Background Art In general, when a user uses mousse, hair spray or hair gel used for hair styling, the user handles his/her hair with a comb after making mousse, hair spray or hair gel spout from a container onto the user's hand or hair. Therefore, the conventional hair styling apparatuses have several disadvantages in that it is complex in handling hair with care and the user has to wipe the contents stained on the user's hand after the hair styling.

To solve the above problems, as shown in FIG. 1, the same inventor as the present invention has invented a hair setting apparatus, which can transfer contents to a comb 16 through a connection hose 14 when a pressure cap 10 pressurizes a nozzle of a container 12, and spray the contents to teeth 16e of the comb through holes 16d of a comb body 16c when the user presses a button 16b mounted on a grip 16a of the comb 16.

However, the conventional hair setting apparatus has several problems that the user cannot make various hair styles because the teeth 16e whose lower portion is directly inserted into the comb 16 is only in the form of a plate according to a form of an opening part of the comb 16, and that it is difficult to spray the contents uniformly

because it has no control means of strong spray pressure of the contents.

Additionally, a screw thread must be formed on the outer surface of the upper end of the container 12 to join the pressure cap 10 pressing the nozzle 13 with the upper portion of the container, but it is very difficult to form the screw thread and it costs a great deal as it is a disposable container.

Disclosure of Invention Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention is to provide a hair setting apparatus, which can allow a user to make various hair styles by having separated teeth part and teeth base part and changing the form of the teeth of the comb into various forms, and which can spray the contents smoothly through damping members for reducing spray pressure of the contents.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a hair setting apparatus, which can spray the contents from a container to the teeth of the comb smoothly through simple joining/removal of the teeth of the comb with/from the upper end of the container without forming a screw thread on the upper portion of the container.

To achieve aforementioned objects and other advantages, there is provided a hair setting apparatus according to the present invention.

A hair setting apparatus includes a comb part and a container part, the comb part having a comb body, a grip mounted at an end of the comb body in a longitudinal direction, a teeth portion formed at a side of the comb body and a transferring hole formed inside for transferring mousse or spray, the container part being filled with contents such as mousse or spray and connected with the transferring hole of the comb part through a connection hose, wherein the comb part includes: the comb body having the transferring hole formed inside in a lateral direction to transfer the

contents and an opening portion extending radially from the transferring hole to the outer circumference; a nozzle bar inserted through the opening portion of the comb body and having first spray holes communicating with the transferring hole; a teeth base arranged on the opening portion, which is the outer part of the nozzle bar, the teeth base having second spray holes for spraying the contents sprayed from the first spray holes to the outside; and a teeth portion coupled to the outside of the teeth base, and wherein the container part includes: a main cap for covering the upper end ring portion of the container filled with the contents and having a concave groove and a ring type rib, the concave groove having a through hole, the ring type rib being mounted on the outer circumference of the concave groove; a nozzle pressurizing member having a coupling protrusion formed on the upper end and a pressure protrusion formed on the lower end of the coupling protrusion, the coupling protrusion being exposed to the outside through the through hole of the main cap to be connected with the hose, the pressure protrusion discharging the contents to the hose by being inserted into the container nozzle and pressurizing the nozzle; a fixed clamp fixed to a portion of the lower surface of the ring type rib of the main cap to support the lower surface of the upper end ring portion of the container; and a movable clamp having an end fixed to the lower surface of the ring type rib of the main cap to correspond with the fixed clamp and the other end rotatably mounted on a shaft so that the main cap is coupled with the upper end ring portion of the container and the pressure protrusion of the nozzle pressurizing member presses the nozzle when the movable clamp is rotated in a predetermined direction.

The teeth portion is mounted surrounding the whole outer circumference of the comb body including the teeth base.

The teeth portion is mounted surrounding only a predetermined portion of the outer circumference of the comb body including the teeth base.

A first damping member is mounted in the first spray holes of the nozzle bar for first reducing spray pressure of the contents transferred through the transferring hole and for spraying the contents to the inner space of the teeth base uniformly, and a second damping member is mounted in the inner space under the second spray holes of the teeth base for second reducing the spray pressure of the contents sprayed through the first damping member and for spraying the contents to the second spray holes uniformly.

When the fixed clamp is arranged on the lower surface of the ring type rib of the main cap, a portion of the inner circumference of the fixed clamp is located on the inner diameter of the concave groove of the main cap so as to support the inner circumference of the movable clamp and the lower surface of the ring portion of the container when the movable clamp is rotated to the fixed clamp.

