U.S. patent application number 10/072528 was filed with the patent office on 2003-08-14 for ready to use haircoloring foil.
Invention is credited to Polesuk, Eric.
Application Number | 20030150468 10/072528 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 27659507 |
Filed Date | 2003-08-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030150468 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Polesuk, Eric |
August 14, 2003 |
Ready to use haircoloring foil
Abstract
Ready to use sheets of aluminum foil sized specifically for
salon use and dispensed in an engineered delivery system that
allows for rapid fingertip use.
Inventors: |
Polesuk, Eric; (Randolph,
NJ) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Philip M. Weiss
Weiss & Weiss
500 Old Country Road
Garden City
NY
11530
US
|
Family ID: |
27659507 |
Appl. No.: |
10/072528 |
Filed: |
February 8, 2002 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
132/222 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45D 19/0066 20210101;
A45D 19/018 20210101 |
Class at
Publication: |
132/222 |
International
Class: |
A45D 002/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A hair foil sheet ranging in width from about 3.5 to 6
inches.
2. A hair foil sheet having a weight or gauge ranging from about
0.00035 to 0.001 inches in thickness.
3. The hair foil sheet of claim 2 wherein said weight or gauge
ranges from about 0.0005-0.0007 inches in thickness.
4. The hair foil sheet of claim 1 wherein said sheet is
embossed.
5. The hair foil sheet of claim 1 wherein said sheet is
non-embossed.
6. A system for dispensing hair foil sheets comprising; a pop
up/out dispenser; interfolded sheets placed in said dispenser; and
said interfolded sheets having a width ranging from about 3.5 to
6.0 inches.
7. The hair foil sheet of claim 1 wherein said sheet can be any
color foil.
8. The hair foil sheet of claim 1 wherein said sheet comprises any
and all types of alloy.
9. A method of putting hair foil in a persons hair comprising:
removing a first sheet of hair foil from a pop-up dispenser; said
sheet of hair foil having a lead portion and a trailing portion;
said lead portion of said sheet of hair foil extending through a
dispensing orifice to an elevation above that of said dispensing
unit; said trailing portion of said first hair foil overlapping
with a lead portion of a next hair foil to be dispensed; pulling
said next hair foil sheet through said orifice of said dispenser by
withdrawing said first sheet of hair foil; and applying said first
hair foil to a persons hair.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said hair foil can be dispensed
with one hand and used immediately without further preparation
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] Ready to use sheets of aluminum foil sized specifically for
salon use and dispensed in an engineered delivery system that
allows for rapid fingertip use.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Aluminum foil is widely used in the Professional Beauty
Industry on both woman and men of all ages during the application
of haircolor. The foil itself is used to isolate specific strands
of hair so that a specific shade of haircolor can be applied to
those strands without affecting the other strands nearby. This
approach allows a particular effect or "look" to be created in a
client's hair.
[0003] This process of haircoloring sometimes referred to as
highlighting, lowlighting, tinting, streaking, or weaving works as
follows: 1) strands of hair are placed on a of piece of foil, 2)
haircolor and developers are then placed on these strands usually
with an applicator brush, 3) the foil is then folded up toward the
scalp, 4) the sides of the foil are then folded inward creating a
packet or "wrap" that completely isolates these strands of hair
from all others. This process continues and can involve as many as
100 pieces of foil per application. Since this process is very
tedious and repetitive it is helpful to have at the point of
application, foil that is already cut to the ideal size and the
exact amount to complete the application. Because this application
is very technical, it is almost always done in a professional salon
environment by colorists who are skilled in the trade.
[0004] Since only a few strands of hair are wrapped with each piece
of foil, a common trend in the Beauty Industry is to work with a
foil sheet that is between 3.5 and 6 inches in width. This narrow
width allows for wrapping of small sections of hair, which is
desired.
[0005] Prior to the present invention, salons had no choice but to
use foil that was intended for consumer and
industrial/institutional uses such as cooking, storing, and general
usage. Although economical and readily available in roll format at
supermarkets, foodservice distributors, and paper supply companies,
this type of foil was entirely too big for use in haircoloring
applications without further preparation. As a result, salons waste
hours of valuable time each day cutting and tearing foil into
useable and manageable sizes for use in haircoloring applications.
Enough foil had to be prepared for each application to each
client.
