A TUBULAR HAIR CURLER BODY IS PROVIDED WITH AN END NOTCH FOR RECEPTION OF A DEPENDING END LUG ON A CLAP WHICH IS CLOSED POSITION ON THE BODY IS IN SUBSTANTIAL FORMFIT THERWITH, WITH THE LUG ALSO HAVING SIDE SHOULDERS ENGAGING THE INNER BODY PERIPHERY IN CLOSED CLAMP POSITION, SO THAT REMOVAL OF OF THE CLAMP FROM THE BODY IS ONLY BY WAY OF ENDWISE RETRACTION OF THE LUG FROM THE NOTCH

WHICH, HOWEVER, IS NORMALLY PREVENTED BY A SPRING IN THE BODY WHICH YIELDINGLY HOLDS THE LUG IN THE NOTCH AND NORMALLY CLOSES THE CLAMP ON THE BODY, WITH THE NOTCH, LUG AND SPRING FORMING A RELEASABLY HINGE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLAMP AND BODY.