Patent ID: 7772526

Claim:
A hair styling device, comprising: a hand unit having an air inlet, a liquid inlet, an outlet, and a blower between said air inlet and said outlet; a storage case having a water reservoir and being configured to receive said hand unit; tubing connecting said water reservoir to said hand unit liquid inlet; a pump to selectively provide contents of said water reservoir to said hand unit liquid inlet; a first channel in said hand unit operatively coupling said tubing to at least one mist outlet between said blower and said hand unit outlet; a first valve in said hand unit to selectively allow said contents of said water reservoir to enter said first channel; a second channel in said hand unit having at least one steam outlet, said second channel being operatively coupled to said tubing; a second valve in said hand unit to selectively allow said contents of said water reservoir to enter said second channel; a heater in said hand unit to vaporize said contents of said second channel; a control in communication with said pump to selectively actuate said pump; a control in communication with said first valve to selectively actuate said first valve; a control in communication with said second valve to selectively actuate said second valve; a control in communication with said blower to selectively actuate said blower; and wherein said storage case includes a retractable pour nozzle in fluid communication with said water reservoir for introducing water into said water reservoir.