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EP 1023853 B1 20040616 - Hair clip with matched teeth

Title (en)

Hair clip with matched teeth

Title (de)

Haarspange mit gepaarten Zähnen

Title (fr)

Pince à cheveux à dents appariees

Publication

EP 1023853 B1 20040616 (FR)

Application

EP 00420015 A 20000124

Priority

FR 9901033 A 19990129

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1023853A1] Hair clip (20) has two long jaws (21,22) attached by resilient return articulation (23). It has longitudinal sides with several curved spaced teeth, extending jaws opposite first sides, concavities turned towards teeth of other jaw. Teeth form longitudinal succession of pairs comprising pair of support teeth, ends of which (24A) are arranged and shaped to be supported on hair surface zone.

IPC 1-7

A45D 8/20

IPC 8 full level

A45D 8/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A45D 8/20 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1023853 A1 20000802; EP 1023853 B1 20040616; CA 2296981 A1 20000729; CA 2296981 C 20040518; FR 2788950 A1 20000804; FR 2788950 B1 20010330; US 6189544 B1 20010220

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 00420015 A 20000124; CA 2296981 A 20000125; FR 9901033 A 19990129; US 49346000 A 20000128