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Flash hair pin
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-02-07
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Granted: 1991-03-12
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Expires: 2010-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A fashionable hair pin having a series of running flash lights which comprises a curved body made of transparent or translucent material and having a channel grooved in an inner sidewall thereof for engaging a bulb belt having a plurality of flash bulbs of different colors controlled by an integrated circuit through a contact switch which is actuated to turn on or turn off the flash bulbs by means of a lip member formed in the curved body and a snap ring adapted to be engaged in the channel and positioned over the belt for holding the belt in place.
Inventors
- 👤 Jiann Shyong Chen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 07:06
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C15/00; A44C15/0015; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S362/00; Y10S362/806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
A flash hair pin comprising: a curved body made of resilient and translucent material, having a channel formed with at least a depression and a plurality of hollow projections or socket members having holes therein and extending inwardly, and an actuation member formed with a sharp-bent slot therein and adapted to swing inwards and outwards; a bulb belt adapted to fit in the channel of the curved boy; lug members formed within the channel for confining the bulb belt in the channel; a plurality of flash bulbs evenly fitted in the belt and controlled by a circuit and powered by at least a battery accommodated in the depression in the curved body; a switch connected in the integrated circuit for closing to energize the flash lights or open to distinguish the flash bulbs and mounted on the bulb belt at a position enabling access of the actuation member in the curved body to actuate the closing and open operations; and a snap ring adapted to be engaged in the channel and positioned over the bulb belt and having pins extending outwardly and adapted for plugging into holes of the projections or socket members within the channel.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
196 words
A flash hair pin comprising: a curved body made of resilient and translucent material, having a channel formed with at least a depression and a plurality of hollow projections or socket members having holes therein and extending inwardly, and an actuation member formed with a sharp-bent slot therein and adapted to swing inwards and outwards; a bulb belt adapted to fit in the channel of the curved boy; lug members formed within the channel for confining the bulb belt in the channel; a plurality of flash bulbs evenly fitted in the belt and controlled by a circuit and powered by at least a battery accommodated in the depression in the curved body; a switch connected in the integrated circuit for closing to energize the flash lights or open to distinguish the flash bulbs and mounted on the bulb belt at a position enabling access of the actuation member in the curved body to actuate the closing and open operations; and a snap ring adapted to be engaged in the channel and positioned over the bulb belt and having pins extending outwardly and adapted for plugging into holes of the projections or socket members within the channel.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US4903176A
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-03-11 | 1998-09-10 | 1999-03-12 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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