| abstract |
A tool for straightening or otherwise setting natural or synthetic hair in a selected condition, said tool comprising a cylindrical heating means surrounded by a heat-conducting bushing and having radially extended, spaced-apart, heat-insulating discs projecting outwardly therefrom. The discs are arranged in spaced parallelism with each other to accommodate individual portions of strands of hair so that these portions are separated from each other by said discs and retained in full contact with the heatconducting bushing. A sinusoidal spring retainer strip is pivotally connected to the tool so that it is pivotally movable from a clamping position adjacent the parallel edges of the discs to a release position remote therefrom. The spring retainer strip is preferably pivotally connected to a guard means positioned between the cylindrical heating means and a heat-insulating handle connected to the heating means, said guard means comprising a sleeve surrounding the cylindrical heating means between the handle and the plurality of discs. |