EP 1657993 B1 20080416 - HAIR CARE APPLIANCE
Title (en)
HAIR CARE APPLIANCE
Title (de)
HAARPFLEGEGERÄT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE SOINS POUR LES CHEVEUX
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 2004003635 W 20040826
- GB 0319969 A 20030827
Abstract (en)
[origin: GB2405584A] The hair iron 10 comprises at least one platen or plate 14 which has a heating element 26 that is either printed, sintered or bonded thereon. The platen may be made of a ceramic composite, such as cordierite, and the heating element may be a metal alloy, such as a silver alloy, in a bonding matrix that is printed on to the platen, e.g. by screen printing. Alternatively the platen may be made of metal, glass or a glass-ceramic composite with insulated heating elements (40, Fig.6) bonded or sintered thereon. The material of the heating elements may be any material with low resistivity and high thermal coefficient of resistance so that temperature control is regulated by the characteristics of the material itself. The heating elements may be provided on the upper or lower side of the platen and may end in terminal pads connected to a battery within the device, or to the mains. The platens may have channels (24, Fig.3) for engagement with the fingers 12, 16, of the device. Alternative interchangeable platens with different shapes to straighten, curl or brush hair are also provided.
IPC 8 full level
A45D 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A45D 1/04 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
GB 0418981 D0 20040929; GB 2405584 A 20050309; AT E392158 T1 20080515; DE 602004013162 D1 20080529; DE 602004013162 T2 20090702; EP 1657993 A1 20060524; EP 1657993 B1 20080416; ES 2305841 T3 20081101; GB 0319969 D0 20030924; WO 2005020742 A1 20050310
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0418981 A 20040826; AT 04768191 T 20040826; DE 602004013162 T 20040826; EP 04768191 A 20040826; ES 04768191 T 20040826; GB 0319969 A 20030827; GB 2004003635 W 20040826