US 12,239,198 B2
Barrel for hair styling appliance
Marcos Fernandez, London (GB); Timothy Moore, London (GB); and Anthony Sargeant, London (GB)
Assigned to Jemella Limited, London (GB)
Appl. No. 16/610,380
Filed by Jemella Limited, London (GB)
PCT Filed May 3, 2018, PCT No. PCT/GB2018/051197
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 1, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/203077, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 1707061 (GB), filed on May 3, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0146418 A1, May 14, 2020
Int. Cl. A45D 1/04 (2006.01); A45D 1/16 (2006.01); A45D 1/28 (2006.01); A45D 2/36 (2006.01); A45D 24/08 (2006.01); A45D 1/00 (2006.01); A45D 24/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 24/08 (2013.01) [A45D 1/04 (2013.01); A45D 1/16 (2013.01); A45D 1/28 (2013.01); A45D 2/36 (2013.01); A45D 2001/002 (2013.01); A45D 2001/004 (2013.01); A45D 2024/002 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A barrel assembly for a hair styling appliance, the barrel assembly comprising:
a barrel having an external surface, an inner surface, and a heater-mounting surface inside the barrel, wherein the heater-mounting surface is integrally formed with the external surface and extends across the inner surface of the barrel, from one side of the barrel to another side of the barrel when the barrel is viewed in transverse cross-section, such that the heater-mounting surface is integrally attached to the external surface on two opposing sides of the barrel and defines a hollow region of the barrel extending between the heater-mounting surface and the inner surface;
a heater element mounted on the heater-mounting surface, within the hollow region of the barrel; and
a spring clip external to the heater element, and within the hollow region of the barrel;
wherein the spring clip is inserted within the hollow region of the barrel, between the inner surface of the barrel and the heater element, such that the spring clip provides a force for securing the heater element against the heater-mounting surface.