Patent ID: 7540290

Claim:
A barrette comprising: a base member, said base member having a first end, a second end, two knuckles at the first end, two upright lugs near the knuckles, two finger grips at the second end, and a hook at one of said finger grips; a lower clamping member, said lower clamping member having two pivot rods aligned at a first end thereof and respectively pivotally coupled to the upright lugs of said base member, and an engagement portion at a second end thereof for securing to the hook of said base member; and an upper clamping member, said upper clamping member having a first end pivotally connected to the knuckles of said base member; wherein: said upper clamping member has a longitudinal rail at one side thereof; said lower clamping member has a longitudinal sliding slot, a smoothly arched clamping strip for clamping an user's hair on said base member, said smoothly arched clamping strip having a fixed end fixedly connected to one end of said longitudinal sliding slot, a free end inserted through said longitudinal sliding slot, and a transversely extending stop rod disposed at the free end and stopped at one side of said lower clamping member for guiding movement of the free end of said smoothly arched clamping strip along said longitudinal sliding slot, and a coupling lug coupled to and movable along said longitudinal rail of said upper clamping member.