Hair retaining clip with resilient gripping member
AssigneeGoody Products, Inc.
InventorsStephen Chininis, Jose Longoria
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Abstract
A hair retaining clip includes clip members that are pivotally connected to one another and movable between a generally open configuration and a generally closed configuration. A hair gripping component is fixedly attached to one of the clip members and is made from a relatively soft material. The hair gripping component is generally shielded from contact with hair within the hair retaining clip when the clip members are in the generally open configuration, and the hair gripping component contacts hair within the hair retaining clip when the clip members are in the generally closed configuration.
Claims8
A hair retaining clip comprising:
- a first clip member;
- a second clip member pivotally connected to the first clip member that is movable between a generally open configuration and a generally closed configuration;
- and
- a hair gripping component, fixedly attached to one of the first clip member and the second clip member, that is made from a relatively soft material;
- wherein the hair gripping component is generally shielded from contact with hair within the hair retaining clip when the second clip member is in the generally open configuration, and wherein the hair gripping component contacts hair within the hair retaining clip when the second clip member is in the generally closed configuration.
A hair retaining clip comprising:
- a base portion;
- a movable arm pivotally connected to the base portion that is movable between a generally open configuration and a generally closed configuration;
- and
- a resilient gripping member, fixedly attached to the base portion, that is made from a relatively soft material;
- wherein the resilient gripping member is generally shielded from contact with hair within the hair retaining clip when the movable arm is in the generally open configuration, and wherein the resilient gripping member contacts hair within the hair retaining clip when the movable arm is in the generally closed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.