Hair-curling devices

Claim 1

A HAIR CURLING DEVICE FOR FORMING AND RETAINING A TRESS OF HAIR, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING: A HOLLOW TUBULAR BODY INCLUDING A WALL HAVING AN EXTERIOR SURFACE AND AN INTERIOR SURFACE AND EXTENDING AXIALLY BETWEEN OPPOSITE FIRST AND SECOND ENDS; AT LEAST ONE HAIR RETAINING CLIP HAVING A PAIR OF CLAMPING ARMS PROJECTING GENERALLY AXIALLY INWARDLY IN A DIRECTION FROM SAID FIRST END TOWARD SAID SECOND END SUCH THAT SAID WALL MAY BE RECEIVED BETWEEN SAID ARMS WHEN THE CLIP IS ENGAGED OVER THE FIRST END FOR CLAMPING A TRESS OF HAIR AGAINST SAID EXTERIOR SURFACE, SAID CLIP BEING CAPABLE OF RECEPTION WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY WHEN NOT IN SUCH CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT; A BULKHEAD WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID BODY EXTENDING TRANSVERSE TO THE AXIAL EXTENT OF SAID WALL AND PROVIDING A SEATING SURFACE DISPLACED AXIALLY FROM SAID FIRST END A DISTANCE SUBSTANTIALLY EQUAL TO THE AXIAL EXTENT OF SAID CLIP; ABUTMENT MEANS UPON ONE OF THE ARMS ADJCENT THE INWARDMOST LIMIT THEREOF AND PROVIDING A BASE AT SAID LIMIT FOR ENGAGING SAID SEATING SURFACE WHEN SAID CLIP IS NOT IN SAID CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT; AND AN ELASTIC MEMBER COOPERATIVELY RELATED WITH THE BULKHEAD AND THE CLIP FOR BIASING SAID ABUTMENT MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SEATING SURFACE SUCH THAT THE CLIP IS RETAINED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF THE BODY WHEN NOT IN SAID CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID WALL WITH BOTH SAID ARMS EXTENDING GENERALLY AXIALLY THEREIN AND SAID CLIP BEING IN POSITION FOR READY GRASPING AND MOVEMENT AXIALLY AGAINST THE BIASING FORCE OF SAID ELASTIC MEMBER INTO SAID CLAMPING ENGAGEMENT.