Hair Styling Device

Abstract

A hair styling device comprising: a handle member, and a hair receiving member longitudinally extending from the handle member and adapted to allow hair to be wound around a contact surface of the hair receiving member, wherein the contact surface is substantially non-straight in the longitudinal direction.

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         36 . A hair styling device comprising:
 a handle member; and   a hair receiving member longitudinally extending from the handle member;   wherein the hair receiving member is non-straight in the longitudinal direction; wherein the non-straight configuration defines a first contact surface and a second contact surface arranged, in use, to be in contact with hair wound around the hair receiving member.   
     
     
         37 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the hair receiving member has an undulating profile or a corrugated profile in the longitudinal direction; wherein concave portions are defined between undulations and wherein the concave portion of each undulation is adapted to receive a portion of the hair to be styled. 
     
     
         38 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the hair receiving member is configured to receive hair in the alternating upper and lower concave portions as defined by the first and second contact surfaces. 
     
     
         39 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the undulations have a zigzag formation, or a box wave profile. 
     
     
         40 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein at least one of amplitude and wavelength of the undulations vary along the length of the hair receiving member. 
     
     
         41 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the hair receiving member includes a straight section between two or more undulations. 
     
     
         42 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the hair receiving member is removably attachable to the handle member. 
     
     
         43 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the hair styling device is configured to apply heat to the hair to at least temporarily maintain the produced wave of the hair. 
     
     
         44 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 43 , including heating means for heating at least the first contact surface. 
     
     
         45 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 44 , wherein the heating means is electrically powered and comprises an electrical resistance member. 
     
     
         46 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 45 , including a thermostatic control member for varying operating temperature. 
     
     
         47 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the hair receiving member has a laminated construction. 
     
     
         48 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 47 , wherein the hair receiving member comprises a silicon ply and a thermally conductive ply, wherein the two plies are attached together by attachment means. 
     
     
         49 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 48 , wherein the hair receiving member includes a third ply which is thermally conductive. 
     
     
         50 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 49 , wherein the two thermally conductive plies are interposed by the silicon ply. 
     
     
         51 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 50 , wherein the silicon ply is encapsulated by the thermally conductive plies. 
     
     
         52 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 44 , wherein the heating means comprises an electrically resistant wire, wherein the wire is wound around the hair receiving member. 
     
     
         53 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 44 , wherein the hair receiving member comprises a frame member, and one or more frame portions are electrically resistant to provide the heating means. 
     
     
         54 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 36 , wherein the hair receiving member comprises a frame member to assist the flow of a chemical. 
     
     
         55 . The hair styling device as claimed in  claim 54 , wherein the hair receiving member includes a plurality of apertures to assist the flow of the chemical.