Patent ID: 6494216
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A castanet-like hair iron comprising:(i) a pair of holding members for treating hair, each holding member having an inner surface, an outer surface, a front end, and a rear end, wherein the inner surfaces face each other for treating hair, and at least one of the inner surfaces is a heating surface, wherein a portion near the rear end of each holding member is thinner than a portion near its front end, one outer surface being configured to be supported by a thumb and to prevent the thumb from slipping, the other outer surface being configured to be supported by the fingers and to prevent the fingers from slipping, the holding members being flexibly joined using a joint member at the rear ends, whereby the front ends of the holding members open and close via the joint member, wherein the rear ends are configured to be held by the palm; (ii) a spring member for holding the holding members open, said spring member being provided between the holding members; and (iii) an external connecting member for supplying electric power for heating the heating surface, said external connecting member being drawn from a side of either holding member near its rear end, whereby the holding members are adapted to flexibly open and close via the joint member covered by the palm by movement of the thumb and fingers without substantially bending them.