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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1999
Barbara C. Stachowski, Orinda, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A hair styling device and method utilizes a spring strip having a stable open state and a coiled closed state. In the open state the strip is elongated and is capable of being positioned against, through, or around sections of hair. The strip is then actuated to coil and hold the sections of hair in styles. In preferred embodiments, the device comprises a carbon steel spring strip and a holding member for holding a section of hair against the spring strip during styling. The preferred device is capable to generate a variety of hairstyles through the coiling action of the spring strip or spring strips used. In one embodiment the device comprises two spring strips attached to each other at one end and coated with a material having a textured surface to prevent hair from slipping. In another embodiment a spring strip has a stretchable section attached at the ends of a spring strip for holding a section of hair against the spring strip during styling. Alternatively, a plurality of spring strips are connected through a body structure such that the spring strips coil in the same direction and act together as a claw or clamping device to hold sections of hair. Thin elongated coiling hair sticks and spring strips used in combination with elastic loops are also described.