Patent ID: 9516938
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A45D

Claim Text:
1. A hair styling apparatus comprising: a) first and second opposed styling arms, each arm having a proximal section, a distal section, and a longitudinal axis extending from the proximal section to the distal section, each arm having a styling head at the distal section, the styling arms being pivotally connected to each other at the proximal section with an open position for placement of hair between the styling heads and a closed position for hair styling; b) each styling head having a styling surface facing the other styling surface; c) a discharge orifice and a suction orifice in the styling surface of both styling heads, wherein the discharge orifice and the suction orifice in each styling head are laterally spaced apart from each other, and the discharge orifices are located for discharging heated air and the suction orifices are located for sucking in discharged heated air, and the suction orifices and the discharge orifices are located so that placement of hair between the styling arms with the styling arms in the closed position has hair located over the suction orifices and the discharge orifices; d) at least one air heater for heating air to be discharged and recycled air; and e) at least one blower positioned for blowing air through the discharge orifices and for sucking air from the suction orifices so that some heated air discharged by the discharge orifices is recycled by being sucked in through the suction orifices and reheated.