Hair styling device

A hair styling apparatus comprising a first arm carrying a first heated plate and a second arm carrying a second heated plate, a first end of the first arm and a first end of the second arm being joined by a shoulder assembly, wherein the first and second arms are moveable between an open position in which opposed ends of the arms to the shoulder assembly are spaced apart and a closed position in which the opposed ends of the arms carrying the heated plates are brought together and wherein the heated plates are configured for styling hair,

• wherein the shoulder assembly comprises:
• a housing;
• a first coupling member having a first end which is mounted within the housing and a second end which projects from the housing and attaches to the first end of the first arm in order to couple the housing to the first arm;
• a second coupling member that is different from the first coupling member, the second coupling member having a first end which is mounted within the housing and a second end which projects from the housing and attaches to the first end of the second arm in order to couple the housing to the second arm;
• wherein both the first and second coupling members are flexible so that the first arm is moveable relative to the second arm wherein the first and second coupling members are in the form of plate springs.