Patent ID: 8129661

Claim:
A professional hair iron comprising: a unit (U) defined by a lower support element ( 2 ) and an upper support element ( 3 ), hinged together to move between a rest, open position, and an operation, closed position, a lower plate and an upper plate, disposed in a facing relationship, the lower plate being removably fastened to a free end of said lower support element ( 2 ) and the upper plate being removably fastened to a free end of said upper support element ( 3 ); heating means (R), associated to said facing lower and upper plates, for heating a lock of hair laid between the facing lower and upper plates; a perforated portion made in at least one of said facing upper and lower plates ( 20 , 30 , 300 , 333 ); supply means (C) interposed between said perforated portion and a steam generator (G) for supplying steam to said perforated portion, so that said steam is discharged from said perforated portion to moisten a lock of hair laid between the facing lower and upper plates fastened to said support elements ( 2 , 3 ); and, wherein said perforated portion includes a hollow body ( 32 ), introduced slidingly into a channel (N) made centrally in an outer surface of at least said upper plate ( 30 ), said hollow body ( 32 ) having an opening ( 33 ) made in a rear part thereof for receiving steam produced by said steam generator (G) and for discharging the received steam through a series of holes (F) made in an upper surface of said hollow body ( 32 ), so as to moisten the lock of hair located between the lower and upper plates removably fastened to the lower and upper support elements ( 2 , 3 ).