US 12,239,195 B2
Automatic curling mechanism
Masood Habibi, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Masood Habibi, Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/739,045.
Application 16/739,045 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2018/041339, filed on Jul. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/530,243, filed on Jul. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0138160 A1, May 7, 2020
Int. Cl. A45D 1/08 (2006.01); A45D 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 1/08 (2013.01) [A45D 1/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for curling hair, comprising:
at least two parallel prongs defining a gap there between and aligned along a longitudinal axis, wherein at least one of the prongs is thermally conductive;
a rotation mechanism coupled to at least one of the prongs at a base of each prong, configured to rotate at least one of the prongs around the longitudinal axis;
a thermally insulated housing comprising a handle portion, holding the rotation mechanism with the two prongs extending away from the handle portion;
a stationary outer styling shell coupled to the housing and substantially enclosing the prongs along their length;
at least one fin of elastomeric high temperature material mounted to an interior of the styling shell extending along a length thereof from the interior towards the prongs and positioned to hold strands of hair against a heated one of the prongs; and
an electrical circuit for powering the rotation mechanism and for heating the at least one of the prongs, housed in the housing.