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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992579 | Hair clip with latch mechanism A hair retaining clip including a first clip member, a second clip member, a hinge, and a latch mechanism is disclosed. The first and second clip members may each include a handle portion and a claw portion. The hinge is disposed between and pivotally connects the f... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7882844 | Barrette with elastomeric spring member A hair retaining clip includes an upper clip portion, and a lower clip portion joined to the upper clip portion via a hinge. At least one of the upper clip portion and the lower clip portion comprises a soft durometer elastomeric member. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7644717 | Hair clip and hairpin combination A hair clip and hairpin combining device includes a pin member pivotally coupled to a plate with a pivot axle and for allowing the plate to be rotated relative to the pin member between an open working position and a folded clamping position, and a spring member cou... | 01/12/2010 |
| RE40462 | Hair clip inner protector A predetermined shaped material that surrounds the arms of a steel hair clip such that a large rectangular portion (20) surrounds each arm and a small rectangular middle portion (22) covers the clasp. The small rectangular middle portion prevents hair ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7328710 | Hair retention device and method of using same A spiral or helical structure for retaining hair or hair-like strands is constructed from one or more rigid, semi-rigid, and/or flexible materials. Rigid or substantially rigid portions of the structure can be inter-spaced with flexible portions of similar spiral or... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7210238 | Hair and fiber stacker A fiber stacking or aligning apparatus is described. In an embodiment, the apparatus includes a first component and a second component. The first component is configured to permit the introduction of a plurality of fibers into an opening that defines a through hole ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7073517 | Hair trimming guide A hair cutting guide, for use by a hairdresser in cutting the hair of a person using scissors, having a pair of guide halves that are hingeably attached and selectively enter an open position and a closed position. Each of the guide halves have a plurality of teeth ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7008581 | Ornamental article and manufacturing method thereof An ornamental article has a shape and a plurality of sides and angles. The sides are simultaneously patterned in the course of a process by which the ornamental article is made. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6681779 | Layered clip The device of the current invention is a multi-layer clip that is preferably configured for securing hair. The clip has at least three body sections and preferably four body sections. Body sections are configured to be coupled with adjacent body sections ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6394102 | Hair clip inner protector A predetermined shaped material that surrounds the arms of a steel hair clip such that a large rectangular portion (20) surrounds each arm and a small rectangular middle portion (22) covers the clasp. The small rectangular middle portion prevents hair fro... | 05/28/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6305387 | Hair styling tool A hair styling tool may secure hair in a variety of styles. The hair styling tool may be constructed from an elastomeric material so that it may be shaped for a variety of hair styles. The hair styling device grips the hair using two clamping surfaces, wh... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6257251 | Cushion coated hair clip having low-friction surfaces A hair clip includes a clasp and a leaf spring clamp connected on one end. A layer of a compressible, resilient cushion material such as natural rubber or elastomer synthetic resin material, or cellular plastic foam is bonded onto the hair engaging surfac... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6192894 | Hair clip A hair clip includes a pair of hair retainers for retaining hair therebetween and a pivotal shaft for pivoting the hair retainers. Each hair retainer has a pair of opposing hinge ledges at one end portion thereof. The hinge ledges of one of the hair retai... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6142159 | Hair clasp 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... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6026827 | Hair clip The hair clip includes two comb-shaped elements pivotably mounted in relation to each other and held in a brought-together state by an elastic member. Each comb-shaped element has teeth arranged on an end of the element. A first set of teeth has at least ... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6003522 | Barrette Hair styling accessories including a puffing member specially adapted for shaping hair into a puffed condition. Also included is a specially shaped barrette which is adapted for cooperative combination with the puffing member to position and retain the pu... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5979467 | Hair clip with profiled teeth A hair clip of the invention comprises two jaws hinged together by hinge means. At least some of the teeth are relatively narrow in the vicinity of their base and can have a maximal width in the central area of the tooth and be relatively narrow in the vi... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5960800 | Hair clip A hair retainer is pivoted to one end portion of an ornamental cover. At a top portion of the hair retainer, a releasing mechanism is provided to unlatch engaging arms provided at the other end portion of the ornamental cover from a pair of engaging porti... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5894850 | Hair holding device A hair holding device comprises an upper holding body (1) having an upper holding portion (1a) and an upper grip portion (1b) which are connected to form a single body, and a lower holding body (2) having a lower holding portion (2a) and a lower grip port... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5881741 | Hair holder and assembling method therefor A method is provided for assembling a hair holder. Firstly, two bodies interconnected by a connecting plate are integrally formed, wherein each body includes two lugs with aligned holes and a plurality of bristle elements formed thereon, and wherein each ... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5873377 | Hair clip improvement A hair clip of the present invention has two securing holders deviced to secure a torsion spring therein, having securing trenches to retain two projecting parts of the spring and has two clipping elements each provided with two holded connecting protrusi... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5842484 | Hair fashion accessory A new hair fashion accessory for holding hair in place while at the same time enhancing the appearance of the wearer. The inventive device includes an elongated member having a first surface and a second surface, a clip attached to the first surface for s... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5842485 | Curved toothed hairclip The hairclip of the invention comprises two elongate branches hinged together at their first ends about a transverse hinge axis, with retaining lugs or a retaining spring for selectively and separably fastening them together at their second ends. Each bra... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5839452 | Hair ornament A hair ornament which is made entirely of natural materials.... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5833335 | Hair-styling methods and hair-styling device A plurality of interacting hair fashioners are used to style hair. Each interacting hair fashioner comprises a predetermined strap, a predetermined base, and a predetermined opening. At least one end of each strap is releasably or permanently attached to ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5813418 | Hair clip device and method for attaching hair extensions A color matched hair clip device with and without an unlocking key combination, and a method for adding and removing multiple hair extensions or tracks to a person's head without resorting to sewing or gluing as practiced conventionally. The hair clip dev... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5803096 | Hair clip A hair clip includes two bristle members pivotally connected by a pin. Each bristle member includes a grasp section and a bristle section, and an elastic member is mounted around the pin to bias the bristle sections of the two bristle members toward each ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5787905 | Hair clip A hair clip includes a pair of hair retaining members pivoted by a hinge portion and urged toward their closed position by a coil spring wound around a shaft. Each of the hair retaining members includes a comb-like hair retaining portion extending in one ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5762076 | Wire clip for barrette A barrette for holding hair having an improved wireform latch in which the barrette includes a top plate having upstanding pivots and upstanding receptor hooks, and the wireform being a semirigid wire in a frogleg shape which is put in tension parallel to... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5749382 | Hair clip and ornamental plate arrangement A hair clip and ornamental plate arrangement including a hair clip, and an ornamental plate fastened to the hair clip, wherein the hair clip has a fixed end provided with an oblong coupling hole, and a free end; the ornamental plate has a T-shaped retaine... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5735296 | Hair holder A hair holder includes a pair of bodies each including a mediate portion pivotally coupled together by a pivot shaft. Each body includes a number of teeth formed on a lower portion thereof. Each body further includes an extension plate extending from the ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722437 | Hair clip A hair clip includes a body, a decorative plate changeably fitting in a shallow recess on an upper surface of the body, and a conventional metal clip assembled together. The body has posts to fit in post holes of the metal clip to combine the both togethe... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5709231 | Hair clip A hair clip includes an elongated base plate having first and second ends, a pair of hooking arms on the base plate first end capable of overlapping each other, and an elongated hair retaining portion having first and second ends. The hair retaining porti... | 01/20/1998 |
