Patent ID: 8881739

Claim:
A hair curling apparatus in which comb teeth protrude and retract, the hair curling apparatus comprising: an electro thermal line heater mounted within a cylindrical body to provide heat; comb teeth configured to protrude from the body to comb and wind hair; a cap coupled to a front portion of the body; a handle coupled to a rear portion of the body; a shaft installed substantially at a center inside the body; a lever coupled to the handle, wherein the shaft is moved forward or backward when the lever is pushed or pulled; a link connected to the shaft through a first pin; a first support configured to extend substantially parallel to the shaft and connected to the link through a second pin; and a second support configured to extend substantially parallel to the shaft and connected to the link through a third pin, wherein the comb teeth are provided on each of the first support and the second support, wherein, the first or second support is raised or lowered in an upper or lower portion of the shaft, and the comb teeth protrude or retract through holes formed by perforating the cylindrical body.