Hair styling device

Abstract

A hair styling device including a handle and a body connected thereto. A plurality of hair separating members comprising fine hair separators and coarse hair separators are secured to the body and extend outwardly therefrom. The body may be hollow and include a plurality of openings through an external wall, and at least one hair separating member is disposed through each opening. The coarse hair separators are structured to create spaces between sections of hair upon use, through which hot air can be applied. Moreover, the coarse hair separators are evenly dispersed throughout the body for more efficient hair drying.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A hair styling device comprising:
 a handle,   a body connected to one end of said handle,   a plurality of hair separating members secured at a first end to said body and extending outwardly therefrom,   at least a portion of said plurality of hair separating members comprising fine hair separators structured to remove tangles from hair, and   at least a portion of said plurality of hair separating members comprising coarse hair separators structured to create spaces between sections of hair defined by the width of each of said coarse hair separator.   
     
     
         2 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said coarse hair separators are wider and longer than said fine hair separators. 
     
     
         3 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 2  wherein said coarse hair separators are at least twice as wide as said fine hair separators. 
     
     
         4 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said coarse hair separators are disposed in a generally alternating pattern to said fine hair separators such that said coarse hair separators are evenly interspersed along said body. 
     
     
         5 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 4  wherein said plurality of hair separating members are disposed in rows and columns along said body, wherein alternating columns or rows comprise a combination of said coarse hair separators and said fine hair separators 
     
     
         6 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 5  wherein said coarse hair separators and said fine hair separators are disposed in alternating fashion along a common column. 
     
     
         7 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said body comprises a plurality of openings disposed therethrough. 
     
     
         8 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 7  wherein at least some of said plurality of hair separating members are disposed through said openings in said body and extend outwardly therefrom. 
     
     
         9 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 1  wherein said plurality of hair separating members are disposed at least partially around said body. 
     
     
         10 . A hair styling device for use with heat, comprising:
 a handle configured to be grasped in the hand of a user,   a body connected to an end of said handle,   a plurality of fine hair separators configured in groupings and secured at one end to said body and extending outwardly therefrom,   a plurality of coarse hair separators each secured at one end to said body and extending outwardly therefrom,   wherein said plurality of fine hair separators and said plurality of coarse hair separators collectively at least partially surround said body, and   said groupings of said fine hair separators and said plurality of coarse hair separators collectively configured in a substantially alternating pattern to evenly disperse said coarse hair separators.   
     
     
         11 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 10  wherein each of said coarse hair separators are structured to create spaces between groupings of hair defined by the width of each of said coarse hair separator such that hot air can be directed to said space between groupings of hair for efficient hair drying. 
     
     
         12 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 10  wherein said body comprises a plurality of openings disposed therethrough to facilitate the passage of heat through said body when hot air is directed to said body. 
     
     
         13 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 12  wherein at least some of said plurality of fine hair separators are disposed through at least one of said openings in said body and extending outwardly therefrom. 
     
     
         14 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 12  wherein at least one of said plurality of coarse hair separators is disposed through at least one of said openings in said body and extending outwardly therefrom. 
     
     
         15 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 14  wherein different ones of said plurality of coarse hair separators are disposed through different ones of said openings in said body and extend outwardly therefrom. 
     
     
         16 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 10  wherein each of said groupings include a plurality of fine hair separators in closely spaced proximity 
     
     
         17 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 10  wherein individual ones of said coarse hair separators are disposed between at least one of said groupings of said fine hair separators. 
     
     
         18 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 10  wherein said fine hair separators and said coarse hair separators are disposed in rows and columns along said body. 
     
     
         19 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 18  wherein alternating columns or rows comprise said fine hair separators. 
     
     
         20 . The hair styling device as recited in  claim 18  wherein alternating columns comprise a combination of said fine hair separators and said coarse hair separators.