(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)

(19) World Intellectual Property Organization

International Bureau

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(43) International Publication Date

26 July 2001 (26.07.2001)

(10) International Publication Number

(51) International Patent Classification 7 :

24/04, 24/06, 20/08

(21) International Application Number:

(81) Designated States (national): AE, AG, AL, AM, AT, AU,
AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, CR, CU, CZ,
DE, DK, DM, DZ, EE, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR,
HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR,
LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ,
NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SG, SI, SK, SL, TJ, TM,
TR, TI, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VN, YU, ZA, ZW.

A45D 24/00,

PCT/USOl/01253

(22) International Filing Date: 16 January 2001 (16.01.2001)

(25) Filing Language:

English

(26) Publication Language:

English

(30) Priority Data:

601177,200

21 January 2000 (21.01.2000)

(84) Designated States (regional): ARIPO patent (GH, GM,

KE, LS, MW, MZ, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZW), Eurasian
patent (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European
patent (AT. BE, CH, CY, DE, DK, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, IE,
IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE, TR), OAPI patent (BF, BJ, CF,
CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).

US

(71) Applicant (for all designated States except US): WHEEL

TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Caledonian House, Box
1043, Georgetown, Grand Cayman (KY).

Published:
with international search report
before the expiration of the time limit for amending the
claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of
amendments

(71) Applicant (for TJ only): FRIEDMAN, Mark, M.

[US/IL]; Alharizi Street 1, 43406 Raanana (IL).
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(72) Inventor; and

(75) Inventor/Applicant (for US only): ZUCKER, Shlomo
[IL/IL]; Kochav Rayam Street 13, 40297 Mihmoret (IL).

For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the "Guidance N ates on Codes and Abbreviations" appearing at the beginning of each regular issue of the PCT Gazette.

(74) Common Representative: FRIEDMAN, Mark, M.; c/o

Castorina, Anthony, Suite 207, 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 (US).

WO 01/52689 Al

PCT

(54) Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HAIR TREATMENT

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(57) Abstract: A method of grooming and/or styling wet or dry hair is provided. The method is effected by: (a) providing an

S apparatus including: (i) a hair combing assembly including a motor (16) and at least one comb member (18) being formed with teeth

(20), said at least one comb member (18) being reciprocally movable by said motor (16); and (ii) a hair drying mechanism (24) being
in operative engagement with the assembly and being for drying hair; (b) contacting, in a combing action, said at least one comb
member (18) with the hair to be groomed and/or styled while at the same time operating said hair drying mechanism (24) to thereby
~ dry the hair so as to effect grooming and/or styling thereof.

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