Hair claw clips having jaw bodies formed with indicia portions and methods of forming hair claw clips having indicia portions

A hair claw clip comprising:

• a first jaw and a second jaw that is pivotally connected to the first jaw at a hinge, the first and second jaw each having an indicia portion monolithically formed as an integral part of the respective first and second jaw, the indicia portion of each first and second jaw having at least one opening through the respective first and second jaw that forms part of multiple characters that can be read from a side of the respective first and second jaw, each first and second jaw further comprising:
• a jaw body forming a lower part of the indicia portion;
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• a handle portion that extends outward from the jaw body at an angle to the jaw body forming a bend therebetween, the handle portion forming an upper part of the indicia portion, the hinge being located between the handle portions of the first and second jaws;
• wherein the first and second jaws and the indicia portion share an outermost first terminal edge and an outermost second terminal edge opposite from the outermost first terminal edge, the hinge forming a pivot axis that extends from the outermost first terminal edge to the outermost second terminal edge such that the upper parts of the indicia portions of the first and second jaws from the outermost first terminal edge to the outermost second terminal edge pivot about the pivot axis along with the lower parts of the indicia portions of the first and second jaws from the outermost first terminal edge to the outermost second terminal edge;
• wherein the handle portion and upper part of the indicia portion extend across widths of the first and second jaws forming the upper part of the indicia portion from the outermost first terminal edge to the second terminal edge;
• wherein the indicia portion of the first jaw forms a first word and comprises the multiple characters including an outermost first character forming a first letter whose outermost first contour is configured to form the outermost first terminal edge of the jaw body and handle portion of the first jaw and an outermost second character forming a second letter different in shape than the first letter whose outermost second contour is different in shape than the outermost first contour and is configured to form the outermost second terminal edge of the jaw body and the handle portion of the first jaw;
• wherein the indicia portion of the second jaw forms a second word and comprises the multiple characters including an outermost third character forming a third letter that is a mirror image of the first letter and whose outermost third contour is configured to form the outermost second terminal edge of the jaw body and handle portion of the second jaw and an outermost fourth character forming a fourth letter that is a mirror image of the second letter whose outermost fourth contour is different in shape than the outermost third contour and is configured to form the outermost first terminal edge of the jaw body and handle portion of the second jaw;
• wherein the bends of the first and second jaws extend parallel to the pivot axis and through all of the multiple characters of each of the first and second words of the respective first and second jaws such that all of the multiple characters of each of the first and second jaws form the respective handle portions.

A method of forming a hair claw clip, the method comprising:

• molding first and second jaws each having an indicia portion monolithically formed as an integral part of the respective first and second jaw, the indicia portion having at least one opening through the respective first and second jaw that forms part of a character that can be read from a side of the respective first and second jaw, each first and second jaw further comprising:
• a jaw body forming a lower part of the indicia portion;
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• a handle portion that extends outward from the jaw body at an angle to the jaw body forming a bend therebetween, the handle portion forming an upper part of the indicia portion;
• pivotally connecting the first and second jaws together using a hinge forming a pivot axis;
• wherein the first and second jaws and the indicia portion share an outermost first terminal edge and an outermost second terminal edge opposite from the outermost first terminal edge, the hinge forming the pivot axis that extends from the outermost first terminal edge to the outermost second terminal edge such that the upper parts of the indicia portions of the first and second jaws from the outermost first terminal edge to the outermost second terminal edge pivot about the pivot axis along with the lower parts of the indicia portions of the first and second jaws from the outermost first terminal edge to the outermost second terminal edge;
• wherein the handle portion and upper part of the indicia portion extend across widths of the first and second jaws forming the upper part of the indicia portion from the outermost first terminal edge to the outermost second terminal edge;
• wherein the indicia portion of the first jaw forms a first word and comprises the respective character that is an outermost first character forming a first letter whose outermost first contour is configured to form the outermost first terminal edge of the jaw body and handle portion of the first jaw and an outermost second character forming a second letter different in shape than the first letter whose outermost second contour is different in shape than the outermost first contour and is configured to form the outermost second terminal edge of the jaw body and the handle portion of the first jaw;
• wherein the indicia portion of the second jaw forms a second word and comprises the respective character that is an outermost third character forming a third letter that is a mirror image of the first letter and whose outermost third contour is configured to form the outermost second terminal edge of the jaw body and handle portion of the second jaw and an outermost fourth character forming a fourth letter that is a mirror image of the second letter whose outermost fourth contour is different in shape than the outermost third contour and is configured to form the outermost first terminal edge of the jaw body and handle portion of the second jaw;
• wherein the bends of the first and second jaws extend parallel to the pivot axis and through all characters of each of the first and second words of the respective first and second jaws such that all characters of each of the first and second jaws form part of the respective handle portions.