Claims
- 1. A method for curling hair on the scalp of a user, comprising:
- winding a plurality of strands of hair around a finger or pin to form a coil of hair;
- retaining the hair in its wound state with a spring action clip, said clip comprising:
- two bars arranged next to each other;
- a spring which connects said bars and allows them to pivot about an axis of rotation between a closed state and an open state, the axis of rotation dividing each bar into a first lever arm and a second lever arm, wherein said spring biases the bars toward the closed state, the first lever arms of the two bars extending away from each other in the closed state and are pressable together against the biasing force of the spring so as to bring the bars into the open state, the second lever arms of the two bars are spread apart when the bars are in the open state, and the second lever arms extend essentially parallel to each other so as to form an elongated interspace when the bars are in the closed position, said second lever arms forming retaining parts; and
- a sphere made of rubber or plastic attached to a free end of each of the second lever arms, said spheres extending past the free end of the second lever arms, and contacting each other when the bars are in the closed state;
- wherein said clip is biased closed so that said two bars extend essentially radially from the scalp of the user with one of said arms extending through the coil of hair, the strands of hair are loosely held in said interspace between the second lever arms, and said spheres contact the scalp.
- 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second lever arms each have a longitudinal axis, and the spheres are connected to the second lever arms so that the centers of the spheres lie on the longitudinal axes of the second lever arms.
- 3. A method for curling hair on the scalp of a user, comprising:
- winding a plurality of strands of hair around a finger or pin;
- retaining the hair in its wound state with a spring action clip, said clip comprising:
- two bars arranged next to each other;
- a spring which connects said bars and allows them to pivot about an axis of rotation between a closed state and an open state, the axis of rotation dividing each bar into a first lever arm and a second lever arm, wherein said spring biases the bars toward the closed state, the first lever arms of the two bars extending away from each other in the closed state and are pressable together against the biasing force of the spring so as to bring the bars into the open state, the second lever arms of the two bars are spread apart when the bars are in the open state, said second lever arms forming retaining parts; and
- a sphere made of rubber or plastic attached to a free end of each of the second lever arms, said spheres extending past the free end of the second lever arms, and contacting each other when the bars are in the closed state, said spheres having a diameter sufficient that said second lever arms are maintained essentially parallel to each other when the bars are in their closed state so as to form an elongated interspace between said second lever arms;
- wherein said clip is biased closed so that said two bars extend essentially radially from the scalp of the user, the strands of hair are loosely held in said interspace between the second lever arms, and said spheres contact the scalp.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/320,854, field Mar. 8, 1989, and now abandoned, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 07/158,560, filed Feb. 22, 1988, and now abandoned.
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