Flexible gripping hair pick

Abstract

An improved pick to more effectively grip, lift and comb a shock of hair by virtue of having a plurality of elongated teeth which may be squeezed together to grip, lift and comb the hair, or may be opened apart to more easily enter or release the hair. This hair pick is molded as one piece of integral plastic sufficiently flexible to allow manipulation of the elongated teeth by finger pressure using only one hand, thus freeing the other hand for spraying etc. The elongated teeth may have attached small teeth for parting the the hair and may have attached small notches for engaging and helping to lift the hair.

1 . In a hair pick for lifting, holding and combing a shock of hair comprising a plurality of essentially parallel elongated teeth attached to a narrow, flexible base bar having a finger hole and two finger grips attached, the entire assembly formed as an integral piece of moderately flexible plastic.  
   
   
       2 . The hair pick of  claim 1  wherein said elongated parallel teeth may be manipulated toward closing together by use of a person's fingers in the finger hole and the finger grips, thus gripping the hair.  
   
   
       3 . The hair pick of  claim 1  wherein said elongated parallel teeth may be manipulated to spread apart by use of a person's fingers in the finger hole and the finger grips, thus allowing easier entry of the elongated teeth into the hair.  
   
   
       4 . The hair pick of  claim 1  wherein each of the elongated teeth is triangular in cross-section.  
   
   
       5 . The hair pick of  claim 1  wherein small combing teeth are located at periodic intervals along the ridges formed by the triangular elongated teeth, said ridges being those used adjacent to a person's scalp for parting the hair.  
   
   
       6 . The hair pick of  claim 1  wherein small, suitably shaped notches are located at periodic intervals along the two side ridges formed by the triangular elongated teeth, said side ridges being used to engage and help lift the hair.