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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7631649 | Hair grip with a connection working in elongation Hair grip comprising two jaws (1, 3) articulated about a joint (61, 62; 81, 82; 54; 29) for relative displacement into an open or closed position and a connection (11) joining each jaw to exert a return force by a deformation in elongation again... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7493903 | Adjustable hair holding device A hair holding device including hingedly connected first and second body members each including hair gripping portions adapted to be squeezed by a user whereby the hair gripping portions come into contact with gathered strands of a user's hair. The device further in... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7461662 | Hair clip A hair clip is provided. The hair clip has a lower clip piece and an upper clip piece connected through a pivot connection with a hinge pin and coil spring. The upper clip piece has a bottom portion that defines a concavity portion for defining a hair holding space ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7356889 | Child-safe fastening device A child-safe fastening device comprises a clip, one or more than one padded layer covering one or more surfaces of the clip, and one or more than one cover layer secured to the padded layer. The clip, the padded layer, and the cover layer form a plush device. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316696 | Ligating clip with integral interlocking latch mechanism A polymeric, surgical clip having first and second curved legs joined at their proximal ends by a flexible hinge section and movable from an open position to a closed position for clamping a vessel between curved opposing inner surfaces. The first leg terminates at ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7299808 | Cushion grip hair clip An improved hair clip and method of making a hair clip is provided. More particularly, the engaging members of a hair clip are provided with a cushioned surface that does not need to be attached to the external surface of the engaging member. Rather, the engaging me... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7258123 | Claw clip hair fastener A multiple clip hair fastener that comprises three or more claw clips attached together by spacer bands. The spacer bands are substantially rigid and are attached to each clip in such a manner as to restrict the movement of each clip from moving out of alignment in ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7222631 | Claw clip hair fastener A multiple clip hair fastener with a plurality of claw clips directly attached to the next. The clips are fastened to separate sections of hair while each clip remains directly attached. ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207336 | Device for helping a baby latch onto a breast for use in breastfeeding A compression device for use in helping a woman breastfeed an infant. The device has opposed fingers which are movable towards and apart from each other. Just prior to nursing, compression device is placed over the breast centered on the nipple. The compression devi... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7185402 | Knit clips An apparatus for eliminating misaligned rows when securing edges of knitted panels together by securing edges of a pair of panels being darned. The apparatus comprises a first member and a second member each having a handle portion on a first end and a jaw portion o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7174902 | Hair ornament with a resilient attaching clip Hair ornament with a resilient attaching clip comprising a pair of complementary transversally elongated limbs (12, 14) having handle portions (30, 32) and which are connected by hinge and spring means (16) and having suitably shaped prongs (... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150282 | Clothespin clip hair accessory A hair accessory is described which includes an elongated clip having at least two members, each having at least a user grasping portion, a hair engaging portion, and a transition portion therebetween. The hair engaging portions are configured to be adjacent one ano... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131743 | Customizable, illuminated hair beads A hair decoration such as a kit comprises a series of beads connectable to one another and a set of appliqués. At least a portion of the beads contains one or more lights inside which are in electrical communication with one another to permit power to be commonly s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7066185 | Hair clip and method for using said hair clip The hairclip (1) has two legs (4, 5) and a hinge (6) with a spring (7) connecting the legs. The legs (4, 5) each have a tine base (10, 11) and a number of curved tines (8, 9) arranged in rows on one side of it. Each t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044141 | Hair clip A hair clip includes a pair of hair retainers for retains hair therebetween. The first hair retainer is provided with a hinge ledge cover connecting inner side edge portions of the outside hinge ledges of the first hair retainer located at the second end portion sid... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021317 | Hair clip assembly A hair clip assembly for protecting pretreated hair from damaging effects of a treatment chemical applied to new hair growth. The hair clip assembly comprises two spring-biased jaw members, each having a substantially flat, rectangular hair shield extending therefro... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6945255 | Hair roller with a ceramic coating A hair care appliance has a body with an outer layer, and a first end and a second end connected to the body. The first end and the second end are for grasping the hair care appliance. The hair care appliance also has an adhesive layer on the outer layer of the body... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6691717 | Clip end hair fastener A clip end hair fastening band for fastening and styling hair comprising an elastic band with claw-toothed clips integrally attached to each end and additional claw clips attached to its underside. The band can be any material including a swatch of hair.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6681778 | Hair clip A hair clip comprises a body, jaws mounted on the body and a jaw opening arrangement to allow the jaws to be opened single handed. The jaws have tines and are mounted at spaced positions on the body so as to be pivotable at the positions to resiliently gr... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6647991 | Multiple clip hair fastener A multiple clip fastener for securing sections of hair of a human being in rows and for aligning hair clips. The apparatus is a semicircle headband, retaining comb, or barrette that has a plurality of hair clips integrally attached and aligned longitudina... