Device for styling hair

Abstract

This invention is a device for parting hair into a preferred style. The device has an extended point that is preferably a solid point and two handles that each hinge about the point such that the handles open and close in a jaw like fashion. The handles are preferably flattened elongated handles that are larger at the holding ends for easy operation and handling of the device. The tip is also preferably flattened and substantially co-planar with the handles or positioned at an angled of 45 degree or less relative to the plane of the flattened handles. In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the handles section are connected together by a single hinge near or at the tip section of the device. Hair is parted into the preferred configuration by tracing the tip of the device through a section of hair with the handles in the closed position such that the hair flows over the handles and accumulates on the handles. The handles are then opened thus separating the hair and forming the part. The device may be used for making any number of parting configurations with hair and is particularly useful for making irregular and zig-zag parting configuration with hair. The device is monolithic and made from a resilient material or is made in parts which may be configured to disassemble. In other embodiments of the invention, the device is equipped with a lock to hold the device in a closed position and with a spring between the handles for urging the handles to open and making the device easy to operate with one hand.