Hairpin
OwnerColleen M. Lohseinventor
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Abstract
The invention involves an improved hairpin formed of a wire having two terminal ends and a series of bends that define differently situated prongs for securing a hairstyle of a wearer. In exemplary embodiments, a first prong may be defined by a first leg and a second leg that extend from a first u-shaped bend. A second prong may be defined by the first leg and a third leg that extends from a second u-shaped bend situated opposite to the first u-shaped bend. Moreover, a third prong may be defined by the second leg and a fourth leg extending from a third u-shaped bend situated opposite to the first u-shaped bend, wherein the first u-shaped bend, the second u-shaped bend and the third u-shaped bend are situated on a single plane and the first leg, the second leg, the third leg and the fourth leg are substantially parallel.
Claims12
A hairpin formed of a wire having two terminal ends, comprising:
- a first prong defined by a first leg extending from a first vertex of a first u-shaped bend on the wire to a second vertex of a second u-shaped bend on the wire, a second leg extending from the first vertex to a third vertex of a third u-shaped bend on the wire, and a first gap extending from the first vertex throughout an entire length of the first prong;
- a second prong defined by the first leg and a third leg extending from the second u-shaped bend situated opposite to the first u-shaped bend, the third leg terminating at a first terminal end of the wire, and a second gap extending from the second vertex to the first terminal end;
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- a third prong defined by the second leg and a fourth leg extending from the third u-shaped bend situated opposite to the first u-shaped bend, the fourth leg terminating at a second terminal end of the wire, and a third gap extending from the third vertex to the second terminal end, wherein:
- a distance between the second vertex and the first vertex is less than a distance between the third vertex and the first vertex;
- the first u-shaped bend, the second u-shaped bend and the third u-shaped bend are situated on a single plane;
- the first leg, the second leg, the third leg and the fourth leg are parallel and situated on the single plane, and
- the first terminal end and the second terminal end are situated outside a center region of the hairpin defined between the first leg and the second leg.
A hairpin formed of a wire having two terminal ends, comprising:
- a first prong defined by a first leg including a first wavy region and a second leg including a second wavy region, the first leg and the second leg extending from a first u-shaped bend on said wire, a length of the second leg greater than a length of the first leg, the first prong further defined by a first gap between the first leg and the second leg extending from a first vertex of the first u-shaped bend throughout an entire length of the first prong;
- a second prong defined by the first leg and a third leg extending from a second u-shaped bend situated opposite to the first u-shaped bend, the third leg including a third wavy region and terminating at a first terminal end of the wire, the second prong further defined by a second gap between the first leg and the third leg;
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- a third prong defined by the second leg and a fourth leg extending from a third u-shaped bend situated opposite to the first u-shaped bend, the fourth leg including a fourth wavy region and terminating at a second terminal end of the wire, the third prong further defined by a third gap between the second leg and the fourth leg, wherein:
- the first u-shaped bend, the second u-shaped bend and the third u-shaped bend are situated on a single plane;
- the first leg, the second leg, the third leg and the fourth leg are parallel and situated on the single plane;
- a distance from a second vertex of the second u-shaped bend to the first vertex of the first u-shape bend is less than a distance from a third vertex of the third u-shaped bend to the first vertex of the first u-shape bend;
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- the first terminal end and the second terminal end are situated outside a center region of the hairpin defined between the first leg and the second leg.
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