Hair coloring variegation device and method of use

Abstract

A device for selectively entraining hair strands from the scalp has at least one hooking or a clamping applicator, the at least one hooking applicator employing a hook that rotates to entrain the hair strands, and the clamping application employing a flat plate. A hair product container having a styling product or hair color therein is provided. The device also includes a mechanism to apply the hair product to the entrained hair stands. The mechanism using a hooking applicator can include a worm gear.

I claim: 
     
         1 . In a device for selectively entraining hair strands from the scalp having at least one hooking applicator, the at least one hooking applicator employing a hook that rotates to entrain the hair strands, a hair product container having hair color therein and a way to apply the hair color to the entrained hair stands, the improvement comprising:
 a) the at least one hooking applicator is configured to form a channel between a surface of the hook and a surface of a body portion of the at least one hooking applicator having a hair product outlet therein to better accommodate high viscosity liquid hair color;   b) the at least one hooking applicator include at least one foot and an opening, the at least one foot having a scalp contacting surface of continuous and flat length;   the hook is positioned with respect to the at least one foot to form a scissors action between the hook and the at least one foot when the hook rotates for entraining hair strands and a portion of the hook enters the opening;   c) wherein the hook and/or the at least one hooking applicator includes a recess to hold entrained hair and permit hair product to fill the recess be applied to entrained hair;   d) a trigger mechanism that first rotates the hook to entrain hair strands and then squeezes the hair product container to apply hair color to the entrained hair via the at least one hooking applicator; wherein   e) the at least one hooking applicator includes a flexible facing that is adjacent to the channel, and the hook has a hook offset along an edge thereof, the hook and flexible facing positioned with respect to each other so that the hook offset receives an edge of the flexible facing when the hook rotates to entrain hair strands.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the trigger mechanism includes a mechanism for creating a suction after the squeezing of the hair product container to draw residual hair product from the at least one hooking applicator after a hair product application. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2 , wherein the trigger mechanism includes a flexible manifold between the hair product container and the at least one hooking applicator, the means for creating suction comprising a plate on the flexible manifold and a pivotable lever, movement of the lever cause by movement of a handle of the trigger mechanism, pressing on the handle for introducing hair product to the at least one hooking applicator moving the lever in a first direction so as to press on the plate and reduce the volume of the flexible manifold, releasing of the handle moving the lever in an opposite direction to increase the volume of the flexible manifold and create a suction to draw hair color from the at least one hooking applicator into the flexible manifold. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 1 , further comprising a rear body section and a front body section, the rear body section and front body connection releasably attachable to each other, the rear body section adapted to receive the hair product container, and the front body section adapted to contain the mechanism providing the hair product to the at least one hooking applicator. 
     
     
         5 . A method of applying a hair product to hair comprising using the device of  claim 1  to apply the hair product. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein an individual with hair to be entrained for hair product application manipulates the device for hair product application. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the hair product is a hair coloring product. 
     
     
         8 . A method of applying a coating to one or more flexible elongated members comprising providing the device of  claim 1  and using a coating material in the hair product container and applying the coating material to the one or more flexible elongated members using the device. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more flexible elongated members are fibers, cords, wire, string, and animal hair. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the device uses a dual pouch and the dual pouch contains two chemical coatings for application to the at least one elongated flexible member.