Hairpin having handle for facilitating opening

Claim 1

A HAIRPIN COMPRISING A SINGLE STRIP OF SPRINGY MATERIAL HAVING A FIRST BEND FORMING SIDE BY SIDE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL FIRST AND SECOND LEGS, SAID FIRST BEND RESILIENTLY URGING SAID LEGS TOWARDS EACH OTHER TO BRING THEM SUBSTANTIALLY INTO CONTACT, THE END OF THE FIRST LEG REMOTE FROM THE FIRST BEND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY LONGITUDINALLY BEYOND THE END OF THE SECOND LEG REMOTE FROM SAID FIRST BEND, SAID STRIP HAVING A SECOND BEND AT SAID REMOTE END OF THE SECOND LEG TO FORM A CONNECTOR EXTENDING BACK SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE SECOND LEG, AND A HANDLE CONNECTED TO AN END OF THE CONNECTOR REMOTE FROM SAID SECOND BEND, AND PROJECTING LATERALLY FROM SAID LEGS SUFFICIENTLY TO BE GRIPPED BY THE USER''S FINGERS IN ORDER THAT SAID REMOTE END OF THE SECOND LEG CAN BE PULLED AWAY FROM SAID REMOTE END OF THE FIRST LEG AFTER THE TOE HAS BEEN PLACED UNDER SOME HAIR TO FORM AN ENTRANCE BETWEEN THE LEGS FOR THE HAIR, SAID LEGS SPRINGING TOGETHER TO GRIP THE HAIR WHEN THE HANDLE IS RELEASED.