Patent ID: 8209877

Claim:
Hair straightening device to be placed on an air blower, comprising a first straightening element and a second straightening element positioned on either side of an air diffuser ( 9 ), each of both straightening elements comprising an outer comb ( 1 ) and an inner comb ( 2 ) each having a plurality of teeth, the teeth of the outer combs ( 1 ) being formed by a succession of arches ( 3 ) wherein a space is formed between adjacent arches of each of the succession of arches, the teeth of the inner comb each having an arch shaped outer periphery that is generally the same shape as the arches of the outer comb, the arches of the outer comb ( 1 ) defining a tunnel ( 4 ) that receives the inner comb ( 2 ) such that each inner comb ( 2 ) is positioned beneath the outer comb ( 1 ) and within the tunnel thereof, with each inner comb ( 2 ) slidable within the tunnel and relative to the outer comb ( 1 ) receiving the inner comb ( 2 ) to position the plurality of teeth of each inner comb ( 2 ) in said spaces of each outer comb ( 1 ), the hair straightening device further comprising a spring connected between each of the inner combs ( 2 ) and an adjustment screw, each spring biasing the teeth of the inner comb ( 2 ) into the spaces of each outer comb ( 1 ) such that each arch-shaped tooth of the inner comb biases a strand or strands of hair into contact with an adjacent arch-shaped tooth of the outer comb.