Patent ID: 8671957

Claim:
A hair curling device, comprising: a flexible flat base portion having an outer edge and a bottom; a stem having a top end, and a bottom end secured to the base portion; and a bowl portion having a frusto-conical wall extending upwardly from the top end of the stem in an open position, the frusto-conical wall having a top edge and a flange extending from the top edge, the frusto-conical wall adapted to be folded over in position around the stem so as to enclose the stem and the base portion in a folded position where the flange of the frusto-conical wall extends around the outer edge of the base portion and is aligned with the bottom of the base portion; wherein the base portion, the stem and the bowl portion are made in one piece from a silicone material, the frusto-conical wall having a thickness that gradually decreases from a region adjacent the stem along the rest of the frusto-conical wall to the flange where the thickness is the smallest.