Apparatus for curling eyelashes

Abstract

A curling device for curling eye lashes includes a handle extending along a longitudinal axis thereof; and a curling blade extending from the handle along the longitudinal axis, the curling blade having a first lateral face and a second lateral face, each of the first lateral face and the second lateral face being flat, the curling blade having a contact edge, the contact edge longitudinally from the handle and terminating at a distal end of the curling blade, and the contact edge extending laterally between the first lateral face and the second lateral face.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A curling device for curling eye lashes, the curling device comprising:
 a handle extending along a longitudinal axis thereof; and   a curling blade extending from the handle along the longitudinal axis, the curling blade having a first lateral face and a second lateral face, each of the first lateral face and the second lateral face being flat, the curling blade having a contact edge, the contact edge extending longitudinally from the handle and terminating at a distal end of the curling blade, and the contact edge extending laterally between the first lateral face and the second lateral face.   
     
     
         2 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein the first lateral face is parallel to the second lateral face. 
     
     
         3 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein the first lateral face and the second lateral face are oriented at an angle relative to an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         4 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein the contact edge is flat. 
     
     
         5 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein the contact edge is perpendicular to the first lateral face and the second lateral face. 
     
     
         6 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the contact edge is parallel to the longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         7 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein a portion of the contact edge has an arcuate section which curves inwardly toward the longitudinal axis and terminates at the distal end of the curling blade. 
     
     
         8 . The curling device of  claim 7 , wherein the arcuate section has a radius of curvature. 
     
     
         9 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein the contact edge has squared off corners. 
     
     
         10 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein the contact edge has rounded corners. 
     
     
         11 . The curling device of  claim 1 , wherein the contact edge has chamfered corners. 
     
     
         12 . A method for curling eye lashers using the curling device of  claim 1 .