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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1996
Friedrich Henninger, Kelkheim, DE;
Peter Janouch, Linsengericht, DE;
Dieter Liebenthal, Maintal, DE;
Braun Aktiengesellschaft, Kronberg, DE;
Abstract
The invention is directed to a hair styling appliance and a method of styling hair, using in particular the hair styling appliance. The hair styling appliance is comprised of a handle portion, a heating portion (6) for heating the hair, and a pressure-generating clamp (8) for the generation of a contact pressure acting on the hair to be styled, the hair being adapted to be introduced between the heating portion (6) and the pressure-generating clamp (8). In this arrangement, a styling edge (10) is provided in the area of the heating portion (6) and/or the pressure-generating clamp (8) of the appliance, which styling edge has a cross-section of arcuate, in particular circular-arc shape, of polygonal or similar shape.