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Hair gripper device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-05-19
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Granted: 1988-11-22
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Expires: 2007-05-19
Abstract
Abstract A hair gripper device for keeping a user's hair in place and including an elongated flexible sheet with an elastic member that is affixed, in stretched out state, to the inner surface of the sheet. Snap buttons are mounted at the ends of the sheet to secure the ends against each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Miriam E. Gonzalez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:24
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D8/00; A45D8/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A hair gripper device, comprising: A. an elongated flexible sheet having an inner surface and two ends; B. an elastic member shorter than said flexible sheet and said elastic member being affixed to said flexible sheet at its ends only thereby providing the necessary gripping pressure to the hair and said elastic member being affixed to said inner surface on stretched state; C. cooperating fastening means mounted to said ends so that said ends may be secured against each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A hair gripper device, comprising: A. an elongated flexible sheet having an inner surface and two ends; B. an elastic member shorter than said flexible sheet and said elastic member being affixed to said flexible sheet at its ends only thereby providing the necessary gripping pressure to the hair and said elastic member being affixed to said inner surface on stretched state; C. cooperating fastening means mounted to said ends so that said ends may be secured against each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device set forth in claim 1 wherein said flexible sheet includes inner and outer layers of flexible materials that are affixed to each other and said outer layer having ornamental features.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device set forth in claim 2 wherein said fastening means includes snap buttons.
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