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A braiding apparatus and method are provided useful in gathering and separating a person\s hair into a series of discrete bundles which may be woven into braids, during which braid making process the apparatus of the invention may be left in the hair to maintain the hair bundle configuration while t

A braiding apparatus and method are provided useful in gathering and separating a person\s hair into a series of discrete bundles which may be woven into braids, during which braid making process the apparatus of the invention may be left in the hair to maintain the hair bundle configuration while the braid is being made. An apparatus is provided with a pair of arcuately shaped pivotally interconnected clips having oppositely facing comb structures configured to form a series of bundle-forming slots when the comb structures are brought into registration with one another after moving the clips toward one another through the hair.

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An apparatus for use in making braids in hair, comprising: a pair of elongated clips, said clips being longitudinally arcuately shaped to substantially conform to the curvature of the back of a person\s head along a medial line extending from crest to neck; and comb structures associated with said c

An apparatus for use in making braids in hair, comprising: a pair of elongated clips, said clips being longitudinally arcuately shaped to substantially conform to the curvature of the back of a person\s head along a medial line extending from crest to neck; and comb structures associated with said clips and operable to gather and separate the hair into a series of discrete bundles as said clips are moved toward one another through the hair, each of said comb structures comprising a plurality of spaced fingers, said fingers of one of the comb structures cooperating with corresponding, oppositely facing fingers of the other structure to present a series of longitudinally spaced, continuous elements extending between the clips when the comb structures are brought into registration with one another, said series of elements cooperating to define a series of open slots which are configured to confine said bundles of hair therein.