Patent ID: 9629434
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A45D

Claim:
1. A hair styling device having: a body defining a chamber adapted to accommodate a length of hair, the chamber having a primary opening through which the length of hair may pass into the chamber; a rotatable element adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening; an elongate member non-detachably mounted to the body and around which, in use, the length of hair is wound by the rotatable element as the rotatable element rotates around the elongate member, the elongate member having a free end; the chamber having a secondary opening through which the length of hair may pass out of the chamber, the secondary opening being located adjacent to the free end; and a movable abutment which can engage the length of hair in use, the movable abutment being movable relative to the elongate member and having an open position in which the length of hair can pass through the secondary opening, and a closed position in which the length of hair is retained within the chamber, wherein the movable abutment is located within one of (i) the secondary opening, (ii) the primary opening, and (iii) a passageway connecting the secondary opening to the primary opening.