US Patent 11172744 Hair iron

A hair iron having a first handle member pivotally connected to a second handle member, a first styling head extending from the first handle member, and a second styling head extending from the second handle member. Each of the first and second styling heads comprises a housing having a plurality of air inlets, a styling element having a plurality of air outlets, a heat element disposed in the housing, and a motorized fan disposed in the housing between the air inlets and the heat element for pulling air through the air inlets and pushing air over the heat element and through the nozzles and through the air outlets. The styling heads are oriented so that the styling elements are in a face-to-face relationship.