Patent ID: 7287533
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: A45C,A45D

Abstract:
1. A heatable hair curling device comprising: a plurality of hair curlers for winding up human hair, each of the plurality of hair curlers comprising an elongate casing of flexible material having opposite first and second ends, a body, and an axial length, the first and second ends being attachable to each other; a heat absorbent material contained within the body of each of the plurality of hair curlers; a thermally insulating carrier for retaining the plurality of hair curlers, the carrier having a length, the carrier comprised of an interior and an exterior piece of flexible heat-safe material, the interior piece of flexible heat-safe material attached to the exterior piece of flexible heat-safe material, wherein the carrier insulates the plurality of hair curlers from heat loss prior to individual hair curler use; a center strap disposed along a length of the interior piece of flexible heat-safe material of the carrier, the center strap comprised of a lower and an upper piece of flexible heat-safe material; and a heating element contained between the interior and exterior pieces of flexible heat-safe material of the carrier and between the lower and upper pieces of flexible heat-safe material of the center strap; wherein the carrier is divided into a first portion, a center portion, and a second portion by a first fold axis and a second fold axis, the first fold axis located between the first portion and the center portion, and the second fold axis located between the center portion and the second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion are sized to overlap the center portion, and wherein the plurality of hair curlers are disposed between the interior piece of flexible, heat-safe material and the center strap at the first portion, the center portion, and the second portion of the carrier.