Patent References Re5348 95130 161661 1596737 2159709 2569659 Barrette with swiveled hinge Patent #: 3998233 InventorApplicationNo. 051848 filed on 04/26/1993US Classes:132/276, Clip or hairpin132/132, Pivoted end on end132/133, Opposite ends interlockD28/25, CombinedD28/42Barrette or claspExaminersPrimary: Mancene, GeneAssistant: LaViola, Frank A. International ClassA45D 008/00AbstractA hair clip including a first comb member having a forward end and a rearward end and a plurality of teeth extending therefrom, a first comb member having a forward end and a rearward end with a plurality of teeth extending therefrom, and a flexible band affixed to the rearward end of the first comb member and affixed to the rearward end of the second comb member. The flexible band has an accordion shape of expandable length. The forward end of the first comb member is detachably connected to a forward end of the second comb member such that the teeth are separated in an unintertwined relationship. The first comb member is movable between a first position engaging the forward end of the second comb member and a first position extending distal the second comb member. | |