Patent ID: 7044141

Claim:
A hair clip, comprising first and second hair retainers for retaining hair there between, each of said hair retainers having a first end portion and a second end portion, a pivotal shaft for pivoting said hair retainers at said first end portions and a spring for urging said second end portions of said hair retainers in a closing direction thereof, wherein said first hair retainer is provided with a pair of opposing outside hinge ledges at said first end portion and said second hair retainer is provided with a pair of opposing inside hinge ledges at said first end portion, wherein said pair of outside hinge ledges of said first hair retainer are disposed outside of said pair of inside hinge ledges of said second retainer, and wherein said pivotal shaft is inserted into shaft-receiving apertures formed in said inside and outside hinge ledges so that said pair of hair retainers are pivoted about said pivotal shaft, characterized in that: said first hair retainer is provided with a hinge ledge cover connecting inner side edge portions of said outside hinge ledges of said first hair retainer located at said second end portion side thereof and covering inner side edge portions of said inside hinge ledges of said second hair retainer, said inner side edge portions being portions located at said second end portion side of said second hair retainer, each of said inside hinge ledges is provided with a hinge ledge cover introducing slot corresponding to said hinge ledge cover at each basal end portion thereof, so that said pair of hair retainers takes a closed position with said hinge ledge cover fitted in said hinge ledge cover introducing slots, whereby said hinge ledge cover covers said inner side edge portions of said inside hinge ledges and a space between said inside hinge ledges irrespective of an opening angle of said hair retainers.