Hair clip with interchangeable decorative accessories
OwnerPresley Powersinventor
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Abstract
An ornamental hair clip assembly comprising at least one clip member with perforations configured to receive interchangeable decorative accessories. Each accessory includes a decorative head, a stem extending from the head, and a retention member at the opposing end of the stem. The retention member is compressible to pass through a perforation and expand to secure the accessory, leaving the decorative head externally visible. The clip members are hingedly connected to pivot between open and closed positions, with prongs or engagement members configured to grip the user's hair. The system enables rapid customization by interchanging decorative elements such as gemstones, flowers, symbols, or abstract shapes, while maintaining the functionality of a conventional hair clip.
Claims20
An ornamental hair clip assembly comprising:
- a hair clip having at least one clip member with a perforation formed therein, the hair clip being configured to removably engage hair of a user;
- a decorative accessory comprising:
- a decorative head having a decorative element;
- a stem having a first end attached to the decorative head;
- a retention member attached to an opposing second end of the stem,
- wherein the stem is sized and configured to be inserted through the perforation while the decorative head is sized and configured not to pass through the perforation, and the retention member is sized and configured to removably retain the stem in the perforation so that the decorative head remains attached to the hair clip such that the decorative element remains externally visible when the hair clip is worn in the hair of the user.
A decorative accessory for a perforated hair clip comprising:
- a decorative head having an ornamental configuration, the decorative head having a head dimension;
- a stem extending from the decorative head, the stem having a stem diameter smaller than the head dimension and being sized to pass through a perforation in a hair clip member;
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- a retention member attached to an end of the stem opposite the decorative head, the retention member having a retention dimension greater than the stem diameter, wherein the retention member is configured to engage a surface of the hair clip member to removably secure the decorative accessory to the hair clip with the decorative head positioned externally on an outer surface of the hair clip member.
A method of customizing a hair clip, the method comprising:
- providing a hair clip having at least one perforation formed in a clip member of the hair clip;
- selecting a decorative accessory having a decorative head, a stem attached to the decorative head, and a retention member attached to an opposing end of the stem;
- inserting the stem through the perforation from an outer surface of the clip member;
- engaging the retention member with the clip member to secure the decorative accessory to the hair clip with the decorative head positioned externally,
- whereby the decorative accessory is removably attached to the hair clip and is interchangeable with other decorative accessories.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.