Hair clip

A hair clip, comprising:

• a pair of hair retaining members of molded hard plastic, said hair retaining members each including a comb-like hair retaining portion extending in one direction of a width of each said hair retaining member, an outwardly curved lever portion extending in the opposite direction to the comb-like retaining portion and an inwardly protruded comb-like covering portion,
• said hair retaining members are pivoted by a hinge portion, formed between the comb-like hair retaining portion and the comb-like covering portion such that said hair retaining members are swung between a closed position in which the comb-like hair retaining portions are engaged with each other and an opened position in which the comb-like hair retaining portions are disengaged and apart from each other,
• said hinge portion includes a shaft and a coil spring, the coil spring having end portions which abut and press against a corresponding one of said hair retaining members to urge the comb-like hair retaining portions toward said closed position,
• said comb-like covering portions are engaged with each other when the comb-like hair retaining portions are in said closed position and are further engaged to cover the coil spring when the lever portions are pinched together against the spring force of the coil spring.