A method for creating stylish haircuts of various shapes and cutting hair in one push of a button, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a bendable and shape-retaining hair cutting apparatus comprising:
- first and second resilient clip members (10, 12) hingedly connected to each other, and provided with oppositely facing first and second grooves (14, 16) formed on opposite inner sides (18, 20) of the first and second clip members (10, 12) respectively;
- a first blade (22) fixedly mounted in the first groove (14);
- a second blade (24) moveably mounted in the second groove (16), and adapted to be inserted into the first groove (14) and entered into slidable and shearing engagement with the first blade (22), the first and second blades (22, 24) being made of bendable and shape-retaining metal or alloy;
- a push plate (26) extending transversely from an inner lateral side (28) of the second blade (24) and passing through a transverse bore (30) formed on an outer side (32) of the second clip member (12), a free end of the push plate (26) being protruded from the outer side (32) of the second clip member (12);
- a push button (36) fixed at the free end of the push plate (26);
- a spring (38) mounted on the push plate (26) between the second blade (24) and the push button (36) for biasing the second blade (24) in a retracted position inside the second groove (16);
- a hinge (40) connecting a hinged end of the first clip member (10) with a hinged end of the second clip member (12);
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- a fastener (50) adapted to fasten an opposite free end of the first clip member (10) to an opposite free end of the second clip member (12);
- wherein the first and second clip members (10, 12) together with the first and second blades (22, 24) provided therein are adapted to be bent into a plurality of desired shapes;
- and when the push button (36) is pushed against the spring (38), the second blade (24) moves laterally towards the first blade (22) and enters into slidable and shearing engagement therewith, thereby cutting hair clipped between the first and second clip members (10, 12) and creating a plurality of haircuts of the desired shapes;
- wherein the hinge (40) comprises:
- first and second pins (401, 402) inserted into first and second pin holes (403, 404) formed on the hinged ends of the first and second clip members (10, 12) respectively, enlarged heads (405) being provided on upper and lower ends of each pin for securely holding the first and second pins (401, 402) in the first and second pin holes (403, 404);
- a top hinge member (406) formed with first and second openings mounted on the upper ends of the first and second pins (401, 402) respectively, and secured thereto by the enlarged heads (405);
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- a bottom hinge member (407) formed with first and second openings mounted on the lower ends of the first and second pins (401, 402) respectively, and secured thereto by the enlarged heads (405);
- wherein the fastener (50) comprises:
- a U-shaped strap having a U-shaped body (501) and two ends (502, 503), each end being formed with an opening;
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- a third pin (504) inserted into a third pin hole (505) formed on the opposite free end of the first clip member (10), the two openings of the two ends (502, 503) of the U-shaped strap being mounted on upper and lower ends of the third pin (504) and secured thereto by two enlarged heads (506) formed thereon respectively;
- wherein the U-shaped body (501) is adapted to be swung about the third pin (504) and wrapped around the opposite free end of the second clip member (12) to thereby fasten the first and second clip members (10, 12) side-by-side together;
- (b) bending the hair cutting apparatus into a desired shape when the first and second clip members (10, 12) are being held side-by-side together;
- (c) flipping out the second clip member (12) and positioning hair to be cut between the first and second clip members (10, 12);
- (d) flipping the second clip member (12) back towards the first clip member (10) thereby clipping the hair to be cut thereinbetween;
- (e) fastening the first and second clip members (10, 12) together by the fastener (50);
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- (f) pushing the push button (36) once so that the second blade (24) is moved laterally towards the first blade (22) and entered into slidable and shearing engagement therewith, thereby cutting hair clipped between the first and second clip members (10, 12) and creating a haircut of the desired shape.