Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd.

Katsunori Someya

Yoshio Mizobata

Takako Yanagida

Tsuyoshi Nishizawa

Eiji Tsuji

Tohru Nishiyama

Manabu Takeda

Hiroshi Nanba

Physical training instrument

Handheld electric face cleaner

A hair styling iron for selectively effecting hair straightening or curling includes a generally circular cross-section electrically heated barrel. A tongue is movable relative to the barrel for selectively clamping a strand of hair between the tongue and the peripheral surface of the barrel for curling hair wound therearound. The barrel comprises a first and second pipes each having a generally semi-circular cross section with a top rounded outer surface and a flat bottom outer surface. The pipes are movable relative to each other between a closed position where the flat bottom surfaces are kept in closed relation to each other and an open position where the bottom surfaces are spaced away from each other. In the closed position, a strand of hair can be held between the opposing flat bottom surfaces of the first and second pipes in order to substantially straighten or uncurl the hair. Thus, the hair styling iron can alone provides hair curling and straightening capabilities.

Hair styling iron for straightening and curling

Nail polisher

Electric shaver

Growing community of inventors

Yokohama, Japan

Katsunori Someya