Global Patent Index - EP 2884867 B1

EP 2884867 B1 20170125 - MULTI-STRAND BRAIDING DEVICE AND METHOD

Title (en)

MULTI-STRAND BRAIDING DEVICE AND METHOD

Title (de)

MEHRSTRÄNGIGE FLECHTVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE TRESSAGE DE MULTIPLES MÈCHES

Publication

EP 2884867 B1 20170125 (EN)

Application

EP 13829148 A 20130815

Priority

  • US 201213586744 A 20120815
  • US 201213586726 A 20120815
  • US 2013055182 W 20130815

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014028761A1] A device and method for braiding hair or other flexible filaments is disclosed herein. The device comprises a set of gears comprising sector gears and elliptical gears, the elliptical gears having a hollow center portion for receiving the hair or other flexible material. The device further comprises a controller, a motor, a power source, and a user interface. The user interface allows the user to select a variety of weaving patterns. The device and method of the present disclosure may be employed to weave four or more strands of material into a braid.

IPC 8 full level

A45D 2/00 (2006.01); D04C 3/24 (2006.01); D04C 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A45D 2/00 (2013.01); D04C 3/32 (2013.01); D04C 3/38 (2013.01); D04C 7/00 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014028761 A1 20140220; AU 2013302524 A1 20150305; AU 2013302524 B2 20160331; CA 2882236 A1 20140220; CN 104883926 A 20150902; CN 104883926 B 20180518; EP 2884867 A1 20150624; EP 2884867 A4 20160601; EP 2884867 B1 20170125; JP 2015531625 A 20151105; JP 6067117 B2 20170125

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2013055182 W 20130815; AU 2013302524 A 20130815; CA 2882236 A 20130815; CN 201380052427 A 20130815; EP 13829148 A 20130815; JP 2015527640 A 20130815