# US 10,117,490 B2 · Compositions and methods for making hair buns

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- Number: US 10,117,490 B2
- Document ID: US10117490B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/335,166
- Filed: 2014-07-18
- Published: 2015-01-22
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2013-07-19
- Applicants: Michelle Lyn Singer; Evan Laurence Singer
- Inventors: Michelle Lyn Singer; Evan Laurence Singer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10117490B2

## CPC

- A45D 8/36: Hair straps; Hair rings
- A45D 8/34: Hair-braid holders; Hair-plait holders
- A45D 8/38: Hair fillers, e.g. wire gratings
- A45D 8/004: {with decorative arrangements or form}
- A45D: HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT (wigs, toupees or the like A41G3/00, A41G5/00; hairdressers' chairs A47C1/04; hair cutting appliances, razors B26B); EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING

## Abstract

Process and device for making hair buns is disclosed. The invention described here reduces the effort and shortens the amount of time necessary to form a hair bun that remains in place for an extended period of time without the use of bobby pins or other hairpin devices.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A process for making a hair bun comprising the steps of:
a. gathering a portion of hair desired to form into a hair bun, and putting a band around said portion of hair closest to hair roots to form a ponytail,
b. placing said portion of hair formed into a ponytail into an open-ended flexible tube having a first open end positioned nearest said hair roots and a second open end most distal from said hair roots, and
c. spreading hair at an end of the ponytail, furthest from the hair roots, around an edge of said second open end of said tube, and continually rolling said tube and hair together in an outward motion, wrapping hair underneath said tube, and moving said second open end towards said first open end, until a hair bun is formed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein said band comprises a material selected from the group consisting of elastic and fabric.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein a decorative component is affixed to the hair near said hair root or said first open end of said open-ended flexible tube so that said decorative component is displayed on or in the hair following formation of said hair bun.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein said open-ended flexible tube is comprised of one or a plurality of synthetic or natural materials selected from the group consisting of cotton, silk, wool, acrylic, nylon, rayon, acetate, lastex, Kevlar, elastic, polyester, and spandex to form a lightweight and stretchable fabric.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The process of claim 4, wherein said fabric is made with a thickness of 1 cm or less.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein the hair is wet prior to putting it in said open-ended flexible tube.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The process of claim 1, wherein said open-ended flexible tube matches a color of said hair.