Patent ID: 8539964

Claim:
A hair curling tong ( 1 ) comprising: a fixed handle ( 2 ); a fixed heated tube body ( 12 ) coupled to the fixed handle ( 2 ), the fixed handle ( 2 ) and the fixed heated tube body ( 12 ) defining a longitudinal axis (X-X′); and a rotatable element ( 8 ) rotatably fixed to the hair curling tong ( 1 ) and disposed between the fixed handle ( 2 ) and the fixed heated tube body ( 12 ), the rotatable element ( 8 ) having a clamp ( 17 ) tiltable between a closed position, wherein the clamp ( 17 ) is held in contact with the tube body ( 12 ) by means of a spring ( 18 ), and an open position, wherein the clamp is tilted away from the tube body ( 12 ) by means of a button ( 20 ) coupled to the spring, and wherein the clamp ( 17 ) is rotatable relative to the fixed handle ( 2 ) and the fixed heated tube body ( 12 ) through at least one complete revolution around the longitudinal axis (X-X′).