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US 2013/0199561 A1Published application
Curling Iron and Flat Iron That Decrease Injury Due to Burns
OwnerKathy Schloughinventor
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Abstract
A hair curling iron or a flat hair iron has rows or rings of unheated combs attached to a heated barrel or paddle with a slotted clamp that accepts the rows or rings of combs. The rows or rings of combs provide a buffer between the heated barrel or paddle and the skin or scalp.
Claims24
A hair styling iron comprising:
- a) a hair styling iron body;
- b) a plurality of non-heated combs protruding from the hair styling iron body;
- c) a heating element that heats the hair styling iron body;
- d) a non-heated handle connected to the hair styling iron body;
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- e) a non-heated clamp pivotally connected to the hair styling iron body comprising a clamp body having an open position and a closed position and at least one slot for receiving at least one of the combs when the clamp is in the closed position, wherein the clamp body is located and shaped such that the clamp body directly contacts and conforms to a surface of the hair styling iron body when the clamp is in the closed position.
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A hair curling iron, comprising:
- a) a cylindrical barrel;
- b) a plurality of non-heated combs arranged in vertical rows or horizontal rings along the cylindrical barrel;
- c) a heating element that heats the cylindrical barrel;
- d) a non-heated handle connected to the cylindrical barrel;
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- e) a non-heated clamp comprising a clamp body having a curved surface, an open position and a closed position and at least one slot arranged to accept the rows or rings of combs arranged on the cylindrical barrel when the non-heated clamp is in the closed position;
- wherein the clamp is located such that the curved surface of the clamp body conforms to a surface of the cylindrical barrel when the clamp is in the closed position.
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A flat iron, comprising:
- a) a paddle comprising a heated plate and a plurality of non-heated combs arranged in vertical rows or horizontal rows along a first flat surface of the heated plate;
- b) a heating element that heats the heated plate;
- c) a non-heated handle connected to the paddle;
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- d) a non-heated paddle clamp comprising a paddle clamp body having an open position and a closed position, and comprising at least one slot arranged to accept the rows of combs arranged on the heated plate when the non-heated paddle clamp is in the closed position;
- wherein the paddle clamp body has a second flat surface and the paddle clamp is located such that the second flat surface of the paddle clamp body contacts the first flat surface of the heated plate when the paddle clamp is in the closed position.
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A method of styling hair, comprising the step of simultaneously combing and either straightening or curling hair while protecting skin and scalp from burns using a single hair styling iron comprising:
- a) a hair styling iron body;
- b) a plurality of non-heated combs protruding from the hair styling iron body;
- c) a heating element that heats the hair styling iron body;
- d) a non-heated handle connected to the hair styling iron body;
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- e) a non-heated clamp pivotally connected to the hair styling iron body comprising a clamp body having an open position and a closed position and at least one slot for receiving at least one of the combs when the clamp is in the closed position, wherein the clamp body is located and shaped such that the clamp body directly contacts and conforms to a surface of the hair styling iron body when the clamp is in the closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.