rod during the rolling process. The body has a pair of diametrically opposite elongated slots that help retain pieces of perm paper on the hair and the rod, and a plurality of openings extending through the body that facilitate free water and perming solution flow through the hair rod. The cap has a lengthwise slit, and is sufficiently resilient to permit the lengthwise slit to be selectively widened by hands to snap over the body to thereby closely encircle the body with the mesh cap.

Abstract: A hair curling device for forming spiral curls. The curling device has an elongated rod containing longitudinally extending grooves with one end being tapered with a retaining shoulder formed at the outer end. A removable funnel-shaped retaining member is fitted over and retained by the shoulder, and an adjustable clip is positioned near the opposite end to prevent the curler from unwinding and for keeping the curler close to the head.

Abstract: A hair curler constituted by a full body (10) of cylindrical shape and a net member (11) removably applicable to said body (10). At least the cylindrical body is made of a material capable of being heated by immersing same in a hot liquid and of slowly releasing the heat to a lock of hair (14) to which the hair curler is applied. On the cylindrical body (10) there is formed a protuberance (13) helically extending throughout the whole length of the cylindrical body (10).

Abstract: A method of rolling up short strands of hair in the process of giving a permanent wave to a person, a holding strip and a curling device including a curling rod used in the method are related. The holding strip is placed about a strand of hair such that the holding strip forms an extension of the strand of hair. The holding strip with the strand of hair fixed to it is rolled up by the curling device. For this purpose, the curling rod engages the holding strip at an end away from the persons's head and it is rotated and moved toward the head thereby rolling up the holding strip and strand of hair. The holding strip therefore serves as a roller for the strand of hair.

Abstract: A hair perm rod for permming hair including a cylindrical hollow rod having a center section with a knurled surface, and having an integrally attached end wall with a perimeter wall edge at one end of the hollow rod; and a detachable end cap with a perimeter wall edge at the other end of the hollow rod. The hair perm rod further includes a plurality of ventilation and liquid holes formed within the center section of the hollow rod; and a plurality of hair gripper teeth formed on knurled surface of the hollow rod. In addition, the hair perm rod also includes an elastic band having a first and a second end for connecting to the end wall and end cap, respectively. The end wall includes a first plurality of notches extending in a radial direction and a center hole formed therein for receiving the first end of the elastic band. The end cap includes a second plurality of notches extending in a radial direction and a center hole formed therein for receiving the second end of the elastic band.

Abstract: A preferably hand-held hair treating and/or setting apparatus comprising, arranged around a main body, a handle (1), a hair curling member (2) with a longitudinal axis (x-x'), and at least one movable clip (10) for clamping a lock of hair against the hair curling member (2), the clip (10) being freely movable along the curling member (2) between two abutment positions so that it can draw out the treated lock (M') in its initial treatment condition. The apparatus is useful for setting hair.

Abstract: In a hair curler with a cylindrical core having a tape made of plastics wire wound around it and with bands with loop-like barbs running around it, the core also has at least one metal, metal-coated, metallized carbon or antistatic filament arranged as a shield over its surface, or the cylindrical core is made of antistatic material, so that an antistatic effect is produced over its entire peripheral surface.

Abstract: A hair retainer and method for using the retainer, the retainer including an elongate rigid member and at least one protuberance extending radially outwardly from the member. The protuberance forms a helical rib around the member having surfaces that oppose motion in one direction along the length of the member more than in the opposite direction. The retainer can be inserted into a hair style by rotating the retainer and applying force in a direction along the length of the retainer.

Abstract: A rod device is provided for rolling a lock of hair during permanent wave hairstyling. The rod device comprises an elongated, rigid center core and a fine open mesh covering the center core. The center core includes a central opening extending from a first end of the core to a second end of the core such that air is permitted to pass through the center core. The mesh provides support for a lock of hair wrapped onto the mesh and core sufficient to prevent the hair from being damaged during permanent wave hairstyling. The mesh allows fluid applied to the hair to easily pass therethrough such that at least a portion of the fluid applied to the hair is evaporated as air passes through the center core.

Abstract: A hair curler device for winding hair strands in the application of spiral permanents. Two rod members are connected at one of their respective ends to a flexible elongated connector. The rod members include trapezoidal threads that cooperatively receive hair strands of a person. Removably mounted locking pieces embrace the rod members at a position along the rod members that substantially coincides with the end of the strand of hair being treated. A rubber band urges the free ends of the rod members toward each other.

Abstract: The curler has a generally cylindrical body provided with a rib that winds helically from one end to the opposite end of the body to define a recessed guide channel within which a gathered strand of hair is received when the curler is placed in use. An elastic retaining band stretches from one end of the curler across and against the outermost ridges of the adjacent convolutions of the rib so as to trap the hair strand within the recessed guide channel so as to prevent damaging pressure contact between the retaining band and the strand. In order to apply the curler to the hair strand, the strand is initially pulled generally taut and is wrapped for at least one full convolution onto a rib-free, smooth portion adjacent one end of the curler so as to overlap the free outer end of the strand and keep it from coming loose after the strand has been fully applied to the curler.

Abstract: A spiral rod device is provided to form permanent wave hairstyling curls along the entire length of the client's hair. The spiral rod device includes an elongated unitary solid rod with a plurality of spaced apart open slots extending along the length and cross-section of the elongated unitary solid rod, and a pair of end caps. The latter are used in conjunction with a rubber band for temporarily securely fastening the helically wound hair onto the spiral rod preparatory to the application of permanent wave lotion.

Abstract: A hair curler comprising a roller and a support therefor. The support includes jaws which permit the roller to slide therealong between an entrance position in which the roller is freely rotatable and a grasping position which permits final adjustment of hair tension on the roller. The support includes a comb, and hair tension locks the comb in position on the scalp.

Abstract: A hair styler for winding hair thereon for curling, comprising a hollow sealed tubular member made of a metallic material having good thermal conductivity and defining a heat pipe having a heat dissipating hair winding portion. The tubular member contains a charge of a working fluid vaporizable at an operating temperature of 50.degree. C. to 70.degree. C. The outer surface of the heat dissipating portion of the heat pipe is covered with an elastic hair engagement member for preventing hair slippage. The heat receiving end portion of the heat pipe is exposed so as to be adapted to receive heat from a separate external heat source having a temperature range of 50.degree. C. to 120.degree. C. Thereby hair wound around the outer surface of the heat dissipating portion of the heat pipe forming the bobbin is heated by the condensation of the vaporized working fluid within the heat pipe.