The present invention relates to a hair wave clip and method of curling or creating wave in hair. More particularly a claw clip covered with an absorbent material such as cotton, micro-fiber, or terrycloth.
One way to curl or wave hair is to use a standard spring and hinge clip. The user usually clamps it to finger formed waves to hold the wave in place until dry. The problem with this technique is that the clips hard surface crimps some of the hair, which disrupts the wave pattern by forming a kink. The clips also hold the hair sections tightly, which make it difficult to dry the hair that is within the clip. Further, the user runs the risk of the spring heating up, if a hairdryer is used, and burning or melting the hair if it comes in contact with the hair.
It is thus an object of the present invention to provide an improved hair wave clip.
The current invention comprises a plurality of traditional ‘butterfly’ hair clips covered with an absorbent fabric. The fabric-covered clips are clamped to sections of scrunched hair. Wherein the hair is either air dried or dried with a hair-dryer. The clip holds the scrunched hair so the bends and waves created from scrunching the hair dry in the waved position. The soft fabric keeps the hair from crimping, resulting in a smooth natural looking wave or curl and it covers the metal spring, which keeps it from damaging the hair when the hair dryer heats the spring enough to melt the hair. Most importantly, the fabric absorbs moisture from the hair which helps dry it in a more timely fashion.
An object of the present invention is to provide an instrument, which is convenient, practical, and inexpensive for use in curling or waving hair.
A further object is to provide an instrument that will keep a hair clip from crimping hair while the hair is drying.
A further object is to provide a hair clip that is covered with an absorbent material to dry scrunched hair in a more timely fashion.
A further object is to provide an instrument that can be reused over and over again.
A further object is to provide an instrument that will quickly hold the user's hair in a scrunched position.
A further object is to provide a hair clip with an outer covering that covers the clip spring so the metal won't damage the hair when heated up.
A further object is to provide a hair clip with an outer absorbent covering that is removably connected so the covering can be washed.
According to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a hair clip comprising two arced jaw members having gripping teeth and is joined along a pivot axis creating a hinge. The jaws are fed through a tube of material to cover all the clip but the teeth. Because the fabric is a tube it stays secured to the claw without needing any fastening means and can be easily removed to wash.
The material tube ends can also be secured by gluing them to the clip where the gripping teeth begin, by sewing them to the clip around the teeth, or by using snaps (so the fabric ends removably snap to the clip).
In use, hair sections are scrunched by the user's hand and a plurality of the clips, are secured to the plurality of scrunched hair sections. When the hair is dry the clips are removed to reveal curly or wavy hair.
Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiments given with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Although the present invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be apparent to a skilled person in the art that modifications lie within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
The present application is a non-provisional application based on, and claiming the priority benefit of provisional application Ser. No. 60/925,434, which was filed on Apr. 20, 2007, and is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
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20080257371 A1 | Oct 2008 | US |
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60925434 | Apr 2007 | US |