Patent ID: 7849862
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: A45D

Abstract:
1. A device for holding a lock of hair, the device comprising: a base portion including a surface for resting on the scalp; a holding portion comprising an elastically deformable clip comprising two branches extending along an axis substantially parallel to the surface and that are connected together other than via the base portion, the clip being arranged to hold a portion of said lock in a substantially upstanding position between the holding portion and the scalp, the base portion extending on two opposite sides of the clip when the device is observed substantially perpendicularly to the surface of the base portion; and a link portion obliquely disposed relative to the holding portion or the base portion when viewed from a side view in a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis along which the branches extend, the link portion connecting the base portion to the holding portion so that the holding portion can be moved toward the base portion by elastically deforming the device, the link portion being configured to allow access to said portion of said lock.