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EP 1919323 A2 20080514 - HAIR STYLING APPARATUS

Title (en)

HAIR STYLING APPARATUS

Title (de)

FRISIERVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE COIFFURE

Publication

EP 1919323 A2 20080514 (EN)

Application

EP 06795377 A 20060830

Priority

IB 2006002374 W 20060830
HK 05107583 A 20050830

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2007026222A2] A hair styling apparatus comprising a handle, a styling head and heating means, wherein the handle comprises a pair of pivotally joined arms, and the head comprises a pair of styling members which cooperate to form styling surfaces of said styling head, characterised in that each styling member is extendable from and retractable into the handle.

IPC 8 full level

A45D 1/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45D 1/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2007026222A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2007026222 A2 20070308; WO 2007026222 A3 20070518; CN 101291602 A 20081022; EP 1919323 A2 20080514

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2006002374 W 20060830; CN 200680038842 A 20060830; EP 06795377 A 20060830