Patent ID: 7445012
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A hair iron, comprising: a pair of longitudinal holding arms each having first and second holding arm ends, and said holding arms each having an intermediate portion between said first and second holding arm ends, said first holding arm ends being coupled so as to be pivotally movable relative one another, said intermediate portions each having first and second sides on opposing sides of said intermediate portions, said first sides facing each other, said second sides being formed as handle surfaces for engagement by a user to advance said holding arms to a closed position; a pair of reformation plates disposed on the first sides of said holding arms so as to face each other, said reformation plates having reformation surfaces configured to face each other and hold and reform hair; heater plates having front sides and back sides, said front sides being respectively applied to interior surfaces of said reformation plates so as to heat said reformation plates to apply heat to the hair via the reformation plates; a plurality of elastic bodies moveably supporting at least one of the reformation plates on a corresponding one of the first and second holding arms so as to elastically support said at least one of said reformation plates at a neutral bias rest position whereat said plurality of elastic bodies are neither compressed nor expanded by external forces, said at least one of said reformation plates being supported on said first side of said corresponding one of said holding arms at said neutral bias rest position so as to be movable from said neutral bias rest position both toward and away from said corresponding one of said holding arms; and magnets proximate back sides of said heat plates so as to influence flexing of said elastic bodies by one of repulsion or attraction force generated between the magnets so that the reformation plates are caused to advance or retreat from a mounting state absent said force such that mutual attitudes of the reformation plates are correctable.