The movable clamp includes a grip formed by a movable end bent upwardly, a grip hole formed in a predetermined portion of the ring type rib of the main cap to project the grip upwardly to allow operation of the grip, and a fixed section formed on the lower surface of the grip hole to support the lower surface of the movable clamp while the movable clamp is rotated to the fixed clamp and supports the ring portion of the container.

The pressure protrusion of the nozzle pressurizing member has a leakage stopping member mounted on the outer circumference to prevent leakage of the contents discharged from the nozzle of the container pressed by the pressure protrusion.

Brief Description of the Drawings Further objects and advantages of the invention will be more fully understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a brief view of a hair setting apparatus of the prior art; FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a comb part of a hair setting apparatus according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a vertically sectional view of FIG. 2; FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the comb part according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a vertically sectional view of FIG. 4; FIG. 6 is an exploded view showing a state that the comb part of FIG. 2 has first and second damping members; FIG. 7 is a vertically sectional view showing the state that the comb part of FIG. 2 has the first and second damping members; FIG. 8 is an exploded view showing a state that the comb part of FIG. 4 has first and second damping members; FIG. 9 is a vertically sectional view showing the state that the comb part of FIG. 4 has the first and second damping members; FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a container of the hair setting apparatus according to the present invention; FIGS. 11 and 12 are laterally sectional views showing a state that a main cap of the hair setting apparatus is coupled with an upper end ring of the container; and FIGS. 13 and 14 are briefly plan sectional view showing a state that the main cap of the hair setting apparatus is coupled with the upper end ring of the container.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention The present invention will now be described in detail in connection with preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show a comb part of a hair setting apparatus according to the present

invention. The comb part includes a comb body 20 having a transferring hole 20a formed inside and an opening portion 20b formed in the outer surface, a nozzle bar 22 inserted into the opening portion 20b of the comb body 20, a teeth base 24 arranged on the outer side of the nozzle bar 22, and a teeth portion 26 coupled to the outer side of the teeth base 24.

The transferring hole 20a of the comb body 20 is formed inside the comb body in an axial direction to transfer the contents, and the opening portion 20b is formed at a side of the outer circumference of the comb body in communication with the transferring hole 20a to discharge the contents from the transferring hole 20a to the outside. The cross section of the comb body is in the form of an irregular oval, such as a heart, to couple with a teeth portion 26, and the comb body has coupling holes 20c formed at predetermined positions of the outer circumference to insert coupling protrusions 26a of the teeth portion 26.

The nozzle bar 22 is in the form of a bar located into the transferring hole 20a of the comb body 20, and has first spray holes 22a for spraying the contents, transferred from the transferring hole 20a, to the teeth base 24.

The teeth base 24 is in the form of a bar located on the upper portion of the nozzle bar 22, and has a number of spray holes 24a for spraying the contents, sprayed from the nozzle bar 22, to the comb part 26 again.

The teeth portion 26 is in the form of a round tube, which is coupled with the comb body 20 while surrounding the outer surface of the comb body 20, and has the same cross section as the comb body 20. The teeth portion 26 has a number of third spray holes 26b, which are formed at a side of the outer circumference thereof and arranged in a straight line with the second spray holes 24a, and teeth 26c of the comb formed along the outer circumference thereof.

Additionally, the teeth portion 26 has coupling protrusions 26a formed on

predetermined positions thereof to be inserted into the coupling holes 20c of the comb body 20. Here, it is preferable that the coupling protrusions 26a is thin to be elastically coupled with the coupling holes 20c.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in a modification of the teeth part, a teeth part 36 may have a cross section of a semicircular tube type to be coupled with the comb body 20 while surrounding a predetermined portion of the comb body 20.

Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 14, a container part of the hair setting apparatus according to the present invention includes a main cap 42 having a concave groove 42b having a through hole 42a to cover an upper end ring portion 40a of a container 40 and a ring type rib 42c formed on the outer circumference of the concave groove 42b, a nozzle pressurizing member 46 having a protrusion 46a formed on the upper end and connected with a hose 44 and a pressure protrusion 46b formed on the lower end to be inserted into a container nozzle 40b and to press the nozzle 40b, a fixed clamp 48 for supporting the lower surface of the upper end ring portion 40a of the container 40, and a movable clamp 50 having an end fixed on the lower surface of the ring type rib 42c and the other end rotatably mounted on a shaft.

