US 12,232,595 B2
Hairstyling apparatuses and related methods
Robert Kim, Tuxedo, NY (US); Siyong Sung, Roslyn Heights, NY (US); Taehoon Kim, Huntington Station, NY (US); SungLyul Park, Seoul (KR); and GuangNam Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to Kiss Nail Products, Inc., Port Washington, NY (US)
Filed by Kiss Nail Products, Inc., Port Washington, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/947,894.
Application 17/947,894 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/355,103, filed on Jun. 22, 2021, granted, now 11,457,712.
Application 17/355,103 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/943,159, filed on Jul. 30, 2020, granted, now 11,224,274, issued on Jan. 18, 2022.
Application 16/943,159 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/111,970, filed on Aug. 24, 2018, granted, now RE48170, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 15/076,065 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/980,280, filed on Dec. 28, 2015, granted, now 10,117,488, issued on Nov. 6, 2018.
Application 16/111,970 is a reissue of application No. 15/076,065, filed on Mar. 21, 2016, granted, now 10,010,147, issued on Jul. 3, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0008707 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. A45D 6/02 (2006.01); A45D 2/36 (2006.01); A45D 7/02 (2006.01); A45D 24/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 6/02 (2013.01) [A45D 2/36 (2013.01); A45D 7/02 (2013.01); A45D 24/007 (2013.01); A46B 9/023 (2013.01); A46B 15/003 (2013.01); A46B 2200/104 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hairstyling apparatus comprising:
a barrel defining a hairstyling surface and a central longitudinal axis, wherein the barrel has a first proximal end and a second distal end;
a heating element in thermal communication with the barrel; and
a rotating member located at the proximal end of the barrel and configured to rotate around the central axis of the barrel, the rotating member including at least one tab extending along a longitudinal length of the hairstyling surface over at least a portion of a longitudinally extending portion of the hairstyling surface;
wherein the tab comprises a first protrusion, a second protrusion, and at least one hairstyling element positioned between the first and second protrusions; and
wherein each of the first and second protrusions comprises a plurality of bumps and at least one channel between adjacent bumps.