Hair styling tool with rotatable cylinder

摘要

The invention relates to a hair styling tool comprising: a body (20) having a proximate end and a distal end; a rotatable cylinder (24) extending from the body (20), the rotatable cylinder (24) being continuously rotatable relative to the body (20); a motor (39) for continuously rotating the rotatable cylinder (24); and a styling arm (26, 34, 200) pivotally attached to the body (20), the styling arm (26, 34, 200) being non-rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the body (20) and having a distal end, wherein the styling arm (26, 34, 200) is movable between a first open position and a second position sufficiently close to the rotatable cylinder (24) such that placement of hair between the styling arm (26, 34, 200) and the rotatable cylinder (24) when the styling arm (26, 34, 200) is in the open position, and once the hair is in place, the styling arm (26, 34, 200) is movable to the second position to capture and style the hair, wherein the rotatable cylinder (24) is rotatable by the motor (39) in the second position. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for styling a person's hair using a tool according to the invention.