Patent ID: 8720453

Claim:
A hair curler, comprising: a curler body; a first clamp at a first end of the curler body, the first clamp comprising: a first pair of bifurcating clamping surfaces; and a first tension member, tension loaded to maintain the first pair of clamping surfaces in a closed position; a second clamp at a second end of the curler body, the second clamp comprising: a second pair of bifurcating clamping surfaces; and a second tension member, tension loaded to maintain the second pair of clamping surfaces in a closed position; a first indicator on the body above the first tension member where a user presses to open the first clamp to insert hair to be wound around the curler body; and a second indicator on the body above the second tension member where a user presses to open the second clamp to clamp a free end of the wound hair.