Patent ID: 8069864
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A45D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hair retaining clip comprising: a first claw portion; a second claw portion pivotally connected to the first claw portion; a primary hinge providing the pivotal connection between the first claw portion and the second claw portion, the primary hinge aligned along a primary hinge axis; and at least one deployable handle having an entire length and extending from one of the first claw portion and the second claw portion, wherein the at least one deployable handle is movable between a deployed configuration and a stowed configuration, wherein the at least one deployable handle includes a coupling end and opposite thereto a free end, wherein the coupling end is coupled to one of the first claw portion and the second claw portion, wherein in the stowed configuration the entire length of the at least one deployable handle bears flat against the first or second claw portion in a low-profile arrangement so that the deployable handle does not extend from the claw portion, and in the deployed configuration the entire length of the at least one deployable handle, except for the coupling end, extends away from the first or second claw portion to provide an increased effective lever arm so that the free end can be depressed to open the hair-retaining clip, wherein the at least one deployable handle is pivotally connected to one of the first claw portion and the second claw portion.