US4516011A
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Portable electric appliance for steaming hair rollers prior to use
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1983-07-08
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Granted: 1985-05-07
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Expires: 2003-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A portable electric appliance steaming hair rollers prior to use includes a closed box-shaped housing removably holding a plurality of foam covered steam absorbent hair rollers. A manually actuated pump is provided in the housing for transferring a measured charge of water from a water reservoir removable from the housing for filling to an electrically heated steam boiler located in the housing and communicating with a cup-shaped roller support designed to support a single roller for steaming. The support is provided with an orifice receiving steam from the boiler through a predetermined path to soak or saturate a supported roller with steam to prepare the roller for use. A flexible membrane type valve is located below the orifice between the support and the boiler for permitting steam only to flow to the roller from the boiler and preventing flooding of the boiler should water be mistakenly dumped into the cup-shaped roller support. The reservoir has a one-way valve in its base which is actuated when the water filled reservoir placed into the housing to connect water flow through the pump to the boiler.
Inventors
- 👤 Ronald E. Jeffress
- 👤 David J. Wanat
- 👤 Charles Z. Krasznai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 12:33
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D4/00; A45D4/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A vapor hairsetter including a closed box-shaped housing provided with an access opening having a closure, a plurality of steam absorbent hair rollers supported therein, said rollers being insertable into said housing and removable therefrom through said access opening, a removable water reservoir supported in the housing, separate electrically heated boiler means in the housing, pump means connected between reservoir and boiler for transferring a measured charge of water to the boiler from the reservoir, a hair roller supporting member in said housing, said supporting member having a steam outlet orifice therethrough connected to said boiler to receive generated steam therefrom through a predetermined path to saturate a hair roller removably positioned on the supporting member, and valve means on said roller supporting member below said orifice, between the supporting member and boiler, permitting steam only flow to said member and roller from said boiler.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
A vapor hairsetter including a closed box-shaped housing provided with an access opening having a closure, a plurality of steam absorbent hair rollers supported therein, said rollers being insertable into said housing and removable therefrom through said access opening, a removable water reservoir supported in the housing, separate electrically heated boiler means in the housing, pump means connected between reservoir and boiler for transferring a measured charge of water to the boiler from the reservoir, a hair roller supporting member in said housing, said supporting member having a steam outlet orifice therethrough connected to said boiler to receive generated steam therefrom through a predetermined path to saturate a hair roller removably positioned on the supporting member, and valve means on said roller supporting member below said orifice, between the supporting member and boiler, permitting steam only flow to said member and roller from said boiler.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus as described in claim 1 wherein said supporting member is a shaped cup disposed above said boiler and forming a steaming station for a single hollow roller.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
49 words
Apparatus as described in claim 2 wherein said reservoir has a one-way water outlet valve and said housing has a valve-actuating means for automatically opening said one-way valve to allow water flow from said reservoir through said pump to said boiler upon placement of said reservoir in the housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus as described in claim 3 wherein said valve means is a flexible multi-petal and pie-shaped two-direction flow restrictor supported in a molded annular ring on said cup directly below said orifice.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as described in claim 2 wherein said valve means is a flexible multi-petal and pie-shaped two-direction flow restrictor supported on said cup below said orifice.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus as described in claim 5 wherein said flexible multi-petal and pre-shaped two-direction flow restrictor is supported by a molded annular ring on said cup directly below said orifice.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
123 words
A vapor hairsetter including a housing; a water reservoir removably supported in said housing; boiler means supported in said housing; pump means supported in said housing and connected to transfer a measured charge of water from said reservoir to said boiler means; a hair roller supporting member in said housing, said supporting member having a steam outlet orifice therethrough connected to said boiler means to receive generated steam therefrom through a predetermined path to saturate a hair roller removably positioned on said supporting member; and valve means in said predetermined steam path between said boiler means and said steam outlet orifice in said supporting member, said valve means permitting steam only to flow from said boiler means to said support member and roller.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
123 words
A vapor hairsetter including a housing; a water reservoir removably supported in said housing; boiler means supported in said housing; pump means supported in said housing and connected to transfer a measured charge of water from said reservoir to said boiler means; a hair roller supporting member in said housing, said supporting member having a steam outlet orifice therethrough connected to said boiler means to receive generated steam therefrom through a predetermined path to saturate a hair roller removably positioned on said supporting member; and valve means in said predetermined steam path between said boiler means and said steam outlet orifice in said supporting member, said valve means permitting steam only to flow from said boiler means to said support member and roller.
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