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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1995
Dalal Kanafani Hibri, San Antonio, TX (US);
David Allen Monroe, San Antonio, TX (US);
Chris N Lenart, San Francisco, CA (US);
Beth K Mosher, Portland, OR (US);
Bryan F Howell, Austin, TX (US);
David R Davis, San Antonio, TX (US);
Dalal Kana Fani Hibri, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A hair shaping apparatus is provided employing one or more hollow rollers. The rollers can be arranged in concentric fashion and electrically heated by an activator unit, wherein one end of the activator unit is inserted into one end of the concentrically arranged rollers, and the other end of the activator unit can be plugged into an electrical wall outlet. The activator unit can be reversed for storage, whereby the AC plugs which connect to the wall outlet are inserted into the hollow opening of the roller to present a low-profile configuration for ease of portability. One or multiple receptacles can be connected to an activator unit, wherein the activator unit is connected to a wall outlet in order to heat a plurality of singular or concentrically arranged hollow rollers connected to the receptacles.