Patent ID: 6443163
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A hair curler for winding up human hair, comprising:a hollow supporting body having a first end, a second end, an axial length, a circumference and a cross section, the cross section diminishing from the first end over the axial length towards the second end; an enlarged element having a cross section being more than the cross section of the second end, being located in the region of the second end and being designed and arranged to prevent hair from slipping off said hair curler in a mounted position of said hair curler; a separate fixing device being removably attached and arranged to fix said supporting body in the region of the base of the hair in the mounted position of said hair curler; and a hook band being located on the circumference of said supporting body, said hook band at least covering a portion of the circumference of said supporting body, the portion approximately extending from the region of the first end in the direction of the axial length of said supporting body, said supporting body at least in the portion being covered by said hook band having an approximately oval cross section.