Hair styling apparatuses and related methods

A hair styling apparatus comprising:

• a heated barrel defining a hair styling surface and a central axis;
• a heating element for heating the heated barrel;
• a stationary handle configured to be grasped for holding the hair styling apparatus;
• a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface and the stationary handle, the rotating member being and configured to rotate around the central axis of the heated barrel, the rotating member comprising:
• an outermost perimeter having a constant diameter around an entire circumference of the heated barrel that is at least about 20 percent greater than a diameter of the heated barrel;
• a hair loading region comprising a tapered portion that gradually increases in diameter as it leads into the outermost perimeter of the rotating member;
• and
• at least four guide pins extending along the central axis, and each having a free end and an opposite fixed end which is fixed to the rotating member, and each extending from the rotating member in substantially the same direction;
• an electrical motor which rotates the rotating member in a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction;
• an electrical connection at an end of the stationary handle, opposite to the rotating member, and configured to power the electrical motor;
• and
• an exterior surface defined by the heated barrel, the stationary handle, and the rotating member in the form of an exposed outer surface that is accessible 360 degrees around the hair styling apparatus,
• wherein each of the free ends of the at least four guide pins has a rounded shape, and
• wherein the outermost perimeter of the rotating member forms at least a portion of the exposed outer surface, and wherein the rotating member includes a tab which is provided closer radially to the heated barrel than the at least four guide pins, and wherein the at least four guide pins are spaced radially from each other.

A hair styling apparatus comprising:

• a heated barrel defining a hair styling surface, a free end, and a central axis;
• a heating element for heating the heated barrel;
• a stationary handle configured to be grasped for holding the hair styling apparatus;
• a rotating member disposed at an end of the hair styling surface and the stationary handle, the rotating member being configured to rotate around the central axis of the heated barrel and with respect to the stationary handle, the rotating member comprising:
• an outermost perimeter having a constant diameter around an entire circumference of the heated barrel;
• a hair loading region;
• a first guide pin extending along the central axis, and comprising a first guide pin fixed end and a first guide pin free end provided opposite to the first guide pin fixed end, the first guide pin fixed end being fixed to and extending from a first position of the rotating member;
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• a second guide pin extending along the central axis, and comprising a second guide pin fixed end and a second guide pin free end provided opposite to the second guide pin fixed end, the second guide pin fixed end being fixed to and extending from a second position of the rotating member;
• an electrical motor which rotates the rotating member in a clockwise or a counter-clockwise direction;
• an electrical connection at the stationary handle configured to power the electrical motor;
• an exterior surface defined by the heated barrel, the stationary handle, and the rotating member in the form of an exposed outer surface that is accessible 360 degrees around the hair styling apparatus;
• and
• a thermal safety tip at the free end and a burn prevention cover, wherein the burn prevention cover has a cylindrical shape including a hollow portion and has a longitudinal length greater than a length of the thermal safety tip, the burn prevention cover is removably coupled around the thermal safety tip and is disposed at the free end of the heated barrel via the hollow portion,
• wherein the first guide pin and the second guide pin are capable of extending in the same direction, and the first position at which the first guide pin fixed end is fixed is adjacent to and non-overlapping with the second position at which the second guide pin fixed end is fixed so that no portion of the first guide pin or the second guide pin overlap,
• wherein the first and second free ends have a rounded shape, and
• wherein the outermost perimeter of the rotating member forms at least a portion of the exposed outer surface.