Rechargeable hair styling appliances and charging stand

Abstract

Hair styling appliance systems include cordless appliance handles adapted to receive a rechargeable battery pack. The handles are also adapted to connect to a plurality of different electric styling appliances that may be powered by the rechargeable battery pack. A stand provides storage wells for the handle, battery packs and attachments and further provides charging stations for the battery packs.

1 . Apparatus for storage and use of hair styling appliances comprising: 
 a stand comprising a plurality of ports, at least one port of which includes a DC electrode electrically connected to a DC receptacle on the stand;    a handle comprising a substantially hollow tubular opening configured to accept a rechargeable battery pack;    one or more rechargeable battery packs insertable into the handle effective to provide power to an attachment attached to the handle;    a plurality of hair styling attachments interchangeably attachable to the handle; and    a power cord comprising electrical blades for plugging into a wall receptacle, an AC to DC transformer and a DC plug configured to plug into the DC receptacle within the charging stand.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of hair styling attachments comprise a curling iron attachment, a flat straightener attachment and a brush iron attachment.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , comprising two rechargeable battery packs.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the handle comprises an aperture at one end thereof and the attachments are held in the handle by a twist-n-lock mechanism during use.  
   
   
       5 . A cordless power hair styling appliance comprising: 
 a handle having an upper end configured for attachment to a hair styling attachment and a lower end configured to accept a rechargeable battery pack;    a rechargeable battery pack insertable into the lower end of the handle and configured to snap lock in place in the handle;    a plurality of interchangeable hair styling appliance attachments, each configured to attach to the upper end of the handle by a twist-n-lock mechanism;    wherein the handle further provides an electrical connection from a battery pack inserted in the handle to an attachment attached to the handle.    
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the plurality of hair styling attachments comprise a curling iron attachment, a flat straightener attachment and a brush iron attachment.