| 摘要 |
<p>A hair straightening device (1) comprises pair of handles pivotally joined at a hinge (4). The upper handle (2) comprises an upper plate (5) that is selectively heated. A water reservoir (8) is removably mounted to the upper handle portion (2). As the handle portions (2), (3) are closed toward each other, a valve actuating member (11) on the lower handle portion (3) contacts a rubber bulb (12) located on the upper handle portion (2) compressing the bulb (12) to force air through a tube (13) and through an air input opening (14) on the reservoir (8), forcing open a one-way, flexible valve (15) the allows the air to enter the interior (16) of the reservoir (8). The pressure of the entering air displaces the water stored in the reservoir and causes it to exit the reservoir (8) at an exit port (17) into a channel (18) of the upper handle portion (2) and plate (5). The plate (5) may have one or more openings to release the steam that is produced by the water, as the water receives heat from the plate (5) being heated. An adjustment lever (19) allows mechanical adjustment of the actuating member (11) to various heights ranging from a low height where it will not contact the bulb (12) (Fig. 4B) and, thus, will cause zero steam to emit, to intermediate and highest height (Fig. 4A) where a proportionate amount of air displacement and thus steam emission occurs.</p> |
