Hair treatment tool including flat iron

Abstract

A hair treatment flat iron allows hair to be treated with greater proximity to the root and with reduced awkwardness in doing so by providing angled surfaces at a shallow, acute angle on at least one edge of the heated plate of respective opposing portions of the flat iron. Treatment of hair closer to the root reduces the number of time the flat iron must be applied to a group of hair strands in order to achieve the desired effect while reduction of awkwardness in applying the flat iron to the hair reduces the time concentrated heat is applied near the scalp; thus greatly reducing likelihood of hair damage and scalp injury while facilitating and expediting use. A perfecting feature of the invention is provided by a curved surface of the plate and housing which allows the flat iron to be used as a curling or crimping iron.

1 . A hair treatment flat iron including
 two opposing portions, each opposing portion comprising a heated plate and a housing which presents a tapered cross-section terminating in surfaces at an acute angle to each other.   
     
     
         2 . A hair treatment flat iron as recited in  claim 1  wherein said tapered cross-section presents an acute angle at one edge of at least one of said two opposing portions and an opposite edge of at least one of said two opposing portions presents a curved surface. 
     
     
         3 . A hair treatment flat iron as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said curved surface includes a portion formed by an edge of said heated plate and a portion formed by said housing.