Patent ID: 7631646
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A45D,A46B

Abstract:
1. A tool suitable for hair styling comprising: a body having a proximate end and a distal end; a cylinder extending from the body, the cylinder being rotatable relative to the body in both a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction; a motor adapted to rotate the cylinder both clockwise and counterclockwise; a heater for heating the hair; a detector adapted for detecting the direction of movement of the styling arm along a user's hair, the detector being in communication with the motor for causing the motor to rotate the cylinder in a direction corresponding to the direction of movement of the styling arm along the user's hair; and a styling arm supported by the body, the styling arm being movable between an open position distant from cylinder and a closed position proximate to the cylinder for hair styling, wherein the detector comprises: (i) a direction sensor for sensing the direction of movement of the styling arm along a user's hair, (ii) an actuator coupled to the direction sensor and movable between a first position corresponding to clockwise rotation of the cylinder and a second position corresponding to counterclockwise rotation of the cylinder; and (iii) a position sensor for sensing the position of the actuator.