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US 6,142,159 AGranted
Hair clasp
OwnerLisa Lloydinventor
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Abstract
A barrette made of a single flat strip of PETG that is formed into a shape that will encircle and bind a braid of hair. The shape is formed such that the two ends of the flat strip join when in a closed position. The ends of the flat strip have teeth such that the two ends of the flat strip mate when the barrette is in a closed position. The interior of the barrette is provided with a row of teeth in order to grip the hair and prevent it from slipping through the barrette.
Claims7
A single-piece hair clasp comprising:
- an elastically deformable strip having a first end and a second end, said strip formed into a generally right annular cylinder, said first end is provided with a first row of substantially V-shaped teeth, said second end is provided with a second row of substantially V-shaped teeth, each row of substantially V-shaped teeth includes a tip and a root, said tip and said root each having a radius, the tip of each substantially V-shaped tooth and at the root between adjacent substantially V-shaped teeth have the same radius, whereby said first row of substantially V-shaped teeth and said second row of substantially V-shaped teeth are interleaved consistent with the general shape of the right annular cylinder and the radiused tips of each row of substantially V-shaped teeth nests in the radiused roots of the opposing row of substantially V-shaped teeth.
A single-piece hair clasp comprising:
- an elastically deformable strip having a first end and a second end, said first end is provided with a first row of substantially V-shaped teeth, said second end is provided with a second row of substantially V-shaped teeth, each row of substantially V-shaped teeth includes a tip and a root, said tip and said root each having a radius, the tip of each substantially V-shaped tooth and at the root between adjacent substantially V-shaped teeth, whereby said elastically deformable strip is shaped such that said first row of substantially V-shaped teeth and said second row of substantially V-shaped teeth are interleaved consistent with the general shape of a right annular cylinder and the tips of each row of substantially V-shaped teeth nests in the roots of the opposing row of V-shaped teeth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.