Patent ID: 6192894
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
A Hair clip, comprising:a pair of hair retainers for retaining hair therebetween, each of said hair retainers having a first end portion and a second end portion;a pivotal shaft for pivoting said pair of hair retainers at said first end portions; anda spring for urging said second end portions of said pair of hair retainers in a closing direction thereof,wherein each of said hair retainers includes a pair of opposing hinge ledges provided at said first end portion, said pair of opposing hinge ledges of one of said hair retainers being disposed adjacent to corresponding said pair of opposing hinge ledges of the other of said hair retainers,wherein said pivotal shaft is inserted into shaft receiving apertures formed in said hinge ledges so that said pair of hair retainers are pivoted about said pivotal shaft, andwherein one of said adjacent hinge ledges is provided with a hinge cover for covering an inside edge of the other of said adjacent hinge ledges along an inside edge of one of said adjacent hinge ledges, whereby hair is prevented from being introduced into a gap between said adjacent hinge ledges.