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US 6,186,151 B1Granted
Apparatus for grooming and decorating hair
OwnerDiana Newlininventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for grooming and decorating hair includes a hair clip and a grooming device pivotally connected to the hair clip. The grooming device can be moved between a position between the jaws of the hair clip and a position exterior of the hair clip and projecting outwardly from the jaws.
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Apparatus for grooming and decorating hair, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a hair clip for selective attachment to an individual's hair;
- a grooming device;
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- connector means connecting said grooming device to said hair clip, said grooming device for grooming the hair of an individual when said hair clip is not attached to the individual's hair, said hair clip including a pair of pivotally interconnected jaws defining a clip interior and means for opening and closing said jaws, said grooming device being selectively movable between a first position wherein said grooming device is located between said jaws and a second position wherein said grooming device is disposed exterior of said hair clip and projects outwardly from said jaws, each jaw having a distal clamping end, and said distal clamping ends of said jaws comprising a plurality of teeth relatively movable to form a space when said jaws are opened sufficiently large to enable passage of said grooming device between said distal clamping ends when said grooming device moves between said first and second positions.
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Apparatus for grooming and decorating hair, said apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a hair clip for selective attachment to an individual's hair;
- a grooming device;
- connector means connecting said grooming device to said hair clip, said grooming device for grooming the hair of an individual when said hair clip is not attached to the individual's hair, said hair clip including a pair of pivotally interconnected jaws defining a clip interior and means for opening and closing said jaws, said grooming device being selectively movable between a first position wherein said grooming device is located between said jaws and a second position wherein said grooming device is disposed exterior of said hair clip and projects outwardly from said jaws;
- a housing defining a housing opening located between said jaws, said housing opening communicating with said clip interior and accommodating said grooming device when said grooming device is in said first position;
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- a first biasing spring interconnecting one of said jaws to said housing and a second biasing spring interconnecting the other of said jaws to said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.