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6622734 | Hair styling device A simple hair styling device is described which allows a person to style and dry his or her hair to be easily either naturally or with a hair dryer. Opposing sides of the device capture the hair and maintain the hair in a set shape while the hair dries. T... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6619296 | Hair grip with lighter jaws A hair article according to the invention comprises two jaws which are elongate in a direction of extension and each include a rigid body having a principal part which is elongate in the direction of extension and parallel transverse excrescences to which... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6591843 | Hair clip for hairstyling The present invention is directed to a hair clip for hairdressing. The hair clip comprises at least three prongs each formed by a squeezing part or blade, and an end part, which acts as a lever mechanism for spacing the corresponding blades in pairs.... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6581611 | Hair fashion accessory A fashion hair accessory comprises a claw-type hair clip formed of hinged-together clip elements with interleaved tines, combined in a novel manner with purely decorative article of elongated, flexible character. To particular advantage, the claw clip is ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6536446 | Hair clip A hair clip comprises a first clip body with one end thereof formed as a first handling portion and the other end formed as a first hair clipping portion, a second clip body with one end thereof formed as a second handling portion and the other end formed... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6446639 | Hair clip combination having a comb device A hair clip device includes a base having a handle extended from one end and a number of longitudinal comb teeth extended from the other end for hair styling purposes. A clamping member is pivotally secured to the base and has a handle extended from one e... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439242 | Hair clip A hair clip includes a pair of semi-annular band portions and a living hinge that extends between, and is integrally formed with proximal ends of the band portions to thereby join the band portions together for pivotal movement between open and closed pos... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6408859 | Device for styling hair A hair styling device includes a clasp plate having two ears, and another clasp plate having a block engaged between the ears. A coil spring is received in the block and has two legs extended between the block and the ears and engaged with the clasp plate... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6378531 | Method of providing body in hair using bent hair clip A method comprising gathering and holding a portion of wet hair adjacent to roots thereof in a clip adjacent to a scalp and maintaining the portion of hair substantially upright with respect to the scalp while the hair dries. The clip for hair comprises a... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6378532 | Hair clip structure The present invention relates to an improved hair clip structure, mainly comprising a base plate which has an elastic middle bracket and an upper clipping plate at one end, and a elastic middle bracket and an upper clipping plate being coupled together th... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6360752 | Perm hairgrip A perm hairgrip has a first clamp device, a second clamp device, a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer, a first ceramic plate, a second ceramic plate, a pivot pin, and a tension spring. The first clamp device has a first holding plate. The secon... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357452 | Hair clip with masked spring A hair clip 100 comprising two jaws 110, 120 articulated with respect to each other about a spindle 150 and returned to the closed position by a helical spring 140 fitted around the spindle, and a piece for masking the spring, disposed between the two gra... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354307 | Concealed spring hinge for hairstyling devices A hairstyling device includes two jaws hinged together about a transverse hinge axis around which a helical spring is helically wound. The spring is contained in an opaque casing attached to the first jaw and which has an end notch through which one secon... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6325074 | Hair clip having jaw for accommodating ornaments A hair clip with an efficient clamping jaw construction that contains an ornamental design and can accommodate a large variety of ornaments having numerous colors and shapes without increasing the problem of hair entanglement is disclosed. The hair clip c... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325073 | Support element in the form of a helical tension spring, applicable to hair or sheet material The support means is applicable to hair (20) or to clothes and accessories which comprise sheet material (38), and which can also be applied in their turn to other objects. It comprises a helical tension spring (10; 30), between the turns of which hair (2... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6311700 | Stage-by-stage tightness-adjustable hair clip structure A stage-by-stage tightness-adjustable hair clip structure includes a base plate, a leaf spring and a clip plate. Each end of the base plate is disposed with a pair of latch boards. Each end of the leaf spring is disposed with a pair of fork legs. Each end... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6263886 | Hair styling tool A device for styling hair includes means for dividing a section of hair attached to means for retaining a section of hair. Optionally, the dividing means is a tapered extension and the retaining means is a clip. Optionally, the tapered extension and clip ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257250 | Hair fashion accessory A fashion hair accessory comprises a claw type hair clip formed by hinged-together clip elements with interleaved tines, combined with strip sections of artificial hair. The strip sections of hair are formed with selvage-like margins at one end which are ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6257249 | Hair clamp The present invention is a hair clamp including an elongate, arcuate base having opposed ends and a pair of articulated arms for holding braided or otherwise gathered strands of hair. Each arm is pivotally attached to the base proximate to one of the oppo... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6209549 | Hair root volumizing clip A method of increasing hair volume includes applying a hair clip to the roots of the hair. A chemical solution is applied to at least part of the hair that is in the clip. After the first step of the chemical processing is complete, the hair is rinsed, wi... | 04/03/2001 |