Hair Iron

Abstract

A hair iron for straightening hair has a pair of tong blades. An upper and lower barrel of varying cross section with a solid ceramic core is enveloped in a metal jacket. Handles join tong blades and handle sleeves are mounted on the handles for free one-handed rotation.

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       8 . A hair iron for styling hair comprising: a pair of tong blades, a first tong blade and a second tong blade; a pair of upper barrels, each barrel having a circular cross section comprising a ceramic core enveloped in a metal jacket and mounted on the first tong blade and a lower jacket mounted on the second tong blade shaped with a pair of channels to receive the upper barrel, wherein the upper barrel and lower blade meet to form a wavy interface for holding hair to be straightened; 
 an upper handle and a lower handle forming a pair of handles;    a clip assembly pivotally joining the pair of handles to the pair of tong blades, wherein the first tong blade and pair of upper barrels is integrally formed with the lower handle, wherein the second tong blade and lower jacket including the pair of channels is integrally formed with the upper handle.    
   
   
       9 . The hair iron of  claim 8  further comprising: an upper handle sleeve mounted and rotatably free on the upper handle, wherein the upper handle has a circular uniform cross section receiving the upper handle sleeve; wherein the upper handle sleeve has an annular uniform cross-section, wherein the upper handle sleeve may rotate about the upper handle, wherein the upper handle sleeve axis oI rotation parallels the central axis of the upper handle; 
 further comprising a lower handle sleeve mounted and rotatably free on the lower handle, wherein the lower handle has a circular uniform cross section receiving the lower handle sleeve; wherein the lower handle sleeve has an annular uniform cross-section, wherein the lower handle sleeve may rotate about the lower handle, wherein the lower handle sleeve axis of rotation parallels the central axis of the lower handle.    
   
   
       10 . The hair iron of  claim 8  wherein the ceramic core is solid.