US 12,458,123 B2
Reversible hairclip
John E. Dorsey, Whittier, CA (US); James E. Grimes, Yorba Linda, CA (US); and Rebecca G. Inducil-Ingraham, Upland, CA (US)
Assigned to John E. Dorsey, Whittier, CA (US)
Appl. No. 18/007,711
Filed by John E. Dorsey, Whittier, CA (US)
PCT Filed Jun. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/035382
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/247657, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/034,318, filed on Jun. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0225476 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. A45D 8/34 (2006.01); A45D 8/28 (2006.01); A45D 8/32 (2006.01)
CPC A45D 8/34 (2013.01) [A45D 8/28 (2013.01); A45D 8/32 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reversible hairclip comprising:
a flexible inelastic band comprising a first loop comprising a first indented portion at a first end, a second loop comprising a second indented portion at a second end, a middle section between the first and second loops, an interior material having spring-like properties, and an exterior material,
wherein the first loop, the second loop, and the middle section are arranged to form a figure eight shape,
wherein an outer diameter of the first indented portion and an outer diameter of the second indented portion is smaller than an outer diameter of an adjacent portion of the flexible inelastic band,
wherein the first end of the first loop is spaced from the middle section and the second end of the second loop is spaced from the middle section,
wherein the exterior material encases the interior material such that the exterior material prevents fluid from contacting the interior material; and
a curved pin comprising a first elongate side, a second elongate side, a knob, a tip end opposite the knob, and a slot,
wherein the knob comprises a first portion and a second portion that are joined together and the knob is configured to pass through the first loop,
wherein the curved pin comprises a length extending from the knob to the tip end,
wherein the slot is positioned adjacent the knob and extends along at least a portion of the length of the curved pin toward the tip end,
wherein the slot is configured to receive the first indented portion of the flexible inelastic band and the first indented portion of the flexible inelastic band is movable within the slot,
wherein the tip end comprises a plurality of notches along the first and second elongate sides and the plurality of notches are configured to engage with the second indented portion of the flexible inelastic band,
wherein the curved pin is configured to rotate around an axis of the first indented portion such that the plurality of notches along the first or second elongate side of the tip end of the curved pin can engage with the second indented portion.