The main cap 42 has the concave groove 42b of a two-staged column having the ring type rib 42c on the outer circumference, the through hole 42a formed in the center for exposing the coupling protrusion 46a of the nozzle pressurizing member 46, connected with the hose 44, to the outside, a grip hole 42d formed in a predetermined position of the ring type rib 42c for projecting a grip 40a of the movable clamp 40 and making the grip 50a move to a predetermined distance, and a fixed bent section of a"L"shape formed on the lower surface of the grip hole 42d for preventing the movable clamp 50 from being separated in an opposite direction of the fixed clamp 48 by supporting the lower surface of the movable clamp 50 supporting the ring portion 40a of the container 40.

The ring type rib 42c of the main cap 42 has fixing holes 42f formed at corresponding positions of fixing holes 48a and 50b of the fixed clamp 48 and the movable clamp 50 to fix the fixed clamp 48 and the movable clamp 50 with fixing members (not shown in the drawings).

The nozzle pressurizing member 46 is a round tube form closed at the upper surface, which is arranged on the upper end of the concave groove 42b of the main cap 42, and has the coupling protrusion 46a formed at the center and protruding upwardly through the through hole 42a of the main cap 42 to be coupled with the hose 44, and the pressure protrusion 46b formed on the lower end located in a straight line with the coupling protrusion 46a for pressing the nozzle 40b. The coupling protrusion 46a and the pressure protrusion 46b are perforated so that the contents of the container 40 can be discharged to the hose 44.

The fixed clamp 48 is in the form of a half moon arranged on the lower surface of the ring type rib 42c of the main cap 42. A portion of the inner circumference of the fixed clamp 48 is located inside the diameter of the concave groove 42b of the main cap 42 so that the inner circumference of the fixed clamp 48 and the inner circumference of the movable clamp 50 can support the lower surface of the ring portion 40a of the container 40 when the movable clamp 50 is rotated to the fixed clamp 48.

Furthermore, both ends of the fixed clamp 48 has the fixing holes 48a to be fixed to the ring type rib 42c of the main cap 42 by the fixing members.

The movable clamp 50 is also in the form of a half moon corresponding to the fixed clamp 48, and has an end having the fixing hole 50b to be fixed to the ring type rib 42c of the main cap 42 and the other end having the grip 50a bent upwardly, which is operated by protruding to the movable hole 42d formed in the ring type rib 42c of the main cap 42. The grip 50a is spread when being moved to the opposite direction of the fixed clamp 48 so that the ring portion 40a of the container 40 is inserted into the

concave groove 42b of the main cap 42. After the insertion of the ring portion 40a of the container 40, when the grip 50a is moved to the fixed clamp 48, the limer circumference of the movable clamp 50 is located inside the diameter of the concave groove 42b of the main cap 42 and supports the lower surface of the ring portion 40a of the container 40.

A leakage stopping member 52 has a through hole 52a formed in the center to insert the pressure protrusion 46b of the nozzle pressurizing member 46 is in the form of a round tube arranged in the inner circumference of the nozzle pressurizing member 46 to prevent leakage of the contents spouted from the nozzle 40b of the container 40 pressurized by the pressure protrusion 46b.

The unexplained reference numeral 25 indicates an 0-shaped ring.

The comb part of the hair setting apparatus is assembled in such way that the nozzle bar 22 is inserted through the opening portion 20b of the comb body 20 to be located in the transferring hole 20a, and the teeth base 24 is located on the upper portion of the nozzle bar 22. After that, the teeth portion 26 is connected to the comb body 20 from the front end of the comb body 20 in such a manner to arrange sections of the teeth portion 26 identically. At the same time that the coupling protrusion 26a of the teeth portion 26 is inserted and coupled into the coupling hole 20c of the comb body 20, the nozzle bar 22, the teeth base 24 and the first, second and third spray holes 22a, 24a and 26b of the teeth portion 26 are arranged in a straight line. In the above condition, when the contents are transferred through the transferring hole 20a, the contents is discharged to the teeth 26c through the first, second and third spray holes 22a, 24a and 26b to be used for hair styling.

Because the teeth 26c of the teeth portion 26 are formed on the whole circumference, including the teeth 26c of the third spray holes 26b side to which the contents are sprayed and the teeth 26c of the other side to which the contents are not sprayed, the

user can selectively use desired teeth.

