Apparatus for Gripping Hair and Use Thereof

A method of immobilizing hair strands associated with tangled hair by a user, using a gripping apparatus, in order to decrease damage to the hair strands when detangling the tangled air, the method comprising:

• rotating a first jaw and a second jaw of the apparatus to an open position to receive the hair strands, the first jaw and the second jaw comprising a first plate and a second plate, respectively, for engaging the tangled hair;
• and
• rotating the first jaw and the second jaw, about a pivot axis, to a closed position to immobilize the hair strands;
• wherein, the first plate comprises one or more first ridges, the one or more first ridges defining one or more first grooves, to increase the surface area of the first plate in engagement with the hair strands;
• wherein, the second plate comprises one or more second ridges, the one or more second ridges define one or more second grooves, to increase the surface area of the second plate in engagement with the hair strands;
• and
• wherein, the first and second ridges are adapted to be received within the second and first grooves, respectively, when the first jaw and the second jaw are in the closed position.