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DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a hairdressing tools holder kit and, more precisely, to a kit for the supporting of hairdressing tools or the like onto a belt.

State of the art

US 7,007,832 discloses a hairdresser apron for carrying tools such as brushes, sprayers, combs. A belt has a plurality of loops fixed to the upper ends of two hanging bands having at the front a multiplicity of pockets for tools .

On the other hand, there are many patents that disclose gun holsters. For example, US 6,588,639 discloses a loop assembly for hanging a holster from a belt. The loop assembly has a tapered opening and a platform on which the belt rests. The tapering helps the rigid positioning of the loop assembly along the belt while the platform protects the belt from wear due to the positioning screws that are commonly found in loop assemblies.

The present invention aims to provide an improvement with respect to the above mentioned state of the art by providing a kit for the belt supporting of tools for hairdressers or the like.

Brief description of the invention

With this aim, the technical task underlying the present invention it is to provide a kit for the belt supporting of hairdressers' tools or the like, and which overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art.

In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a kit for the belt supporting of hairdressing tools or the like, and which it is capable of considerably improving the work of the user.

A further object of the present invention it is to provide a kit for the belt supporting of tools for hairdressers or the like which allows to reduce the time necessary to complete a haircut or other treatment or the like .

The specified technical task and objects are substantially achieved by a kit for the belt supporting of hairdressing tools or the like as disclosed in the annexed claims .

Detailed description of the invention

Further features and advantages of the kit of the present invention will become clearer from the detailed description here provided of two preferred embodiments thereof, given as a non-limiting examples, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

- Figures 1 to 4 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a belt loop which is part of the kit according to the present invention according to a first embodiment thereof;

- figures 5 to 8 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a hairdryer holder joined to the belt loop;

- figures 9 to 12 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view on a reduced scale of a hair straightener holder joined to the belt loop;

- figures 13 to 16 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a hair razor holder joined to the belt loop;

- figures 17 to 20 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a sprayer holder, a scissor holder and a series of comb holders joined to the belt loop;

- figures 21 to 24 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a brush holder joined to the belt loop;

- figures 25 to 28 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a hairdryer holder and a hair straightener holder joined to the belt loop;

- figures 29 to 32 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a wall support member for supporting a single tool holder on a wall;

- figures 33 to 36 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a wall support member for the supporting a pair of tool holders on a wall;

- figures 37 to 40 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a wall support member for the supporting of three tool holders;

- figures 41 to 44 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a bowl holder, brush holder, combs holder and sprayer holder; and

- figures 45 to 48 are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a second embodiment of a hairdryer holder according to the present invention.

It is necessary to specify here that the following detailed description will refer to a hairdresser tools kit, but to those skilled in the art it will be evident that the same invention it is susceptible of a number of embodiments and fields of application which differ from the one described herein, and without departing from the inventive spirit of the same and in any case included in the scope of protection of the appended claims.

The kit of the present invention includes a belt (not shown in the figures), a belt loop and a plurality of tool holders. The belt loop and the plurality of tool holders are preferably made of a material with sufficient rigidity and thermoformable material such as plastic or metal materials to be associated with a belt at the waist (not shown in the figures), the latter being made of traditional material, such as leather or fabric or synthetic material. Alternatively, the loop can be made of metallic material.

Referring to figures 1 to 4 which are a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view of a belt loop according to the present invention. The belt loop, indicated with numeral 1 and hereinafter simply referred to as belt loop 1, comprises in one piece, a plate member 2 and a box-shaped member 3. The plate member 2 has a central portion 4 that matches the box-shaped member 3 and two lateral protruding end parts 5 in each of which a slot 6 it is obtained, the slots 6 having shapes and sizes corresponding to the width and thickness of the belt. The box-shaped member 3 has a cavity 7 provided with an upper opening 8, and preferably also with a lower opening (not shown in the drawings) . The lower opening prevents the accumulation of dirt inside the box-shaped member 3. The belt is intended to be worn at the waist, after introducing the loop 1 on the former through the slots 6 at the side protruding end parts 5. The side protruding end parts 5 of the loop 1 are chamfered at the edges of their ends to better adapt to the belt.

The plurality of tool holders it is designed to cover every need of the hairdresser when he must have the tools at hand. These are neither represented in the drawings nor described. Each tool-holder has a protruding arm part 9 suitable to be inserted in the upper opening 8 of said cavity 7. The arm part 9 it is substantially a plate having sizes which correspond and match with the sizes of the cavity 7, and further has an upper end 10 which abuts out of the cavity 7. Each tool holder has a bevelled portion, having a substantially upside down U-shaped cross section. The chamfered portion it is spaced from the arm part 9 by the thickness of the wall of the box shaped member 3, so that each tool-holder rests reliably in a vertical position and parallel to said loop 1. All tool-holders have general cavities with longitudinal axis parallel to the front wall of the box-shaped member 3.

In the following a description of some tool holders for the most commonly used tools for a hairdresser will be given. All tool holders can be made of any suitable material, such as plastic or metallic material.

More precisely, figures 5 to 28 show different tool holders in a top view, a side view, a front view and a perspective view thereof, and already connected to the loop 1.

With reference to Figures 5 to 8, a hairdryer holder 11 it is shown and joined to the loop 1. The hairdryer holder 11 has a cylindrical structure 110 which it is hollow and open at its ends. The cylindrical structure 110 it is connected with a chamfered portion 111 at the upper end 10 of the arm 9 shown in the figure inserted in the loop 1.

