US 12,433,385 B2
Hair straightening and styling appliance
Sophia Wojczak, Harrison, NY (US); and Lawrence Cruz, Weston, CT (US)
Assigned to CONAIR LLC, Stamford, CT (US)
Filed by CONAIR CORPORATION, Stamford, CT (US)
Filed on Jul. 2, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/919,255.
Prior Publication US 2022/0000239 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A45D 1/04 (2006.01); A45D 2/00 (2006.01); A45D 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 2/001 (2013.01) [A45D 1/04 (2013.01); A45D 1/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
3. A hair straightening and styling appliance, comprising:
a first elongated member having an interior surface and an exterior surface; and
a second elongated member having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface of the first elongated member and the interior surface of the second elongated member facing one another and defining a gap for receiving hair of a user therebetween;
wherein the second elongated member is hingedly connected to the first elongated member allowing for the first elongated member and the second elongated member to be opened and closed away from and toward each other, respectively;
wherein each of the first elongated member and the second elongated member includes an exterior surface opposite the respective interior surface, the exterior surface of each of the first elongated member and the second elongated member having a convex section and a concave section adjacent to the convex section and terminating in a tapered edge;
wherein at least a portion of the first elongated member is symmetrical with at least a portion of the second elongated member.