FIGS. 6 to 9 show an embodiment in which first and second damping members 40 and 42 for relieving spray pressure of the contents to the comb and spraying the contents uniformly. The first and second damping members 37 and 38 include a number of fine beads connected together. Especially, it is preferable that the first damping member 37 is in the form of a cylinder to be inserted into the first spray holes 22a of the nozzle bar 22, and the second damping member 38 is in the form of a rectangular bar to be arranged in the inner space, which is located in a directly downward direction of the second spray holes 24a of the teeth base 24.

The first damping members 37 are inserted and mounted into the first spray holes 22a respectively to first damp spray pressure of the contents transferred through the transferring hole 20a of the comb body 20 and to spray the contents uniformly to the inner space of the teeth base 24. The second damping members 38 are mounted in the inner space, which is located in a directly downward direction of the second spray hole 24a of the teeth base 24, so as to second damp spray pressure of the contents sprayed through the first damping members 37 and to spray the contents to the second spray holes 24a uniformly. It is preferable that the first and second damping members 37 and 38 are mounted at predetermined intervals from each other.

The container part of the hair setting apparatus for providing the comb part with mousse or spray will be described in more detail. The nozzle pressurizing member 46 is located on the upper end of the concave groove 42b of the main cap 42, the coupling protrusion 46a protruding in an upward direction of the through hole 42a is connected with the hose 44, and the leakage stopping member 52 is arranged on the inner circumference of the container. After the fixed clamp 48 is fixed onto the lower surface of the ring type rib 42c of the main cap 42, an end of the movable clamp 50 is movably mounted on the lower surface of the ring type rib 42c, and the grip 50a of

the movable clamp 50 protrudes upwardly through the grip hole 42d of the ring type rib 42c.

After the movable clamp 50 is moved in the opposite direction of the fixed clamp 48 to expand the diameter between the movable clamp 50 and the fixed clamp 48, the upper end ring portion 40a of the container 40 is inserted into the concave groove 42b.

Then, the lower surface of a side of the upper end ring portion 40a of the container 40 is supported by the inner circumference of the fixed clamp 48, and at the same time, the pressure protrusion 46b of the nozzle pressurizing member 46 is inserted into the upper end of the nozzle 40b of the container 40. In this condition, when the movable clamp 50 is moved to the fixed clamp 48 so that the inner circumference of the movable clamp 50 is located to support the lower surface of the ring portion 40a of the container, the main cap 42 is moved downwardly to a predetermined distance corresponding to a thickness of the ring portion 40a of the container, and as the result, the pressure protrusion 46b of the nozzle pressurizing member 46 presses the nozzle 40b. In other words, to locate the inner circumference of the movable clamp 50 on the lower surface of the ring portion 40a of the container 40, the user presses the whole main cap 42 downwardly as deep as the thickness of the ring portion 40a of the container 40, then, the movable clamp 50 is moved, and at this time, the pressure protrusion 46b of the nozzle pressurizing member 46 naturally presses the nozzle 40b through power, by which the main cap 42 is pressurized.

The lower surface of the movable clamp 50 completely moved is supported by a fixed bent section 42e formed on the lower surface of the ring type rib 42c of the main cap 42, and thereby, the coupling between the movable clamp 50 and the ring portion 40a of the container 40 is finished. After that, the fixed bent section supports more closely the movable clamp 50 through repulsive force of the nozzle 40b.

Meanwhile, the contents of the container 40 is discharged from the nozzle 40b

pressurized by the pressure protrusion 46b of the nozzle pressurizing member 46, and the discharged contents is transferred to the comb (not shown in the drawings) of the hair setting apparatus through the hose 44, and thereby, the user can make desired hair style.

Industrial Applicability As described above, the hair setting apparatus according to the present invention can allow the user to make various hair-styles and spray the contents smoothly through the damping members by coupling the teeth portion of various shapes, such as a tube type, to the outer circumference of the comb body.

Furthermore, because the main cap is coupled to the upper end of the container and the contents are discharged from the nozzle through the pressure protrusion, the present invention can save costs as there is no need to fonn a screw thread on the upper end of the container, the upper end ring portion of the container can be easily assembled and disassembled by handling the movable clamp, and the contents can be discharged smoothly.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the particular illustrative embodiments, it is not to be restricted by the embodiments but only by the appended claims. It is to be appreciated that those skilled in the art can change or modify the embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.