Hair clip apparatus
AssigneeConair Corporation
InventorMariagrazia LaFauci
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Abstract
A hair clip apparatus includes a tongue, a clasp and a plurality of hair engaging teeth. The clasp cooperates with the tongue to retain the hair in a desired styling effect. The hair engaging teeth are spaced from the clasp and the tongue to engage hair surrounding the clasp and the tongue. The hair clip apparatus is retained in the volume of hair by trapping the hair between the clasp and the tongue, and also via the hair engaging teeth. The hair engaging teeth also are arranged to retain and secure hair between adjacent teeth, and also trap hair between the inner surfaces of the teeth and the base and/or tongue.
Claims15
A hair clip apparatus, comprising:
- a base;
- a tongue extending from the base and defining a longitudinal axis;
- a clasp extending longitudinally from the base, the clasp configured for movement relative to the base between a closed condition adjacent the tongue and an open condition at least partially spaced from the tongue to permit entry of hair between the clasp and the tongue, the clasp being normally biased toward the closed condition to trap the hair disposed between the clasp and the tongue;
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- a plurality of hair engaging teeth extending longitudinally from the base and distinct from the tongue, the hair engaging teeth being spaced from the tongue along a vertical axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, the hair engaging teeth configured to engage a neighboring volume of hair to resist removal of the clasp and the tongue relative to the hair trapped therebetween;
- wherein the hair engaging teeth define a longitudinal length less than respective longitudinal lengths defined by the tongue and the clasp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.