Patent ID: 8132573

Claim:
A hair styling device comprising: a body, said body being generally elongated and cylindrical in shape, said body further including a heating element and a handle, said heating element being integrally secured to said handle, said heating element having a first end and a second end, said second end being proximate said handle, said first end being distal to said handle, said first end being rounded in shape; and a shield, said shield being retractably mounted into said handle, said shield being generally planar in manner having an arcuate shape, said shield having a first position and a second position, said shield configured to extend substantially the length of said heating element in said second position, said shield being substantially retracted into said handle in said first position, said shield being adjacent said heating element in said second position, said shield being rotatably mounted to said handle such that said shield is positionable substantially around the circumference of said heating element; and wherein a void is present intermediate said heating element and said shield, said void being intermediate the entire length of said shield and said heating element subsequent said shield being deployed into said second position.