Patent ID: 11903472
Assignee: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  H | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A hair iron, comprising:
a first arm and a second arm movable relative to each other between an open position and a closed position, a distal segment of the first arm is spaced from a distal segment of the second arm in the open position, the distal segment of the first arm is positioned in close proximity to the distal segment of the second arm in the closed position;
a contact surface positioned on an exterior of the distal segment of the first arm for contacting hair during use;
the first arm includes a heater having a ceramic substrate and an electrically resistive trace on an exterior face of the ceramic substrate, the heater is positioned to supply heat generated by applying an electric current to the electrically resistive trace to the contact surface; and
a sleeve covering an outer face of the heater that faces toward the second arm in the closed position, wherein a portion of the sleeve forms the contact surface.