Hairstyling device for curling hair comprising an introduction slot equipped with guiding means

Hair styling appliance for curling a strand of hair, comprising:

• a housing which comprises a winding chamber having a shape of revolution along a housing axis, an insertion slot which extends along a length of the housing in a direction of the housing axis and which leads to the winding chamber, and an extraction opening arranged in a lateral end of the housing to which the winding chamber leads,
• a mandrel which has one fixed end fixed to the housing and a free end arranged close to the extraction opening, and which extends in the winding chamber along a mandrel axis defined in a plane passing through the housing axis and through the slot, and
• a winder arranged in the winding chamber and rotatably mounted in at least one direction along the mandrel axis, the winder being configured to wind the strand around the mandrel, during its rotation, wherein the insertion slot has two walls which extend longitudinally in the direction of the housing axis and which cross a thickness of the housing, the two walls configured as a guide constructed and arranged to help the strand penetrate the winding chamber;
• a grip handle which extends longitudinally along a handle axis and which is attached to the housing on a side opposite the slot, such that the mandrel axis is inclined with respect to the handle axis according to an angle (α) between 50 and 80 degrees such that the free end of the mandrel is farther from the grip handle than the fixed end of the mandrel.