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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Applicants:
Caleb Chung, Boise, ID (US);
Robert M. Sesek, Boise, ID (US);
Inventors:
Caleb Chung, Boise, ID (US);
Robert M. Sesek, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
GIVING TOYS, INC., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 7/00 (2006.01); D04C 3/00 (2006.01); A45D 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45D 7/00 (2013.01); A45D 2/00 (2013.01); D04C 3/00 (2013.01); A45D 2002/005 (2013.01); A45D 2007/004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for braiding hair or other flexible filaments is disclosed herein. The device comprises a set of gears comprising sector gears and elliptical gears, the elliptical gears having a hollow center portion for receiving the hair or other flexible material. The device further comprises a controller, a motor, a power source, and a user interface. The user interface allows the user to select a variety of weaving patterns. The device and method of the present disclosure may be employed to weave four or more strands of material into a braid.