Hair curler apparatus

Abstract

A hair curler having an inlet end having an air inlet, a longitudinally spaced apart second end, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of axially spaced apart curler outlets. A land portion is located between adjacent curler outlets and an air flow passage from the air inlet to the curler outlets.

1 . A hair curler having an inlet end having an air inlet, a longitudinally spaced apart second end, a longitudinal axis and a plurality of axially spaced apart curler outlets, a land portion located between adjacent curler outlets and an air flow passage from the air inlet to the curler outlets. 
     
     
         2 . The hair curler of  claim 1  wherein the air outlets have a radial outer side that is located radially outwardly of the land portion at a location of the air outlets. 
     
     
         3 . The hair curler of  claim 1  wherein the land portion is air impermeable. 
     
     
         4 . The hair curler of  claim 1  wherein the air outlets comprise a plurality of sets of air outlets, each set of air outlets comprises a plurality of air outlets that are angularly positioned around the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         5 . The hair curler of  claim 4  wherein the land portion is positioned between adjacent sets of air outlets. 
     
     
         6 . The hair curler of  claim 4  wherein the plurality of sets of air outlets comprises a first set of air outlets, a second set of air outlets and a third set of air outlets, the land portion comprises a first section positioned between the first and second sets of air outlets and a second section positioned between the second and third sets of air outlets. 
     
     
         7 . The hair curler of  claim 6  wherein the land portion is air impermeable. 
     
     
         8 . The hair curler of  claim 1  wherein the air outlets direct air generally along an outer surface of the hair curler whereby air which exits the air outlets travels along the outer surface. 
     
     
         9 . The hair curler of  claim 1  wherein each air outlet comprises an outlet duct that extends from an inlet port to an outlet port, the outlet port has a radial outer side that is located radially outwardly of the land portion at a location of the outlet port. 
     
     
         10 . The hair curler of  claim 9  wherein the air flow path incudes a passage interior the air curler and the inlet ports are located in the passage. 
     
     
         11 . The hair curler of  claim 10  wherein the passage has a radial outer wall and the inlet ports have a radial inner side that is located radially inwardly of the radial outer wall. 
     
     
         12 . The hair curler of  claim 1  wherein the air outlets direct air in a common direction. 
     
     
         13 . The hair curler of  claim 1  wherein some of the air outlets direct air clockwise and other air outlets direct air counterclockwise. 
     
     
         14 . The hair curler of  claim 13  further comprising a valve operable to selectively direct air to the air outlets that direct air clockwise and the air outlets that direct air counterclockwise. 
     
     
         15 . The hair curler of  claim 4  wherein the plurality of sets of air outlets comprises a first set of air outlets and a second set of air outlets, the first set of air outlets direct air clockwise and the second set of air outlets direct air counterclockwise. 
     
     
         16 . The hair curler of  claim 15  further comprising a valve operable to selectively direct air to the air outlets that direct air clockwise and the air outlets that direct air counterclockwise. 
     
     
         17 . The hair curler of  claim 4  wherein each air outlet comprises an outlet duct that extends from an inlet port to an outlet port and an outlet port of the first set of air outlets is axially aligned with an outlet port of the second set of air outlets and an outlet port of the third set of air outlets. 
     
     
         18 . The hair curler of  claim 4  wherein each air outlet comprises an outlet duct that extends from an inlet port to an outlet port and the first, second and third sets of air outlets define a plurality of axially extending rows of outlet ports that are axially aligned. 
     
     
         19 . The hair curler of  claim 4  wherein each air outlet comprises an outlet duct that extends from an inlet port to an outlet port and the first, second and third sets of air outlets define a plurality of axially extending rows of outlet ports wherein, for each row of outlet ports, the outlet ports are angularly positioned around the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         20 . The hair curler of  claim 4  wherein each air outlet comprises an outlet duct that extends from an inlet port to an outlet port and the first, second and third sets of air outlets define a plurality of axially extending rows of outlet ports wherein, for each row of outlet ports, the outlet port of the second set of outlet ports is angularly positioned around the longitudinal axis from the outlet port of the first set of outlet ports and the outlet port of the third set of outlet ports is angularly positioned around the longitudinal axis from the outlet port of the second set of outlet ports.