| US 7,516,745 B2 | ||
| Heat delivery system for heated hair rollers/curlers and clips | ||
| Mario Maione, Monroe, Conn. (US); and John Wilcox, Newport, R.I. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Rovcal, Inc., Madison, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 25, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/927,224. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/503294, filed on Sep. 15, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0056297 A1, Mar. 17, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. A45D 4/18 (2006.01); A45D 4/16 (2006.01); A45D 4/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 132—231 [132/233; 132/229] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A hair curler assembly comprising:
A. a housing;
B. a plurality of heat producing rails mounted in the housing, each of said rails comprising:
a) an elongate carrier on which a heating element is mounted,
b) a pair of elongate panel members mounted to the carrier on opposed surfaces thereof, and
c) a plate member peripherally surrounding the panel members and establishing the outer surface of the rail; and
C. a plurality of hair curlers, each of said hair curlers comprising a central body formed from heat absorbing material and
defining a mounting slot in the central body, said mounting slot enabling the curler to be mounted directly on the heat producing
rail, the central body comprising an outer cylindrically shaped member, an inner member, and a plurality of fins connecting
the inner member to the outer cylindrically shaped member, the fins being in direct contact with both the inner member and
the outer cylindrically shaped member.
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