Patent ID: 7806124

Claim:
A heatable hair curler comprising: an elongate casing of flexible material having an axial length of at least about 7.5 inches and a width of at least about 1.25 inches, the casing having a first flat end portion, a second flat end portion opposite the first flat end portion, and a center portion located between the first and second flat end portions, the first and second flat end portions being attachable to each other, the flexible material consisting essentially of a fire-retardant fabric capable of withstanding temperatures of at least about 250° F.; an interior cavity defined by the center portion, a first end of the center portion bounded from the first flat end portion by a first seam and a second end of the interior cavity bounded from the second flat end portion by a second seam; and silica beads of at least about 0.05 millimeters in diameter filling the cavity from the first end to the second end of the center portion, the silica beads being retained in the center portion by the first and the second seams.