Curling iron burn protector kit

Abstract

The present invention is a curling iron accessory that is used to protect sensitive areas, such as ears, forehead, neck and scalp, from painful hot iron burns and burn scars that are often the result of using heated hair devices such as curling irons and straightening irons. The present invention is a wearable, expandable, adjustable comb, which holds the ears down painlessly while the consumer uses both hands to curl her hair.Another aspect of the invention also consist of two separate burn protector combs, included within a kit; one being an adjustable comb to protect the hairline areas of the head, scalp and neck and the other a small companion comb that protects the scalp in areas that the expandable comb does not reach such as the crown or the head.

Description

[0001]This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application No. 60 / 926,079, filed 2007 Apr. 24 by the present inventor.RELATED U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS2124431July 1938Praytor2446122July 1948Bills3167785February 1965Uhl3235882February 1966Coleman3926200December 1975Losenno4686710August 1987Marston et al.4816330March 1989Freund et al.4877942October 1989Raab4964175October 1990Taylor5023954June 1991Lyons5035006July 1991Hetz et al.5072455December 1991St. Ours5141189August 1992AndrewFEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH[0002]Not ApplicableBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]This invention relates generally to a curling iron burn protector kit. One embodiment is in the form of a double sided comb, expandable comb to surround the head to protect the forehead, neck, ears and scalp from burns. The second embodiment of the kit is a companion comb that protects the scalp toward the center of the head and is especially helpful to people with thin hair or short hai...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a covering for the forehead, back of the neck, ears, and scalp to protect against burns caused by hot curing irons or hot combs. The covering is made of a flexible material that can be expanded to fit different head sizes. The invention aims to provide a safer and more comfortable experience for users of hot styling tools."

Problems solved by technology

Such operations can often result in causing unwanted, but self inflicted burns to the scalp, forehead, ears and the neck.

For many years, people have risked burning themselves when attempting to style their hair when using hot irons and hot combs.

However, most of these devices are restricted to being attached to the curling iron and hot comb themselves.

Furthermore, it is still likely for the user to burn portions of the scalp, ears, forehead and the neck with these devices.

All of these devices fail to specifically address the problems associated with navigating a curling iron in and around ears forehead, curling hair close to the scalp, or curling hair very low on the neck by the non beautician as well as beauticians.

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