Implement for setting hair

Claim 2

An implement for treating, regenerating and setting hair comprising a pair of hair engaging arms pivotally connected together, each arm having an operative section and a handle section, the operative section of one arm being of hollow cylindrical shape and the operative section of the other arm being shaped to match the shape of the operative section of said one arm, a hollow elongated container located inside the operative section of said one arm, electric resistance heating means located within said container, means for supplying electric current to said electric resistance heating means, an absorbent wick located between said container and the inside surface of the operative section of said one arm, a casing defining a reservoir for hair treating liquid mounted on the handle section of said other arm, means defining a passage for the flow of liquid from the reservoir to the absorbent wick and manually operable valve means mounted on the casing for controlling the flow of liquid from the reservoir to the wick, the operative section of said one arm being provided with perforations to allow the discharge of vaporized liquid from the wick.

Claim 3

An implement according to claim 1, wherein the container is an elongated cylindrical tube closed at one end and open at the other end, the container being positioned relative to the operative section of said one arm so as to define an elongated space of crescent shaped cross section, the absorbent wick being located in said space, the container being sealed to the operative section of said one arm adjacent its open end thereby closing one end of the crescent-sectioned space and isolating the space from the interior of the container and the electric resistance heating means therein.

Claim 4

An implement according to claim 2, wherein the handle section of said other arm comprises a moulded casing attached to said other arm, the moulded casing defining a chamber wherein the reservoir casing is located.

Claim 5

An implement according to claim 3, wherein the operative section of said one arm is formed with an opening defining an inlet to said crescent-sectioned space, said passage for the flow of liquid being defined by a tubular nozzle depending from the reservoir casing and located by a flexible sealing surrounding said opening.

Claim 6

An implement according to claim 4, wherein the manually operable valve means comprises a spring-loaded push button projecting from the moulded casing operative to admit air to the reservoir casing to cause treatment liquid to flow through said passage under gravity.

Claim 7

An implement according to claim 3, wherein the operative section of said one arm is a cylindrical tube having a removable closure cap at the end remote from the handle section.

Claim 8

An implement for treating, regenerating and setting hair comprising a pair of hair engaging arms pivotally connected together, each arm having an operative section and a handle section, the operative section of one arm being of hollow cylindrical shape and the operative section of the other arm being shaped to match the shape of the operative section of said one arm, a hollow elongated container located inside the operative section of said one arm, electric resistance heating means located within said container, means for supplying electric current to said electric resistance heating means, an absorbent wick located between said container and the inside surface of the operative section of said one arm, a casing defining a reservoir for hair treating liquid carried by the handLe section of one of said arms, means defining a passage for the flow of liquid from the reservoir to the absorbent wick and manually operable valve means mounted on the casing for controlling the flow of liquid from the reservoir to the wick, the operative section of said one arm being provided with perforations to allow the discharge of vaporized liquid from the wick.

Claim 9

An implement for treating, regenerating and setting hair comprising a pair of hair engaging arms pivotally connected together, each arm having an operative section and a handle section, the operative section of one arm being of hollow cylindrical shape and the operative section of the other arm being shaped to match the shape of the operative section of said one arm, a hollow elongated container located inside the operative section of said one arm, electric resistance heating means located within said container, means for supplying electric current to said electric resistance heating means, an absorbent wick located between said container and the inside surface of the operative section of said one arm, a casing defining a reservoir for hair treating liquid carried by the handLe section of one of said arms, means defining a passage for the flow of liquid from the reservoir to the absorbent wick and manually operable valve means mounted on the casing for controlling the flow of liquid from the reservoir to the wick, the operative section of said one arm being provided with perforations to allow the discharge of vaporized liquid from the wick.