Patent ID: 8869808

Claim:
A hair styling aid, comprising: a guide for receiving a length of hair to be styled; a rotatable element, rotatable relative to the guide; an elongate member; a housing surrounding a part of the elongate member, the housing having at least one housing wall, the rotatable element being rotatable relative to the housing, a chamber being formed between the housing wall(s) and the elongate member, the length of hair being contained within the chamber during use, wherein the housing is provided with an opening through the housing wall and through which, in use, the length of hair to be styled is admitted into the chamber, the opening being closable by a door, the door having an open position and a closed position, the rotatable element having a hair engagement part which is configured to rotate around the elongate member, the hair engagement part, the guide and the elongate member being configured so that rotation of the hair engagement part around the elongate member in use draws the length of hair into the chamber and winds the length of hair around the elongate member, no part of the length of hair being clamped as the length of hair is wound around the elongate member.