摘要 |
<p>This invention is a hair curling apparatus (10) for subjecting a tress of hair, previously wound about a cylinder, to a vaporized fluid for imparting a resilient and lasting curl to the hair upon removal of the cylinder. The apparatus comprises, generally, a handle (23) containing a refillable fluid reservoir (22), a heating element (24) for heating the fluid to vaporization, a barrel (40) extending outwardly from the handle (23) and containing a plurality of steam releasing holes (42), a channel (30) for communicating the vaporized fluid from the reservoir (22) to the barrel (40) and a trigger mechanism (36) for activating and metering the volume of fluid passed through the channel (30).</p> |