US20110023904A1

US20110023904A1 - Resilient hair clip

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Publication number: US20110023904A1
Application number: US12/512,977
Authority: US
Inventors: Shih-Ling Hsu
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-07-30
Filing date: 2009-07-30
Publication date: 2011-02-03

Abstract

The present invention provides a resilient hair clip that is basically an integral elastic hair clip body made of soft and tenacious material with features of relatively simpler structure and easier manipulation than that of conventional resilient hair clip.

The resilient hair clip comprises an internal margin rim and an outer thick hoop integrally surrounds thereon.

The internal margin rim encompasses an internal disk, a central hole, plural divergent slits formed outwardly from the central hole and plural convergent clipping fins disposed between adjacent divergent slits.

For manipulation, the elastic hair clip body is firstly squeezed to let divergent slits deform to open more while hold the hairs or a bundle of hair to be clipped therein; and then release it to let the convergent clipping fins clip the hairs or a bundle of hair by resilience thereof.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a resilient hair clip, particularly for one that is made of soft and tenacious material with features of relatively simpler structure and easier manipulation than that of conventional resilient hair clip.

PRIOR ARTS OF THE INVENTION

Generally speaking, different conventional hairdressing devices such as hairpin, hairclip, hair-hoop, hair-ring, rubber-band, hair-roller and hair neatening tool are used by women to do their hairdressing jobs or to shape their hairdos. For these conventional hairdressing devices of hairpin, hairclip, hair-hoop, hair-roller and hair neatening tool, if the material is not suitable or structure is against the rules of the ergonomics, the uncomfortable and painful feelings can be incurred to the users. Besides, for these conventional hairdressing devices of hair-ring and rubber-band, several rings are usually needed to bundle the hairs properly and that results in troublesome job and dull hairdo.
Accordingly, having addressed on the drawbacks in the foregoing conventional hairdressing devices, the inventor of the present invention is eager to work out a solution by his professional design and fabrication experiences. After comprehensive researching and developing consideration as well as many testing experiments, eventually the resilient hair clip of the present invention featuring relatively simpler structure and easier manipulation than that of the foregoing conventional hairdressing devices is successfully worked out.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The basic object of the present invention is to provide a resilient hair clip, which is basically an integral elastic hair clip body that comprises an internal margin rim and an outer thick hoop, wherein said internal margin rim encompasses an internal disk, a central hole, plural divergent slits formed outwardly from the central hole and plural convergent clipping fins disposed between adjacent divergent slits; and said outer thick hoop integrally surrounds the internal margin rim.
The further object of the present invention is to provide a resilient hair clip as recited above, wherein the thickness of said outer thick hoop is slightly larger than that of said internal margin rim.
The other object of the present invention is to provide a resilient hair clip as recited above, wherein the cross section for said internal disk of the internal margin rim is either in camber manner or in planar manner.
For manipulation, the elastic hair clip body is firstly squeezed to let divergent slits deform to open more while hold the hairs or a bundle of hair to be clipped therein; and then release it to let the convergent clipping fins clip the hairs or a bundle of hair by resilience thereof.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for the first configuration in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for the second configuration in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a planar view for the third configuration in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a cross section view of the third configuration in the first embodiment shown in the previous FIG. 3 for the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view for the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view for the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an operational view for the resilient hair clip of the present invention showing that a hair bundle is put in the hair clustering tool while the elastic hair clip body moves upwardly.

FIG. 8 is an operational view for the resilient hair clip of the present invention showing that hairs have been put in the hair clustering tool.

FIG. 9 is an illustrative view for the resilient hair clip of the present invention showing that the elastic hair clip body is in clipped status.