[0006] To improve their situation and get away from the constant
cutting of large industrial rolls of foil (usually 12 to 18 inches
in width and 25 to 1000 feet in length), many salons gravitated
towards interfolded aluminum foil sheets, commonly referred to in
the foodservice industry as "pop up foil". Since this product was
designed for constant repetitive wrapping of small food products,
such as baked potatoes or sandwiches, it was commercially available
in 2 sizes, (9".times.10.75" or 12".times.10.75") both in a very
light weight foil gauge. This ensured complete coverage of a
particular food product. The smaller of the two sheet sizes became
most prevalent in the Beauty Industry for reasons stated below.
[0007] Since the interfolded foil offered a fold or "crease" in the
center (part of the interfolding process) salons could easily tear
the foil sheet in half along the crease. Once cut in half, the
sheet size became approximately 5.375 inches wide and 10.75 inches
long, a useable and much more manageable width for salons, that
required no other alterations.
[0008] The foodservice interfolded sheets became available in piles
or stacks that contained either 200 or 500 sheets per dispenser
box. Because the entire stack of sheets was interfolded together,
each time a sheet was pulled out from the box or dispensed, the
next subsequent sheet was already partially sticking out of the
box, ready to be easily grabbed by the user; similar to facial
tissues. By the virtue of interfolding the sheets together, the
desired pop up/pop out effect was achieved making grabbing and
securing the next piece of foil easier versus having to grab and
separate a piece of foil from a pile that is just stacked one on
top of the other (current method).
[0009] Although interfolded sheets manufactured for foodservice use
made preparing hair foils easier versus the cutting up of large
industrial rolls, salons still had to spend hours tearing foils in
half and were still left to work with a product that was not
specifically designed for their application. Further, due to the
foodservice foil being a very light gauge, and the quick hurried
approach taken by those cutting the foil, a straight precise cut
was not always achieved. Therefore, this tearing method resulted in
a fair amount of undesired foil that was wasted and had to be
discarded.
[0010] The preparation (cutting and/or tearing) of these
interfolded foils occurred in advance, "behind the scenes", away
from the client as a colorist would not have the time to easily
perform three actions while holding an applicator brush and working
on their client; 1) dispense a large food foil sheet, 2) tear the
sheet in half, 3) apply the foil and color products to the hair. In
this manner, the colorist would have to set the applicator brush
down each time he/she wanted to tear a piece of foil in half and
then pick it up again to apply the hair color. Since upwards of 100
hundred foils are applied to a single client, this becomes a very
unproductive situation. Even if this unproductive approach is
taken, there would be insufficient room at the workstation
(typically a 10".times.15" surface area) to house a foodservice
dispenser box that was 9 inches wide as the workstation is limited
in size and filled with many other necessities including multiple
color bowls, brushes, hair color tubes, an application timer,
etc.
[0011] Once torn in half "behind the scenes", the interfolded foil
would be brought to the workstation and stacked into a manageable
pile for use in the haircoloring process. This pile of foil became
easily disorganized due to the many hindrances at the work area,
and often blew off the workstation by the breeze created from
someone walking by or even a blow dryer used at a nearby
workstation. This presented a sloppy and unprofessional image in
most color departments.
[0012] Further, the preparation of foils was done "behind the
scenes" so that the client would not be exposed to the fact that
salons were using foil designed and packaged for food on their
client's head. In this manner, the professionalism and longevity of
the Beauty Industry can be preserved, as clients would perceive
that this was strictly a professional application that could not be
achieved on their own, at home, using foodservice/kitchen foil.
[0013] Although interfolded sheets of aluminum foil offered by
foodservice companies for food applications are now commercially
available in widths ranging from 7 to 12 inches, (depending upon
the particular manufacturer), a width less than 7 inches, sized
specially for salon use, and ready to use without further
preparation, has not commercially existed until this invention.
[0014] U.S. Pat. No. 5,897,023 relates to a dispensing carton for
tissues, aluminum foils, plastic wraps or the like which has a top
portion which includes an elongated opening for withdrawing tissues
from the carton. The dispensing carton includes a plurality of
strings having first and second ends. The plurality of strings is
configured to form a slit for holding the tissues to prevent
dropping into the carton.
[0015] Disposable facial tissues are conventionally contained in a
substantially rectangular carton having an elongated opening in the
top surface. The carton contains a stack of interfolded tissues
arranged such that they can be dispersed through the opening of the
carton. The embodiments of the invention may be used with those
materials sold in a roll form, such as aluminum foil, plastic wrap
or the like, rather than individual sheets interfolded
together.
