Warming unit for eyelash curler

Abstract

A warming unit includes a body and a heating unit, to work in communication with an eyelash curler to impart a transference of thermal energy to the eyelash curler for the purpose of transferring some of the thermal energy to an eyelash to assist in curling the eyelash. The body has a channel. The channel extends between sides of the body and passes there through. The heating unit is in communication with the body. The heating unit has a heat plate configured to receive electrical energy. The heating unit being partially within the channel. A tang may be included and extend away from the body to form a gap between itself and the heating unit. The eyelash curler is compress therebetween within the gap so as to locate the pad of the eyelash curler against a portion of the heating unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A warming unit for heating a pad on an eyelash curler, comprising:
 a body having a channel;   a heating unit in communication with the body, the heating unit including a heat plate configured to receive electrical energy;   wherein the channel extends between sides of the body and passes there through, the heating unit being partially within the channel.   
     
     
         2 . The unit of  claim 1 , wherein the channel is formed to the shape of an eyelash curler. 
     
     
         3 . The unit of  claim 1 , wherein the heating unit is at least partially above the channel. 
     
     
         4 . The unit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a tang above a portion of the heating unit, the tang extending from the body outside of the channel.   
     
     
         5 . The unit of  claim 4 , wherein a gap is formed between the tang and the heating unit. 
     
     
         6 . The unit of  claim 5 , wherein the gap and the channel are configured to accept the eyelash curler. 
     
     
         7 . The unit of  claim 1 , wherein the heating unit includes a heat plate for imparting thermal energy to the pad. 
     
     
         8 . The unit of  claim 7 , wherein the temperature of the heat plate is between 150 deg F. and 220 deg F. 
     
     
         9 . The unit of  claim 7 , wherein the heating unit includes a circuit board, the circuit board has an air gap separating a portion of itself from neighboring components in the heating unit, the air gap serves to minimize the transfer of thermal energy to the neighboring components away from the heat plate, such that the heat plate is able to reach a desired temperature with less energy and in a quicker time. 
     
     
         10 . The unit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a port configured to permit the transfer of electrical energy to the heating unit.   
     
     
         11 . The unit of  claim 10 , wherein the port is a USB port. 
     
     
         12 . The unit of  claim 10 , wherein the port includes the ability to regulate the temperature of the pad. 
     
     
         13 . The unit of  claim 10 , wherein the port is configured to turn the heating unit on and off. 
     
     
         14 . The unit of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an eyelash curler having a pad on a first member, the pad being located on a side facing a second member, the first member configured to selectively translate toward the second member.   
     
     
         15 . The unit of  claim 14 , wherein the pad includes at least one of a thermally conductive filler, a carbon additive, and a binder so as to increase the thermal properties of the pad. 
     
     
         16 . A method of using a warming unit for heating a pad of an eyelash curler, comprising:
 obtaining a warming unit according to  claim 1 ;   locating a first member of the eyelash curler adjacent the heating unit;   locating a second member of the eyelash curler adjacent an opposite side of the heating unit as that of the first member, such that the heating unit extends between the first and second members; and   inducing an electrical current to impart thermal energy to a heat plate in the heating unit, the heat plate in contact with the pad of the eyelash curler, the pad on the first member.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the heating unit includes a circuit board adjacent to a surface of the heat plate, the circuit board including an air gap to minimize the transfer of thermal energy away from the heat plate. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first member is compressed between the heating unit and a tang, the tang extending out from the body. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the heating unit extends from the body into the channel.