Hair treatment apparatus with cover for control elements
View Patent ↗An apparatus for styling hair includes a handle frame, a treatment segment extending from the handle frame for applying treatment to hair of a subject, at least one control member disposed on the handle frame and a cover mounted to the handle frame. The cover is adapted to transition between an open position permitting access to the at least one control member and a closed position substantially enclosing the at least one control member, thereby protecting the at least one control member from moisture, hair treatment agents and/or contaminants. The cover may be dimensioned and adapted to be releasably secured in the closed position through magnetic or other mechanisms/methodologies.
1. An apparatus for styling hair, which comprises:
a handle frame;
a treatment segment extending from the handle frame for applying treatment to hair of a subject;
first and second control members disposed on the handle frame, the first control member being a manually operable power switch adapted to activate and deactivate the treatment segment; and
a cover mounted to the handle frame, the cover adapted to transition between an open position permitting access to the second control member and a closed position substantially enclosing the second control member while permitting access to the first control member.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the cover is dimensioned and adapted to be releasably secured in the closed position.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein at least one of the handle frame and the cover includes a ferromagnetic material.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3 including first and second magnets mounted to one of the handle frame and the cover, and the other of the handle frame and the cover includes magnetically attractive material.
5. The apparatus according to claim 1 including a gasket for establishing a seal between the cover and the handle frame when the cover is in the closed position.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the cover is mounted to the handle frame through at least one hinge, the cover adapted to pivot about the at least one hinge between the closed position and the open position.
7. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the treatment segment is a blower for applying heated air to the hair of the subject, the blower depending from the handle frame.
8. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the treatment segment includes opposed hair straightener elements for applying a straightening effect on the hair.
9. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the treatment segment includes a curling iron for applying a curling effect on the hair.
10. The apparatus according to claim 1 including a third control member disposed on the handle frame, the cover substantially enclosing the third control member when in the closed position thereof.
11. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein one of the cover and the handle frame includes an electromagnet and the other of the cover and the handle frame includes a magnetically attractable material, wherein the electromagnet is activated when the treatment segment is powered via the first control member and wherein the electromagnet is deactivated when the treatment segment is not powered via the first control member.
12. An apparatus for styling hair, which comprises:
a handle frame;
a treatment segment including a blower extending from the handle frame for directing air to hair of a subject;
a power switch disposed on the handle frame for activating and deactivating the treatment segment;
a cover mounted to the handle frame, the cover adapted for movement relative to the handle frame between an open position and a closed position; and
an electromagnet mounted with respect to one of the handle frame and the cover for releasably securing the cover to the handle frame, the electromagnet being activated when the power switch is in an on mode and the electromagnetic being deactivated when the power switch is in an off mode.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12 wherein the other of the handle frame and the cover includes ferromagnetic material for cooperating with the electromagnet.
14. The apparatus according to claim 13 including a control member mounted to the handle frame, the control member being enclosed by the cover when the cover is in the closed position thereof.