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Patent Application
App. No. 16/359,320

HAIR STYLING TOOL AND METHOD OF USE

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App. No.
16/359,320
Abstract

A hair styling finger tool that includes a flexible body formed in the shape of a human finger, wherein the body comprises a surface, and a plurality of hair guiding features disposed on the surface of the body. A method of styling hair is disclosed, including providing a hair styling finger tool for use on a finger, wherein the hair styling finger tool includes a flexible body formed in the shape of a human finger, wherein the body comprises a surface, and a plurality of hair guiding features disposed on the surface of the body, and using the hair styling finger tool to perform a hair styling method with a finger.

Claims (31)

1 . A hair styling finger tool comprising:

a flexible body formed in the shape of a human finger, wherein the body comprises a surface; and

a plurality of hair guiding features disposed on the surface of the body.

2 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hair guiding features comprises a plurality of studs.

3 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hair guiding features comprises a plurality of bristles.

4 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hair guiding features comprises a plurality of grooves.

5 . The tool of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of grooves are parallel to each other.

6 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of features comprises one or more grooves formed in a spiral or corkscrew extending along a length of the body.

7 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the body is formed of rubber or another substance having a dynamic surface-to-hair coefficient of friction in the range of 0.15 through 0.75.

8 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the body is a unitary body.

9 . The tool of claim 8 , wherein the unitary body and plurality of hair guiding features are formed of rubber or another substance having a dynamic surface-to-hair coefficient of friction in the range of 0.15 through 0.75.

10 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises an open end configured to receive a finger, and a closed end, wherein the closed end comprises a rigid point or a uniformly rounded end.

11 . The tool of claim 10 , wherein the rigid point is a hair separator.

12 . The tool of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of features are distributed evenly over the surface of the body.

13 . A method of styling hair, comprising:

providing a hair styling finger tool for use on a finger, wherein the hair styling finger tool comprises:

a flexible body formed in the shape of a human finger, wherein the body comprises a surface, and

a plurality of hair guiding features disposed on the surface of the body; and

using the hair styling finger tool to perform a hair styling method with a finger.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the hair styling method comprises multistrand clustered texturing.

15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the hair styling method comprises coiling.

16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the hair styling method comprises hairline styling or detangling.

17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the hair styling method comprises braiding.

18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the hair styling method comprises twisting.

19 . A hair styling finger tool kit comprising:

a plurality of hair styling finger tools, wherein each of the plurality of hair styling finger tools comprises a flexible body formed in the shape of a human finger, wherein the body comprises a surface, and a plurality of hair guiding features disposed on the surface of the body;

wherein the hair guiding features on a first of the plurality of hair styling finger tools comprises a plurality of studs;

wherein the hair guiding features on a second of the plurality of hair styling finger tools comprises a plurality of bristles;

wherein the hair guiding features on a third of the plurality of hair styling finger tools comprises a plurality of grooves; and

at least one of the plurality of hair styling finger tools comprises an open end and a closed end, wherein the closed end comprises a rigid point or a uniformly rounded end.

20 . The hair styling finger tool kit of claim 19 , further comprising a set of instructions for how to use at least one of the plurality of hair styling finger tools to style hair.