Patent ID: 8161982

Claim:
A hair ornament comprising a body including an engagement section adapted to be in contact with hair of a user, with the engagement section including a row of plates arranged along a length direction of the body, with two of the row of plates adjacent to each other being connected by a connecting member having first and second ends, with the first end of each of the connecting members pivotably connected to one of two adjacent plates, with the second end of each of the connecting members pivotably connected to another of the two adjacent plates, with a spacing between two adjacent plates being adjustable by pivoting the two adjacent plates to adjust an overall length of the body in the length direction of the body, with the body including first and second clamping portions that are pivoted together, with an elastic element mounted between the first and second clamping portions, with each of the first and second clamping portions including a pressing portion on an end thereof, with each of the first and second clamping portions including the engagement section, with each of the plates including first and second pivotal portions, with the first and second ends of each of the connecting members including third and fourth pivotal portions, with the first and second pivotal portions being one of a pin and a hole, with the third and fourth pivotal portions being another of the pin and the hole, with the third pivotal portion of each of the connecting members pivotably engaged with the first pivotal portion of one of two adjacent plates, with the fourth pivotal portion of each of the connecting members pivotably engaged with the second pivotal portion of the other of the two adjacent plates.