Patent ID: 7516745

Claim:
A hair curler assembly comprising: A. a housing; B. a plurality of heat producing rails mounted in the housing, each of said rails comprising: a) an elongate carrier on which a heating element is mounted, b) a pair of elongate panel members mounted to the carrier on opposed surfaces thereof, and c) a plate member peripherally surrounding the panel members and establishing the outer surface of the rail; and C. a plurality of hair curlers, each of said hair curlers comprising a central body formed from heat absorbing material and defining a mounting slot in the central body, said mounting slot enabling the curler to be mounted directly on the heat producing rail, the central body comprising an outer cylindrically shaped member, an inner member, and a plurality of fins connecting the inner member to the outer cylindrically shaped member, the fins being in direct contact with both the inner member and the outer cylindrically shaped member.