Heated hot roller set

Abstract

The invention comprises a roller set for hair care having a set of heated rollers, each roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches, a roller magnet disposed at an end of the roller and a detachable handle capable of insertion into a center of each roller, a release switch on the handle and a handle magnet attached to the end of the handle to secure the handle to the roller, wherein the roller magnet is attracted to the handle magnet and acts to guide the handle into alignment with the center of the roller. The roller set provide a method of volumizing hair comprising the steps of Inserting a handle into a heated roller, the roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches, removing a heated roller from a heated base using the handle and applying the roller nearly adjacent a root of the hair in order to smooth and volumize the hair.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A roller set for hair care comprising:
 a set of heated rollers, each roller having a diameter of at least  2  inches; and   a detachable handle capable of insertion into a center of each roller and a release switch on the handle.   
     
     
         2 . The roller set of  claim 1  wherein the roller enables a user to smooth and volumize hair. 
     
     
         3 . The roller set of  claim 1  wherein the set of rollers are of varying sizes between 2 inches and 4 inches in diameter. 
     
     
         4 . The roller set of  claim 3  wherein the set of rollers includes a first roller having a 2 inch diameter, a second roller having a 2.5 inch diameter and a third roller having 3 inch diameter. 
     
     
         5 . The roller set of  claim 4  wherein the center of each roller having a uniform diameter and a single handle capable of being inserted into either the first, second or third roller. 
     
     
         6 . The roller set of  claim 5  wherein the diameter of the center of each roller is approximately ½ inch. 
     
     
         7 . The roller set of  claim 1  wherein each of the rollers have a length of approximately 4 inches. 
     
     
         8 . The roller set of  claim 1  further comprising a roller magnet disposed at an end of the roller and a handle magnet attached to the end of the handle to secure the handle to the roller, wherein the roller magnet is attracted to the handle magnet and acts to guide the handle into alignment with the center of the roller. 
     
     
         9 . The roller set of  claim 1  wherein the rollers are housed in a heating base. 
     
     
         10 . The roller set of  claim 9  wherein the heating base includes a lid. 
     
     
         11 . The roller set of  claim 9  wherein the handle may be used to remove the roller from the heating base without a user's fingers touching the heated base. 
     
     
         12 . The roller set of  claim 1  wherein the heated base houses at least 8 rollers. 
     
     
         13 . A method of volumizing hair comprising the steps of;
 Inserting a handle into a heated roller, the roller having a diameter of at least 2 inches;   removing a heated roller from a heated base using the handle; and   applying the roller nearly adjacent a root of the hair in order to smooth and volumize the hair.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the steps of:
 applying the roller to a clump of hair; 
 rotating the roller; 
 curling the clump of hair adjacent the root of the clump of hair; and 
 volumizing the clump of hair without curling an end of the hair. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the steps of:
 releasing a switch on the handle; 
 detaching the handle from a center of the roller. 
 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the steps of:
 attracting a handle magnet attached to an end of the handle to a roller magnet attached to an end of the roller and guiding the handle into alignment with the center of the roller. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising the steps of:
 providing a set of rollers, a first roller having a 2 inch diameter, a second roller having a 2.5 inch diameter and a third roller having 3 inch diameter; and 
 inserting the handle within a center of one of the first, second or third rollers, the center of the first, second and third rollers having a uniform diameter so that the same handle may be used with any of the first, second or third rollers. 
 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  further comprising the step of replacing the first roller within the heated base by holding the handle and moving the handle over the heated base above a vacant spot within the heated base,;
 pressing the release switch to release the handle from the first roller; 
 withdrawing the handle from the center of the first roller; 
 moving the handle over the second roller; 
 inserting the handle into the center of the second roller; 
 removing the second roller from the heated base using the handle; and 
 applying the second roller to a person's hair. 
 
     
     
         19 . The method of claiml 7  wherein the handle is secured within the center of the roller using one of a compression fit, a screw fit, a rotating lock fit, a flexible ball socket, a snap-fit and a finger engagement. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17  wherein set of rollers are attached to the heated base using one of a compression fit, a screw fit, a rotating lock fit, a flexible ball socket, a snap-fit and a finger engagement.