TELESCOPING PORTABLE ELECTRIC HAIR CURLING IRON

摘要

III. : There is provided by this invention a telescoping electric hair curling iron which comprises a tubular heat conducting element which is the curling rod, a hollow handle into which the tubular heat conducting element retracts. The hollow handle has as an integral part thereof a thumb operated cantilever spring element which operates the hair clip that is hingedly affixed to the heat conducting curling rod. The clip is opened by the thumb operated cantilever spring element and closes when the element is released engaging hair between the clip and the tube. A spring attached to the clip hinge axle keeps the clip under tension to hold the hair on the curler tube. The temperature of the curler tube is controlled by a PTC heating element within the tube. The curler tube retracts by axially sliding into the hollow handle of the curling iron device. Electricity is supplied through a swivel plug connector mechanism, connected to the PTC heating element. The swivel plug mechanism slides into the handle when the curling rod is extended and returns to the end of the handle when the curling rod is retracted into the handle. The device is operated while plugged into an electrical outlet.