Patent ID: 8544476

Claim:
A hair styling apparatus comprising: a) a case, the case comprising: i) a power switch connected to said case; ii) a drawer within said case; iii) a plurality of slots within said case; and iv) a heating element dividing each of said plurality of slots into a first sub-slot and a second sub-slot; b) a plurality of first barrel halves, each of said first barrel halves having a rounded exterior surface and a flat interior surface, at least one of said plurality of first barrel halves being located within said first sub-slot such that said flat interior surface is adjacent to said heating element; c) a plurality of second barrel halves, each of said second barrel halves having a rounded exterior surface and a flat interior surface, at least one of said plurality of second barrel halves being located within said second sub-slot such that said flat interior surface is adjacent to said heating element; d) a handle, the handle comprising a first arm with a protrusion at the distal end of the first arm and a second arm with a protrusion at the distal end of the second arm, said first arm being pivotally connected to said second arm, said protrusion of said first arm being releasably attached to at least one of said first barrel halves, and said protrusion of said second arm being releasably attached to at least one of said second barrel halves; and e) a plurality of clips contained within said drawer, each of said clips being adapted to secure at least one of said first barrel halves to at least one of said second barrel halves.