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US 10,758,021 B2Granted
Volume enhancing hair device
OwnerCarolyn Marie MacKenzieinventor
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Abstract
A volume enhancing hair device is provided comprising a comb element, a coupling joint attached to a first end of the comb element, a clasping mechanism coupled to at least one of the comb element and the coupling joint, and one or more elastic bands coupled to the coupling joint. The volume enhancing hair device is designed to maximize the volume of a user's chosen hair style while having a structurally and functionally simple construction and design.
Claims16
A device, comprising:
- a comb element comprising a base and at least five elongate teeth extending from the base in a first plane, wherein each of the at least five elongate teeth are arranged parallel relative one another;
- a coupling joint attached to the base of the comb element, wherein the coupling joint extends from the base in a direction parallel to the first plane and rotates about an axis parallel to the first plane, wherein the coupling joint comprises a top portion disposed adjacent a bottom portion along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the bottom portion comprises a first semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane and the top portion comprises a second semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are coupled to one another along a hinge;
- a hairpin coupled within an indented slot of the base of the comb element;
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- one or more elastic bands contained within the first and second semicircular grooves of the coupling joint.
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A method, comprising:
- wrapping one or more elastic bands around a first portion of a head of hair;
- inserting a comb element at a position within a second portion of the head of hair, wherein the comb element comprises a base and at least five elongate teeth extending from the base in a first plane, wherein each of the at least five elongate teeth are arranged parallel relative one another;
- rotatably attaching a coupling joint to a base of the comb element, wherein the coupling joint extends from the base in a direction parallel to the first plane and rotates about an axis parallel to the first plane, wherein the coupling joint comprises a top portion disposed adjacent a bottom portion along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the bottom portion comprises a first semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane and the top portion comprises a second semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane, wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are coupled to one another along a hinge, and wherein the hinge allows the one or more elastic bands to be removable from the first and second semicircular grooves and securable within the first and second semicircular grooves;
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- securing the second portion of the head of hair to the comb element at the position with a hairpin, wherein the hairpin is stored within an indented slot of the base of the comb element.
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A device, comprising:
- a comb element comprising a base and at least five elongate teeth extending from the base in a first plane, wherein each of the at least five elongate teeth are arranged parallel relative one another;
- a coupling joint attached to the base of the comb element, wherein the coupling joint extends from the base in a direction parallel to the first plane and rotates about an axis parallel to the first plane, wherein the coupling joint comprises a top portion disposed adjacent a bottom portion along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane, wherein the bottom portion comprises a first semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane and the top portion comprises a second semicircular groove which terminates along the second plane, and wherein the top portion and the bottom portion are coupled to one another along a hinge;
- a hairpin coupled within an indented slot of the base of the comb element, wherein the hairpin is retained within the indented slot via magnetic engagement with a plurality of magnetically susceptible walls of the indented slot;
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- one or more elastic bands coupled to the coupling joint, wherein the hinge allows the one or more elastic bands to be removable from the first and second semicircular grooves and securable within the first and second semicircular grooves, and wherein the one or more elastic bands are wrapped around a first portion of a head of hair, the comb element is inserted at a position within a second portion of the head of hair, and the second portion of the head of hair is secured to the comb element at the position using the hairpin.
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