Bobby pin with improved grip
OwnerRachel A. Wagnerinventor
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Abstract
A bobby pin that includes an upper leg member and a lower leg member, each leg member having a length defined by two ends. The bobby pin includes the upper leg member and the lower leg member being operably connected by a spring member, commonly a bend in the bobby pin, but it could be another spring mechanism. The bobby pin includes at least a portion of the length of at least one of the upper leg member or the lower leg member including a gripper material to improve holding performance. In one embodiment, both the upper and lower leg members may be coated with a gripper material. In another embodiment, at least a portion of the length of the upper leg member or the lower leg member may include a channel defined therein and at least a portion of the channel may be filled with a gripper material.
Claims12
A bobby pin comprising:
- an upper leg member having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the upper leg member defining a length of the upper leg member;
- a lower leg member having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end of the lower leg member defining a length of the lower leg member;
- wherein the second end of said upper leg member is operably connected to the second end of said lower leg member at a closed end;
- and
- wherein at least a portion of the length of at least one of the upper leg member or the lower leg member includes a gripper material disposed to engage a material being acted upon by said bobby pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.