Styling Iron Companion to Guide Hair and Apply Heat Treatment

Abstract

Hair styling irons often require 2 hands just to manage the iron and the Hair. The Styling Iron Companion accessory can be attached to nearly any iron (curing, crimping, straightening, waving) to act as a hair guide, freeing up both hands to manage the iron itself or other styling aids. After slipping the selected hair into the Iron Extension, it guides the hair into the iron without requiring extra hands. Additionally, before styling hair, it is recommended that a heat treatment product be applied to the hair. The Styling Iron Companion with the Heat Treatment add-on can apply a heat treatment product directly to the hair before entering the styling iron.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hair-styling Iron accessory, comprising:
 a hair guide;   an extension arm;   
       and
 an attachment method to an existing hair-styling iron, 
 wherein the hair guide is extended in front of the hair-styling iron such that hair may be directed into the accessory and guided into the hair-styling iron 
 
     
     
         2 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment method using an adhesive pad between the accessory and the hair-styling iron 
     
     
         3 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment method using a plastic fastener (like hook and loop) adhesive pad on the accessory and on the hair-styling iron and then snapping them together. 
     
     
         4 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the attachment method is sliding the accessory onto the hair-styling iron 
     
     
         5 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the guide can be a clip formed by adding a family-molded sweep to create a spring tension to retain the hair in the guide 
     
     
         6 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the accessory is formed from a thermally-stable plastic material to prevent melting. 
     
     
         7 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the extension arm translates the hair guide to have an offset from the attachment plane so that the hair is guided into the hair-styling iron between the heat plates. 
     
     
         8 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the extension arm translates the hair guide to have an offset from the attachment position on the hair styling iron so that the attachment can be further away from the heat plates. 
     
     
         9 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein the extension arm and attachment plate may be smaller to accommodate a travel iron 
     
     
         10 . The hair-styling iron accessory of  claim 1 , wherein an attachment is added to the accessory to apply a heat treatment product to the hair 
     
     
         11 . The hair-styling iron accessory attachment of  claim 10 , wherein the attachment has a sponge to absorb the heat treatment product 
     
     
         12 . The hair-styling iron accessory attachment of  claim 10 , wherein the attachment sponge rubs the hair before entering the iron heat plates applying the heat treatment product to the hair 
     
     
         13 . The hair-styling iron accessory attachment of  claim 10 , wherein the attachment is disposable 
     
     
         14 . The hair-styling iron accessory attachment of  claim 10 , wherein the attachment sponge is similarly wide to the opening in the accessory so that all of the hair is exposed to the heat treatment. 
     
     
         15 . A hair-styling iron feature, comprising;
 a hair guide;   
       and
 an extension arm, 
 
       wherein hair guide is extended in front of the hair-styling iron such that hair may be guided into the feature and guided into the hair-styling iron 
     
     
         16 . The hair-styling iron feature of  claim 15 , wherein the guide can be a clip formed by adding a family-molded sweep to create a spring tension to retain the hair in the guide 
     
     
         17 . The hair-styling iron feature of  claim 15 , wherein the extension arm translates the hair clip to have an offset from the handle plane so that the hair is guided into the hair-styling iron between the heat plates. 
     
     
         18 . The hair-styling iron feature of  claim 15 , wherein an attachment is added to apply a heat treatment product to the hair 
     
     
         19 . The hair-styling iron feature attachment of  claim 18 , wherein the attachment has a sponge to absorb the heat treatment product 
     
     
         20 . The hair-styling iron feature attachment of  claim 18 , wherein the attachment sponge rubs the hair before entering the iron heat plates applying the heat treatment product to the hair 
     
     
         21 . The hair-styling iron feature attachment of  claim 18 , wherein the attachment is disposable 
     
     
         22 . The hair-styling iron feature attachment of  claim 18 , wherein the attachment sponge is similarly wide to the opening in the accessory so that all of the hair is exposed to the heat treatment.