Devices and methods for styling hair

Abstract

Disclosed herein are devices and methods for styling hair. A hair styling device is described with a cylindrical body comprising a semi-compressible core, a smooth layer surrounding the semi-compressible core, a proximal cylindrical top end, and a distal cylindrical boom end, wherein the distal cylindrical bottom end is parallel to the proximal cylindrical top end configured on each end of the cylindrical body. The hair styling device further comprises a strap comprising a first end, and a second end, wherein the first end of the strap is fixedly attached to the cylindrical body adjacent to the proximal cylindrical top end and the second end of the strap is configured to be helically wound around the cylindrical body and removably attached to the cylindrical body adjacent to the distal cylindrical bottom end. Methods are described that allow use of the hair styling devices to dry hair and style hair either curled or straight.

1 . A hair styling device, comprising:
 a cylindrical body comprising:
 a semi-compressible core; 
 a smooth layer surrounding the semi-compressible core; 
 a proximal cylindrical top end; and 
 a distal cylindrical bottom end, wherein the distal cylindrical bottom end is parallel to the proximal cylindrical top end configured on each end of the cylindrical body; 
   a strap comprising:
 a first end; and 
 a second end, wherein the first end of the strap is fixedly attached to the cylindrical body adjacent to the proximal cylindrical top end and the second end of the strap is configured to be helically wound around the cylindrical body and removably attached to the cylindrical body adjacent to the distal cylindrical bottom end. 
   
     
     
         2 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the distal cylindrical bottom end comprises an at least one attaching mechanism. 
     
     
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         6 . The hair styling device of  claim 2  wherein the second end of the strap is removably attached to the cylindrical body adjacent to the distal cylindrical bottom end with a plurality of hook and loop fasteners. 
     
     
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         12 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the semi-compressible core is low-resilience polyurethane foam. 
     
     
         13 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the semi-compressible core is between 1″ and 2″ in diameter. 
     
     
         14 . The hair styling device of  claim 13  wherein the semi-compressible core is about 1.5″ in diameter. 
     
     
         15 . The hair styling device of  claim 12  wherein the semi-compressible core is less than 10″ in length. 
     
     
         16 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the smooth layer surrounding the semi-compressible core is about 84% polyester and about 16% nylon. 
     
     
         17 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the smooth layer surrounding the semi-compressible core is microfiber. 
     
     
         18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the strap is between 0.4″ and 1.2″ wide. 
     
     
         20 . The hair styling device of  claim 19  wherein the strap is about 0.8″ wide. 
     
     
         21 . (canceled) 
     
     
         22 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the strap is more than or equal to 2 times longer than the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         23 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the strap is about 2.3 times longer than the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         24 . (canceled) 
     
     
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         32 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the smooth layer surrounding the semi-compressible core is microfiber comprising polyester and nylon. 
     
     
         33 . (canceled) 
     
     
         34 . The hair styling device of  claim 1 , wherein the smooth layer surrounding the semi-compressible core comprises an opening of about 3″ along the cylindrical body extending in a direction from the proximal cylindrical top end to the distal cylindrical bottom end. 
     
     
         35 . The hair styling device of  claim 34 , wherein the semi-compressible core can be removed from the smooth layer. 
     
     
         36 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the strap comprises a smooth layer. 
     
     
         37 . The hair styling device of  claim 36  wherein the strap comprises a smooth layer of microfiber. 
     
     
         38 . (canceled) 
     
     
         39 . The hair styling device of  claim 37  wherein the strap comprises microfiber comprising polyester and nylon. 
     
     
         40 . A method of straightening hair comprising:
 laying hair flat against a hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the hair styling device has a cylindrical body, a proximal cylindrical top end, and a distal cylindrical bottom end;   wrapping a strap around the hair styling device in a helical manner from the proximal cylindrical top end to the distal cylindrical bottom end; and   attaching the strap to the cylindrical body adjacent to the distal cylindrical bottom end.   
     
     
         41 . (canceled) 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 40 , wherein the method also dries the hair. 
     
     
         43 . A method of curling hair comprising:
 winding hair helically around a hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the hair styling device has a cylindrical body, a proximal cylindrical top end, and a distal cylindrical bottom end;   wrapping a strap around the hair styling device in an opposing helical manner from the proximal cylindrical top end to the distal cylindrical bottom end; and   attaching the strap to the cylindrical body adjacent to the distal cylindrical bottom end.   
     
     
         44 . (canceled) 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 43  wherein the method also dries the hair. 
     
     
         46 . The hair styling device of  claim 1  wherein the semi-compressible core is 100% polyurethane.