Hair styling appliance

Abstract

A hair styling appliance has first and second arms coupled together for reciprocal movement towards and away from each other, and arranged to receive hair within a region between each other. A plenum is disposed within at least one of the first arm and the second arm, the plenum including an air inlet for receiving airflow from a fan unit and an air outlet for emitting airflow towards hair within the region. A hair clamp including a pair of clamping members for gripping hair therebetween, includes at least one flexible projection for guiding hair.

1 : A hair styling apparatus comprising;
 a first arm and a second arm coupled together for reciprocal movement towards and away from each other, and arranged to receive hair within a region between each other;   a plenum disposed within at least one of the first arm and the second arm, the plenum comprising an air inlet for receiving airflow from an air outlet of a fan unit and an air outlet for emitting airflow towards hair within the region;   a hair clamp comprising a pair of clamping members for gripping hair therebetween, wherein each clamping member is supported by an inner wall of the first arm and an inner wall of the second arm, respectively, and at least one of the clamping members comprises at least one flexible projection for guiding hair.   
     
     
         2 : The hair styling apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each clamping member is adapted to move relative to the arm upon which it is supported, between an extended position and a retracted position, and the movement is biased towards the extended position. 
     
     
         3 : The hair styling apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each clamping member comprises a clamping face for contacting hair, and each projection is located on said clamping face. 
     
     
         4 : The hair styling apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, in the extended position, the distance between the pair of clamping faces is less than the distance between the inner wall of the first arm and the inner wall of the second arm. 
     
     
         5 : The hair styling apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each projection comprises a planate member formed from a resiliently deformable material. 
     
     
         6 : The hair styling apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of a first clamping member and a second clamping member comprises two projections, and each projection on the first clamping member is positioned facing a projection on the second clamping member. 
     
     
         7 : The hair styling apparatus as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each clamping member has an elongate form and comprises a projection generally at each terminal end.