[0016] U.S. Pat. No. 6,299,017 relates to a dispensing face for a
dispensing unit comprising at least one stack of laminar articles
wherein the dispensing face is continuous, comprises lateral outer
edges and longitudinal outer edges and not less than two
orifices.
[0017] The prior art describes the sequential or pop-up dispensers.
In a pop-up dispensing unit, a tissue extends through the
dispensing orifice to an elevation above that of the dispensing
unit. The consumer simply grasps the exposed portion of the tissue,
without the necessity of inserting fingers through the dispensing
orifice. In pop-up dispensing, each tissue has a lead portion that
passes through the dispensing orifice, and a trailing portion that
later passes through the dispensing orifice. Typically, the
trailing portion of a first tissue to be dispensed overlaps the
leading portion of the next tissue to be dispensed. The overlap is
generally measured parallel to the direction of withdrawal of the
tissues through the dispensing orifice. The overlap is usually, but
not necessarily, the same for each tissue and constant throughout
the width of each tissue. As the consumer withdraws the first
tissue, the leading portion of the next tissue is pulled through
the orifice for later dispensing.
[0018] The sequential withdrawal of the succeeding tissue through
the dispensing orifice occurs due to the interfolding of adjacent
tissues. The tissues are folded against one another in a variety of
configurations, so that the friction of the trailing portion of the
withdrawn sheet against the succeeding sheet pulls the leading
portion of the succeeding sheet through the dispensing orifice.
[0019] U.S. Pat. No. 6,053,357 relates to an upright, or pop-up,
box dispenser having a curvilinear opening for dispensing thin
sheets of paper such as tissues or non-woven products. The
curvilinear opening may be in the shape of an "S", multiple "S"
shapes or arcs. The invention allows for interfolded single sheets
to be dispensed without tearing, while maintaining these sheets in
an aesthetic pop-up presentation and protecting the sheets that
remain in the box.
[0020] U.S. Pat. No. 5,622,281 relates to a dispenser for folded
sheets and bulk packets. The invention provides a folded sheet
dispenser with a vertical end opening extending into the top with
an internal control plate which controls the one at a time
consecutive removal of folded sheets.
[0021] U.S. Pat. No. 6,182,418 relates to a method and apparatus
for packaging tissue into a pop-up dispenser. The pop-up dispenser
being a carton having a top wall, a bottom wall and four sidewalls
that join the top wall to the bottom wall. The carton also has an
opening formed in the top wall through which the tissues can be
withdrawn. The method includes the steps of providing several
tissues that are substantially identical to one another. The
tissues are described as a first tissue and a plurality of other
tissues. The several tissues are transported to a folding station
and are interfolded to form an interfolded assemblage. The first
tissue is colored or has a visual indicator printed or applied to
it to form a visually distinctive tissue. The interfolded
assemblage is then cut to form a plurality of clips of interfolded
tissues.
[0022] U.S. Pat. No. 5,740,913 relates to a pop-up tissue
dispenser. In one embodiment, a visually distinctive tissue has
primary and secondary folds and a visual indicator disposed
adjacent the secondary fold. In another embodiment, the visually
distinctive tissue and the other tissues form a color interface
that is visible through the carton opening prior to the removal of
any tissues from the carton.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0023] The present invention solves the major flaws found in all
the aluminum foil products used for professional haircoloring up
until this point.
[0024] The present invention relates to a hair foil sheet ranging
in width from about 3.5 to 6 inches. It is an object of the present
invention for the hair foil sheet to have a weight or gauge ranging
from about 0.00035 to 0.001 inches in thickness with a preferred
weight or gauge ranging from 0.0005 to 0.0007 inches thick. It is
an object of the present invention for the hair foil sheet to be
embossed. It is an object of the present invention for the hair
foil sheet to be non-embossed. It is an object of the present
invention for the hairfoil sheets to be interfolded.
[0025] The present invention relates to a system for dispensing
hair foil sheets comprising; a pop up/out dispenser having
interfolded sheets placed in the dispenser. The interfolded sheets
have a width ranging from about 3.5 to 6.0 inches.
[0026] It is an object of the present invention for the hair foil
sheet to be any color foil.
[0027] It is an object of the present invention for the hair foil
sheet to comprise any and all types of alloys.
