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Method and apparatus for forming a hair fastener
Assignee: APICAL PACIFIC MANAGEMENT LLC
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Filing: 1997-01-31
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Granted: 1998-03-24
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Expires: 2017-01-31
Abstract
Abstract A hair fastening device and a method of holding hair in place employing a device for holding hair inside an elongated, cylindrically shaped, hair fastener made from a flexible material. The hair fastener is formed from a single rectangular piece of flexible material having mating connectors formed on opposite, parallel sides of the material. The material is used to hold hair in place by sliding the material around the hair to be fastened. The hair fastener has hooking mechanism by which the fastener is held in place by attaching to a conventional hair fastening device.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael Kohanek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 06:21
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45D; A45D8/00; A45D8/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A hair fastening device for holding a plurality of hair strands as an elongate hair bundle, the device comprising in combination: a pony tail holder comprising a flexible coil of a resilient material, the holder encircling and clamping the hair bundle; and a flexible sheet providing a pair of opposing edges and adjacent to the edges a means for removably interconnecting the edges so as to hold the sheet as a tube, the tube encircling the hair bundle, an interior annular surface of the tube restraining the hair bundle; the interior annular surface providing an attachment means fixed thereto adjacent an end of the tube, the attachment means being removably engaged with the pony tail holder to maintain a fixed relationship between the tube and the hair bundle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
A hair fastening device for holding a plurality of hair strands as an elongate hair bundle, the device comprising in combination: a pony tail holder comprising a flexible coil of a resilient material, the holder encircling and clamping the hair bundle; and a flexible sheet providing a pair of opposing edges and adjacent to the edges a means for removably interconnecting the edges so as to hold the sheet as a tube, the tube encircling the hair bundle, an interior annular surface of the tube restraining the hair bundle; the interior annular surface providing an attachment means fixed thereto adjacent an end of the tube, the attachment means being removably engaged with the pony tail holder to maintain a fixed relationship between the tube and the hair bundle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the attachment means is hook shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1 wherein the interconnecting means is a hook and loop surface fastener material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
151 words
A hair fastening device for holding a plurality of hair strands as an elongate hair bundle, the device comprising in combination: a pony tail holder comprising a flexible coil of a resilient material, the holder encircling and clamping the hair bundle; and a flexible sheet providing a pair of opposing edges and adjacent to the edges a means for removably interconnecting the edges so as to hold the sheet as a tube, the tube encircling the hair bundle, an interior annular surface of the tube restraining the hair bundle; the opposing edges overlapping to form an outer flap and an inner flap sandwiching the interconnecting means therebetween; the interior annular surface providing an attachment means on the inner flap and fixed thereto adjacent an end of the tube, the attachment means being removably engaged with the pony tail holder to maintain a fixed relationship between the tube and the hair bundle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
151 words
A hair fastening device for holding a plurality of hair strands as an elongate hair bundle, the device comprising in combination: a pony tail holder comprising a flexible coil of a resilient material, the holder encircling and clamping the hair bundle; and a flexible sheet providing a pair of opposing edges and adjacent to the edges a means for removably interconnecting the edges so as to hold the sheet as a tube, the tube encircling the hair bundle, an interior annular surface of the tube restraining the hair bundle; the opposing edges overlapping to form an outer flap and an inner flap sandwiching the interconnecting means therebetween; the interior annular surface providing an attachment means on the inner flap and fixed thereto adjacent an end of the tube, the attachment means being removably engaged with the pony tail holder to maintain a fixed relationship between the tube and the hair bundle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The device of claim 4 wherein the attachment means is hook shaped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 4 wherein the interconnecting means is a hook and loop surface fastener material.
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