FIG. 10 is another illustrative view for the resilient hair clip of the present invention showing that the elastic hair clip body is in clipped status.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a perspective view for the resilient hair clip in the first embodiment of the present invention.
The resilient hair clip is basically an integral elastic hair clip body 1 that comprises an internal margin rim 11 and an outer thick hoop 12, wherein said internal margin rim 11 encompasses an internal disk 111, a central hole 112, plural divergent slits 113 formed outwardly from the central hole 112 and plural convergent clipping fins 114 disposed between adjacent divergent slits 113; and said outer thick hoop 12 integrally surrounds the internal margin rim 11.
In the foregoing first embodiment for the resilient hair clip of the present invention, the material of said elastic hair clip body 1 is preferably a soft and tenacious material.
Besides, the configuration of the plural divergent slits 113 appear in convoluted manner. Whereas, the configuration of the plural divergent slits 113 is S-shaped profile of curved structure in FIG. 2, and radial profile of linear structure in FIG. 3 respectively. Preferably, the cross section of the internal disk 111 is in camber manner as shown in FIG. 4, but it can also be adapted into planar manner as desired.
Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a perspective view for the resilient hair clip in the second embodiment of the present invention. The structure of the resilient hair clip here is almost the same as that in the first embodiment except outer thick hoop 12 of the internal margin rim 11 is obviated.
For aesthetic purpose, tile overall pattern of the elastic hair clip body 1 including configuration of the internal margin rim 11 and outer thick hoop 12 can be adapted to any suitable geometric pattern as the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6, where it is butterfly pattern with diversified divergent slits 113.
For manipulating the resilient hair clip of the present invention, please refer to FIGS. 7 and 8, an additional hair clustering tool 3 comprising a hair accoimodating cord 31 and a handling rod 32 is preferably provided.
Firstly, put hairs or a bundle of hair into the hair accommodating cord 31 of the hair clustering tool 3;
Secondly, align the handling rod 32 of the hair clustering tool 3 with the central hole 112 of the elastic hair clip body 1 (as shown in FIG. 7);
Thirdly, upwardly slide the elastic hair clip body 1 along the hair accommodating cord 31 of the hair clustering tool 3 (as the upwards arrowhead shown in FIG. 7);
Fourthly, let the elastic hair clip body 1 slide upwardly up to touch the hairs or a bundle of hair to be clipped while pull the hair accommodating cord 31 of the hair clustering tool 3 downwardly (as the downwards arrowhead shown in FIG. 7);
Fifthly, squeeze the elastic hair clip body 1 to let divergent slits 113 deform to open more while hold the hairs or a bundle of hair to be clipped therein (as shown in FIG. 8); and
Finally, release the elastic hair clip body 1 to let the convergent clipping fins 114 clip the hairs or a bundle of hair by resilience thereof; Thereby, the hairs or a bundle of hair are well clipped by the elastic hair clip body 1 in desired firm manner.
FIG. 9 is an illustrative view for the resilient hair clip of the present invention showing that the hairs or a bundle of hair are well clipped by the elastic hair clip body 1 in desired ponytail pattern of clipped status. As stated previously, the overall pattern of the elastic hair clip body 1 can be adapted to any suitable geometric pattern at will. FIG. 10 is another illustrative view for the resilient hair clip of the present invention showing that two bundles of hair are well clipped by two elastic hair clip bodies 1 in desired dual-buns or dual-pigtails pattern of clipped status.
In conclusion, all the exkpected effects and objects can be successfully accomplished by the present invention. Moreover, not only the structure of the present invention, which is riot disclosed publicly, differs from that of the conventional hair clip but also the practicability of the present invention is better than that of the conventional hair clip. Apparently, the present invention indeed has novelty beyond obviousness of the prior arts, which meets the essential criterion of the patentability. Accordingly, we submit the patent application in accordance with related laws.

Claims

1. A resilient hair clip is basically an integral elastic hair clip body that comprises an internal margin rim and an outer thick hoop, wherein said internal margin rim encompasses an internal disk, a central hole, plural divergent slits formed outwardly from the central hole and plural convergent clipping fins disposed between adjacent divergent slits; and said outer thick hoop integrally surrounds the internal margin rim; For manipulation, the elastic hair clip body is firstly squeezed to let divergent slits deform to open more while hold the hairs or a bundle of hair to be clipped therein; and then release it to let the convergent clipping fins clip the hairs or a bundle of hair by resilience thereof.

2. The resilient hair clip is recited and claimed in claim 1, wherein the thickness of said outer thick hoop is slightly larger than that of said internal margin rim.

3. The resilient hair clip is recited and claimed in claim 1, wherein the cross section for said internil disk of the internal margin rim is either in camber manner or in planar manner.

4. The resilient hair clip is recited and claimed in claim 1, wherein the configuration of said divergent slits is adapted to suitable geometric pattern in either linear structure or curried structure.

5. The resilient hair clip is recited and claimed in claim 1, wherein said outer thick hoop of the internal margin rim is obviated.

6. The resilient hair clip is recited and claimed in claim 1, wherein the overall pattern of said elastic hair clip body including configuration of the internal margin rim and outer thick hoop is adapted to any suitable geometric pattern.

7. The resilient hair clip is recited and claimed in claim 1, wherein the material of said elastic hair clip body is a soft and tenacious material.