With reference to figures 9 to 12, a hair straightener holder 12 it is shown. The hair straightener holder has, as the preceding hairdryer holder 11, a hollow cylindrical structure 120, which it is connected to the upper end part 10 of the arm part 9 with a chamfered portion 121. The hair straightener holder 12 it is equipped with side ventilation openings 122 which are oriented downwards. The hollow cylindrical structure 120 has a bottom 123 which it is inclined upwards and comprises an opening 124.

With reference now to Figures 13 to 16, a hair razor holder 13 for electric hair razor it is shown. The hair razor holder 13 has a split hollow cylindrical structure 130 connected to the upper end 10 of the arm 9 with a chamfered portion 131. The split hollow cylindrical structure 130 has an oval shape and is equipped with lateral openings generally marked with 132 and a bottom 133 partially open.

With reference to Figures 17 to 20, a set 14 of sprayer holder 140, comb holder 141 and a series of scissor holder 142 it is shown. The sprayer holder 140 has a hollow cylindrical structure 143 connected to the upper end 10 of the arm 9 with a bevelled portion 144. The comb-holder 141 and the series of scissor-holders 142 have individually an oval hollow cylindrical structure with a closed bottom, joined together angularly to the hollow cylindrical structure 143 of the sprayer holder 140.

With reference to Figures 21 to 24, a brush holder 15 it is shown having a curved trilobed structure 150 with a circular crown bottom, radiused to the upper end 10 of the protruding member with a chamfered portion 151. The curved trilobed structure 150 has a plurality of through holes generally indicated 152, the bottom being opened.

With reference to figures 25 to 28, a set 16 of a hairdryer holder 160 and a hair straightener holder 161 it is shown. The set 16 of a hairdryer holder 160 and a hair straightener holder 161 has a two-lobed structure 162 radiused to a chamfered portion 163 at the upper end 10 of the protruding member 9. The bilobed structure 162 has a first cylinder 164 to receive a hairdryer and a second cylinder 165 of smaller diameter but of greater length than the first cylinder 164 to receive a hair straightener. The second cylinder 165 has ventilation slots 166.

With reference to figures 29 to 32, several wall supporting members are shown where to store the tool holders. More in detail, the figures represent a wall supporting member 19 for a single tool holder (the latter not being illustrated in the figures) . The member has four fixing holes 190, in which there is a box shaped member 191, where it is possible to store all the preceding tool holders by placing the arms 9 of the described tool holders in the appropriate insertion slider 192, up to the final upper part 10 thereof.

With reference now to figures 33 to 36, a wall supporting member 20 it is shown for a pair of tool holders (the latter not being shown in the figures) . The member has four fixing holes 200, in which there are two box-shaped members 201, where it is possible to store a pair of tool holder of the plurality of tool holders by placing the arms 9 of the respective tool holders in the appropriate insertion slider 202, up to the final upper part 10 thereof .

With reference to figures 37 to 40, a wall supporting member 21 it is represented in them for three tool holders (the latter not being shown in the figures) . The supporting member has four fixing holes 210, in which there are three box-shaped members 211, where it is possible to store respective tool holders by placing the arms 9 of the respective tool holders in the appropriate insertion slider 212, up to the final upper part 10 thereof.

With reference to figures 41 to 44, a set 17 of open- bottomed bowl-holders 170 and combs, brushes and sprayer 171 holder with a closed-bottom it is shown. The assembly 17 of bowl-holder 170 and brush, combs and sprayer 171 holder has a bilobed structure 172 radiused with a chamfered portion 173 at the upper end 10 of the protruding member 9. The bilobed structure 172 has a first cylinder 174 for receiving a bowl and a second cylinder 175 of smaller diameter, but of greater length than the first cylinder 174, for receiving brush, comb or sprayer.

With reference now to Figures 45 to 48, there is shown a tool holder referring by way of non-limiting example to a hairdryer holder according to a second embodiment of the present invention. For the sake of clarity, same parts will have same numbers and the detailed description thereof will be here omitted since already provided.

According to this embodiment, the plurality of tool holders are made entirely integral with the belt loop 6. The plurality of tool holders are preferably made of plastic or metallic materials to be associated with a belt at the waist (not shown in the figures) which can be made of traditional material, such as leather, leather, fabric.

As illustrated in the figures, the tool holder refers to a hairdryer holder 11 which has a slightly conical structure 110 which is hollow and open at its ends. The structure of the hairdryer holder 11 has two lateral openings 112 for housing the hairdryer handle. The cylindrical structure 110 it is radiused with a chamfered portion 111 to the plate member 2.

From the preceding description it is understood that the kit according to the present invention mentions a plurality of tool holders that can be presented individually or in groups on a hairdresser belt or similar according to the required use. In the description provided above, the tools and the methods of their insertion into the tool holders have not been added or illustrated, because the latter it is intuitive.

It should be evident that, by inserting more loops 1 in the belt, it is possible to use several tool holders at the time and, therefore, more tools simultaneously. Alternatively, the hairdresser can hold only one loop 1 and change the tool holder according to the needs of the user. As a matter of facts, all tool holders have the same protruding member interfaceable with the same box shaped member of the respective loop.

The present invention has a number of advantages.

The operator wears all the tools he needs and does not have to rest them with consequent dimensions and risk of falls. This reduces the working time because the hairdresser does not have to drag behind support trolleys.

In addition, the operator must not assume unacceptable postures, such as holding a tool (for example, a hairdryer) between the legs or temporarily entrusting it to the customer .

Additionally, thanks to the ventilation openings, tools that produce heat can be kept on avoiding wasting time .