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Barrette

Patent 5495862 Issued on March 5, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject August 15, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3805813

Hair clip
Patent #: 4919155
Issued on: 04/24/1990
Inventor: Yasuda

Garland accessory Patent #: 5379783
Issued on: 01/10/1995
Inventor: Healzer, et al.

Inventor

Application

No. 290135 filed on 08/15/1994

US Classes:

132/279, Pivoted arms132/278Including retaining clasp (e.g., barrette)

Examiners

Primary: Weiss, John G.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 2224103 FR 10/12/1974
  • 2581298 FR 11/12/1986

International Class

A45D 008/22

Abstract

A barrette including an ornamental cover having a recess at a central portion, a first bracket fixedly mounted on an end of the ornamental cover and including a pair of ledges extending upwardly from a bottom thereof, a curved platform extending upwardly from the bottom and having a pair of lugs and a stop portion between the lugs, and a pair of hooks extending upwardly from the bottom and located between the ledges and the curved platform, a second bracket fixedly mounted on another end of the ornamental cover and having a pair of arms and a spring board curving upwardly, a release member pivotally connected with the lugs of the platform of the first bracket and having a longitudinal tongue extending toward the stop portion of the curved platform, and a locking member provided with an engaging portion at one end and a journal portion at another end.

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