Patent ID: 8455796

Claim:
A hair straightening iron for styling hair, said iron comprising; a first elongated member having a first heatable plate thereon and having a longitudinal axis; a second elongated member having a second heatable plate thereon, said second heatable plate facing said first heatable plate; a hinge at which said first member is joined to said second member in a pivotable relationship so that said first heatable plate and said second heatable plate can be opened and closed away from and toward each other, respectively; and a set of ridges extending orthogonally from said first heatable plate, each ridge comprising a length L, a width W, and a height H wherein L is greater than H and wherein each ridge is oriented with L perpendicular to said longitudinal axis; and a ridge base from which said ridges extend, said base being located beneath said first heatable plate and said ridges pass through corresponding openings in said first heatable plate.