Hair braider configured to plait or braid strands of hair in response to a motor drive

摘要

A hair braider (100) for a three--bundle plait or braid includes a body having a handle (120) and a head portion (110) at one end of the handle; a selectively actuatable drive source disposed within the body; and first and second rotatable rotors disposed within and accessible through openings formed in the head portion. They are operatively coupled to the drive source through a plurality of gears such that they rotate in opposite directions. The hair braider further includes a plurality of hair retaining members (200) that are received within openings formed through the first and second rotatable rotors, wherein each hair retaining member has a bore formed therethrough for receiving one bundle of hair. A mechanism transfers at a transfer location one hair retaining member from one rotor to the other rotor as the rotors rotate. The rotation of the rotors in opposite directions and he successive transfer of one hair retaining member from one rotor to the other rotor results in a true, three-bundle braid being formed.