Grip for hair styling device

Abstract

A grip for a hair styling instrument is described. The grip includes an opening that allows the grip to be moved onto a handle of a hair styling instrument and coupled to the handle during use. The opening tapers from a larger diameter at a first end of the grip to a smaller diameter at a second end of the grip. The opening of the grip is sized to contact the outer surface of the handle at at least one location along the grip and position the grip at a selected location along the handle when the grip is coupled to the handle.

1 . A grip for a hair styling instrument, comprising:
 a grip comprising an opening that allows the grip to be moved onto a handle of a hair styling instrument and coupled to the handle during use, wherein the opening tapers from a larger diameter at a first end of the grip to a smaller diameter at a second end of the grip, and wherein the opening of the grip is sized to contact the outer surface of the handle at at least one location along the grip and position the grip at a selected location along the handle when the grip is coupled to the handle.   
     
     
         2 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the hair styling instrument comprises a hair coloring instrument. 
     
     
         3 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the hair styling instrument handle comprises a tapered shape such that the handle can be used as a hair straightener during use. 
     
     
         4 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the shape of the taper of the opening substantially matches a tapered shape of the handle of the hair styling instrument. 
     
     
         5 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein an end of the hair styling instrument comprises a brush head. 
     
     
         6 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein an end of the hair styling instrument comprises a brush head that is operated by a user grasping the handle of the hair styling instrument using the grip during use. 
     
     
         7 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip comprises soft plastic. 
     
     
         8 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip comprises ridges that allow a user's hand to securely grasp the grip during use. 
     
     
         9 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip allows a hand of a user of the hair styling instrument to securely grasp the hair styling instrument while using the instrument to color and straighten hair. 
     
     
         10 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip allows a hand of a user of the hair styling instrument to continuously grasp the hair styling instrument while alternating between using the instrument to color hair and using the instrument to straighten hair. 
     
     
         11 . A system for coloring and straightening hair, comprising:
 a hair styling instrument comprising a hair coloring brush head attached to a tapered handle that allows the handle to be used to straighten hair during use; and   a grip comprising an opening that allows the grip to be moved onto the handle of the hair styling instrument and coupled to the handle during use, wherein the opening tapers from a larger diameter at a first end of the grip to a smaller diameter at a second end of the grip, and wherein the opening is sized such that the grip is positioned at a selected location along the handle when at least part of the wall of the opening contacts the outer surface of the handle during use.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the shape of the taper of the opening substantially matches the shape of the tapered handle of the hair styling instrument. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the first end of the grip with the larger diameter of the opening is moved onto the handle of the instrument first during use. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hair coloring brush head is operated by a user grasping the handle of the hair styling instrument using the grip during use. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the grip comprises soft plastic. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the grip comprises ridges that allow a user's hand to securely grasp the grip during use. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the grip allows a hand of a user of the hair styling instrument to securely grasp the hair styling instrument while using the instrument to color and straighten hair. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the grip allows a hand of a user of the hair styling instrument to continuously grasp the hair styling instrument while alternating between using the instrument to color hair and using the instrument to straighten hair. 
     
     
         19 . A grip for a hair styling instrument, comprising:
 a grip comprising an opening that allows the grip to be moved onto a handle of a hair styling instrument and coupled to the handle during use, wherein the opening tapers from a larger diameter at a first end of the grip to a smaller diameter at a second end of the grip, and wherein the opening of the grip is sized such that at least part of the wall of the opening contacts the outer surface of the handle at a selected location along the grip to position the grip at a desired location along the handle when the grip is coupled to the handle during use.