Hair barrettes and methods of manufacture thereof

A hair barrette comprising:

• a decorative member defining an outwardly facing surface and an inwardly facing surface;
• and
• a closure device for securing hair of a user,
• wherein:
• the closure device includes a lever, a first seat member and a second seat member, the first and second seat members arranged at, and fixedly connected to, the inwardly facing surface of opposite lateral end portions of the decorative member;
• one end of the lever is hingedly connected to the second seat member at which the lever pivotable movably with respect to the decorative member;
• the closure device further includes a singular bridge member laterally extending from and connecting the first seat member and the second seat member and being raised from the inwardly facing surface of the decorative member such that it forms a clearance gap beneath the bridge member that extends fully between the first and second seat members;
• the first seat member comprises a flexible continuous member, the continuous member having:
• i) an upstanding portion comprising a pair of leg portions that are spaced apart from each other;
• and ii) a lip portion extending from upper ends of the leg portions and connecting the leg portions to form a closed loop and wherein the lip forms a flat plate portion;
• the closure device is adapted to assume a first configuration with the continuous member in a default position and the lever positioned within the loop, or a second configuration, on depression of the lip, in which the continuous member is flexed laterally away from the second member and the lever is able to rotate past the loop;
• the first and second seat members and the lever are made of a first plastic(s) material and the bridge member is made from a second plastic(s) material that is more flexible than the first plastic material;
• and
• the bridge member, by virtue of its material property and physical property, is extendible by 150-300%, and has a Shore hardness of D30-70.