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Hair tying apparatus and method of use
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-02-03
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Granted: 1992-12-01
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Expires: 2012-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A hair tying apparatus and method of use are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a needle with a shaft pointed at one end and having a head with an eye at the other, and a hair tie comprising at least one tie strand attached to an elastic loop. The method of use entails drawing the strand(s) through the elastic loop, thereby forming a hair tie loop, and subsequently through the eye of the needle, and then separating a top pony tail from the main pony tail of hair and drawing the top pony tail through the hair tie loop. The hair tie loop is then tightened around the base of the top pony tail, and the needle is used to draw the strand(s) around the top pony tail and a portion of the main pony tail along the length of the top pony tail, thereby holding the top pony tail in place relative to the main pony tail. Then the needle and strand(s) are wound around both the top pony tail and the main pony tail, thereby forming lower encircling loops, and the needle is used to draw the strand(s) through the approximate centers of the top pony tail and main pony tail. Finally, the remaining length of the strand(s) are either tucked under the lower encircling loops or, in the case of multiple strands, separated, wound around both the top pony tail and the main pony tail in opposite directions relative to each other, and tied using an appropriate knot such as a bow knot.
Inventors
- 👤 Debra S. Harriett
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-03 03:25
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D8/00; A45D8/34; A45D2/00; A45D2002/003; A45D2002/007; A45D2002/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A hair tying apparatus comprising: a needle having a shaft with one pointed end and an opposite end having a head with an eye, and a hair tie comprising: at least one tie strand sized to be drawn removably through the eye of said needle, each of said at least one tie strand having a tie strand upper end at one end and at the opposite end a tie strand lower end an elastic loop having two elastic loop ends, and means of attaching each of said upper tie strand ends to said elastic loop ends.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A hair tying apparatus comprising: a needle having a shaft with one pointed end and an opposite end having a head with an eye, and a hair tie comprising: at least one tie strand sized to be drawn removably through the eye of said needle, each of said at least one tie strand having a tie strand upper end at one end and at the opposite end a tie strand lower end an elastic loop having two elastic loop ends, and means of attaching each of said upper tie strand ends to said elastic loop ends.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The hair tying apparatus of claim 1 wherein the means of attaching each of said tie strand upper ends to said elastic loop ends comprises a loop clamp.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The hair tying apparatus of claim 2 wherein a tie strand end clamp is crimped around each of said tie strand lower ends.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The hair tying apparatus of claim 3 wherein the said hair tie has two said strands.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
A hair tying apparatus comprising: a needle having a shaft with one pointed end and an opposite end having a head with an eye, and an elastic hair tie comprising: a stretchable elastic strand having two elastic strand ends, and a loop clamp crimped around said elastic strand such that an elastic strand loop emerges from one end of said loop clamp and the remaining length of said elastic strand terminating in said elastic strand ends emerges from the other end of said loop clamp.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
85 words
A hair tying apparatus comprising: a needle having a shaft with one pointed end and an opposite end having a head with an eye, and an elastic hair tie comprising: a stretchable elastic strand having two elastic strand ends, and a loop clamp crimped around said elastic strand such that an elastic strand loop emerges from one end of said loop clamp and the remaining length of said elastic strand terminating in said elastic strand ends emerges from the other end of said loop clamp.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The hair tying apparatus of claim 5 further comprising a tie strand end clamp crimped around each of said elastic strand ends.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
359 words
A method of hair tying using a hair tying apparatus, said hair tying apparatus comprising: a needle having a shaft with one pointed end and an opposite end having a head with an eye, and a hair tie comprising: at least one tie strand sized to be drawn removably through the eye of said needle, each of said at least one tie strand having a tie strand upper end at one end and at the opposite end a tie strand lower end, an elastic loop having two elastic loop ends, and means of attaching said upper tie strand ends to said elastic loop ends, said method of tying hair comprising the following steps; Step A: draw the said at least one tie strand through the said elastic loop, thereby forming a hair tie loop, and subsequently draw said at least one tie strand through the eye of said needle, Step B: separate a top pony tail having a top pony tail upper part and a top pony tail base from a main pony tail o hair and draw said top pony tail through said hair tie loop, Step C: tighten said hair tie loop around said top pony tail base, Step D: use said needle to draw said at least one tie strand around said top pony tail and a portion of said main pony tail, thereby forming encircling loops, Step E: continue using said needle to draw said at least one tie strand around said top pony tail and a portion of said main pony tail, thereby forming encircling loops around said top pony tail upper part and a portion of said main pony tail which hold said top pony tail in place relative to said main pony tail, Step F: wind said needle and said at least one tie strand around said top pony tail and said main pony tail, thereby forming lower encircling loops, Step G: use said needle to draw said at least one tie strand through said top pony tail and said main pony tail, and Step H: tuck the remaining length of said at least one tie strand under said lower encircling loops.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
359 words
A method of hair tying using a hair tying apparatus, said hair tying apparatus comprising: a needle having a shaft with one pointed end and an opposite end having a head with an eye, and a hair tie comprising: at least one tie strand sized to be drawn removably through the eye of said needle, each of said at least one tie strand having a tie strand upper end at one end and at the opposite end a tie strand lower end, an elastic loop having two elastic loop ends, and means of attaching said upper tie strand ends to said elastic loop ends, said method of tying hair comprising the following steps; Step A: draw the said at least one tie strand through the said elastic loop, thereby forming a hair tie loop, and subsequently draw said at least one tie strand through the eye of said needle, Step B: separate a top pony tail having a top pony tail upper part and a top pony tail base from a main pony tail o hair and draw said top pony tail through said hair tie loop, Step C: tighten said hair tie loop around said top pony tail base, Step D: use said needle to draw said at least one tie strand around said top pony tail and a portion of said main pony tail, thereby forming encircling loops, Step E: continue using said needle to draw said at least one tie strand around said top pony tail and a portion of said main pony tail, thereby forming encircling loops around said top pony tail upper part and a portion of said main pony tail which hold said top pony tail in place relative to said main pony tail, Step F: wind said needle and said at least one tie strand around said top pony tail and said main pony tail, thereby forming lower encircling loops, Step G: use said needle to draw said at least one tie strand through said top pony tail and said main pony tail, and Step H: tuck the remaining length of said at least one tie strand under said lower encircling loops.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
70 words
The method of hair tying of claim 7 wherein Steps A and B comprise: Step A: separate a top pony tail having a top pony tail base from the main pony tail of hair and draw said elastic loop Step B: draw said at least one tie strand through the eye of said needle and then draw said needle and said at least one tie strands through said elastic loop.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method of hair tying of claim 7 wherein Step H comprises: Step H: after using said needle to draw said tie strands through the approximate centers of said top pony tail and said main pony tail as described in Step G above, separate said tie strands from each other and wind them around both said top pony tail and said main pony tail in opposite directions relative to each other, and then tie said tie strands together using a suitable knot.
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