[0028] It is an object of the present invention to provide a ready
to use haircoloring foil that is ready to use upon dispensing and
requires no cutting, tearing, or preparing, thus eliminating hours
of preparation time each day. It is an object of the present
invention to provide a hair coloring foil that is sized
specifically for salon use and has no other secondary or tertiary
application. It is an object of the present invention to provide a
hair coloring foil that offers the ideal weight, softness, and
texture that salons prefer in a hair coloring foil. It is an object
of the present invention for the hair coloring foil to be dispensed
in a convenient pop up/pop out dispenser that allows for rapid
fingertip use. It is an object of the present invention for the
hair coloring foil to be quickly dispensed with one hand and
applied to the hair in one single motion without the need to
perform multiple steps to achieve the same results.
[0029] Due to its convenience, size, and professional image, the
foil of the present invention can be brought out from "behind the
scenes" and used at the workstation. It is an object of the present
invention for the dispenser box to be about 3.5 to 6 inches. It is
an object of the present invention for the width of the dispenser
to fit much more conveniently at the workstation versus a 9-inch
wide foodservice box
[0030] It is an object of the present invention to provide for a
means to store the product when its not being used.
[0031] It is an object of the present invention for the dispensing
unit to be portable, lightweight, rigid container, semi-rigid
container, flexible container, flexible box, or any
combination.
[0032] The foil of the present invention is releasably attached to
each other. Each foil is releasably attached to both adjacent foils
by any releasable attachment means, which allows easy separation to
occur as the foil is being dispensed. The releasable attachment
means may comprise means such as adhesion, friction, cohesion, or
other forces, which releasably attach adjacent foils.
[0033] The present invention relates to a method of putting hair
foil in a person's hair. A user removes a first sheet of hair foil
from a pop-up dispenser. The sheet of hair foil has a leading
portion and a trailing portion. The lead portion of the sheet of
hair foil extends through a dispensing orifice to an elevation
above that of the dispensing unit. The trailing portion of the
first hair foil overlaps with a lead portion of the next hair foil
to be dispensed. By pulling the first sheet of hair foil through
the orifice, the next hair foil sheet pops up through the orifice.
The first hair foil sheet is applied to a person's hair.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0034] FIG. 1 is a front view of a dispenser of the present
invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0035] The present invention relates to a hair foil having a width
of about 3.5" to 6.0".
[0036] The foil has a weight or gauge ranging from about 0.00035 to
0.001 inches in thickness and preferably about 0.0005 to 0.0007
inches. The foil can be embossed or non-embossed. In an embodiment,
the hair foil sheets are interfolded and presented in a pop up/out
dispenser. The dispenser of the present invention can comfortably
fit at a workstation. The hair foil can be of any color. The hair
foil can be made of any or all alloys of foil.
[0037] In one embodiment the foil sheet is approximately
5".times.11" and requires no cutting, folding or tearing. The
sheets are placed in a pop-up dispenser that fits at any
workstation. The dispenser neatly organizes the foils and allows a
user to dispense the foil with one hand. In a preferred embodiment,
the foil has an embossed pattern. This prevents the foil from
slipping out of the hair. In a preferred embodiment, the foil has a
pre-folded center that allows the foils to be easily folded and
wrapped.
[0038] In one embodiment, the dispenser can hold at least 500 ready
to use foil sheets. FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment of a dispenser
of the present invention. Dispenser 10 is made of four sidewalls
12, a bottom wall 14 and a top wall 16. The top wall 16 has an
opening 18 through which foil sheets 20 can be withdrawn. In a
preferred embodiment, the foils sheets 20 are interfolded.
[0039] In a preferred embodiment, in a pop-up dispensing unit of
the present invention, a hair foil sheet extends through the
dispensing orifice to an elevation above that of the dispensing
unit. The user simply grasps the exposed portion of the hair foil,
without the necessity of inserting fingers through the dispensing
orifice. Each hair foil has a lead portion that passes through the
dispensing orifice, and a trailing portion that later passes
through the dispensing orifice. A trailing portion of a first hair
foil to be dispensed overlaps the leading portion of the next hair
foil to be dispensed. The overlap is usually, but not necessarily,
the same for each hair foil and constant throughout the width of
each hair foil. As the user withdraws the first sheet of hair foil,
the leading portion of the next sheet of hair foil is pulled
through the orifice for later dispensing.
[0040] The sequential withdrawal of the succeeding hair foil
through the dispensing orifice occurs due to the interfolding of
adjacent sheets of hair foil. The sheets of hair foil are folded
against one another in a variety of configurations, so that the
friction of the trailing portion of the withdrawn sheet against the
succeeding sheet pulls the leading portion of the succeeding sheet
through the dispensing orifice. The user can then apply the hair
foil to the hair.
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