Patent ID: 9585453
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A45D

Claim:
1. A device for clamping thick, textured or coily hair, consisting of: first and second components integrally formed form molded plastic, each of the first and second components having an inner and an outer convex curved edge between first and second ends; the inner edge of each component including a plurality of inwardly directed, spaced-apart teeth, each tooth terminating in a free end with a length of the teeth varying from shorter near the first and second ends of the first and second components and longer in a middle of the first and second components; a single hinge joining the first ends of the curved components enabling the second ends of the components to open and close around a bundle of hair with the teeth penetrating into the bundle of hair; a cooperating closure associated with the second ends of the first and second components for maintaining the device in position around the bundle of hair, the cooperating closure enabling the device to have an open position and a closed position; and wherein the cooperating closure includes first and second hook shapes on the second ends of each of the first and second components; wherein the teeth of the first component never touch or bypass the teeth of the second component, and when the device is in the closed position, the free ends of the teeth define a biconvex device devoid of any structures comprising the device wherein the first and second components approximate a frusto-conical shape in a side view of the device; and wherein the outer convex curved edges of the first and second components define a maximum dimension in the range of 1 to 5 inches.