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US 11,992,110 B1Granted
Hair tool
OwnerVelma Elliottinventor
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Abstract
A hair tool including a needle assembly, a handle assembly and a knife assembly. The needle assembly has a harpoon that can catch multiple threads of a spool of threads. When pulling the needle the harpoon tip is covered by a hingedly mounted flap to allow the needle to be pulled back without catching additional threads of hair. The handle has a narrow portion that receives a threaded portion of the needle. The handle has a meshed textured surface for a better griping. The knife assembly includes a dull edged knife that can be used to split the threads or remove threads off of the harpoon portion of the needle.
Claims10
A system for a hair tool, comprising:
- a) a needle having a threaded bottom end and a harpoon-shaped tip disposed at a top distal end thereof, wherein said harpoon-shaped tip has a sharp upper end extending upwardly, wherein said harpoon-shaped tip has a harpoon sharp bottom portion extending outwardly, said needle further includes a flap hingedly attached to the needle, wherein said flap is proximal to said harpoon-shaped tip, said flap being larger in length than the harpoon-shaped tip entirely cover a gap between the harpoon-shaped tip and the flap when in a closed configuration;
- b) a handle having a tapered shape, a narrow end of the handle includes a threaded hole to receive said threaded bottom end of said needle therein, wherein the handle has a meshed textured outer surface;
- c) a knife assembly for splitting threads including a knife perpendicularly attached to a flat surface of a base, said base further includes flexible prongs extending downwardly at an outward angle from a bottom surface of the base, said flexible prongs are disposed opposite to said knife, the knife being a dull knife, said flexible prongs are compressed and inserted into an opening of a spool of thread housed in the handle, thereby attaching the knife assembly to said spool of thread.
A system for a hair tool, comprising:
- a) a needle having a straight elongated body including a threaded bottom end and a harpoon-shaped tip disposed at a top distal end thereof, wherein said harpoon-shaped tip has a sharp upper end extending upwardly, wherein said harpoon-shaped tip has a harpoon sharp bottom portion extending outwardly, said needle further includes a flap hingedly attached to the needle, wherein said flap is proximal to said harpoon, said flap being larger in length than the harpoon-shaped tip to entirely cover a gap between the harpoon-shaped tip and the flap when in a closed configuration, when in an open configuration said harpoon-shaped tip is configured to engage threads of hair;
- b) a handle having a tapered shape, a narrow top end of the handle includes a threaded hole to receive said threaded bottom end of said needle therein, said handle being hollow, wherein the handle has a meshed textured outer surface;
- c) a knife assembly for splitting threads including a dull knife perpendicularly attached to a flat surface of a base, said base further includes flexible prongs extending downwardly at an outward angle from a bottom surface of the base, said prongs are disposed opposite to said knife, said prongs are compressed and inserted into an opening of a spool of thread housed in the handle, thereby attaching the knife assembly to said spool of thread.
A system for a hair tool, consisting of:
- a) a needle having a straight elongated body including a threaded bottom end and a harpoon-shaped tip disposed at a top distal end thereof, wherein said harpoon-shaped tip has a sharp upper end extending upwardly, wherein said harpoon-shaped tip has a harpoon sharp bottom portion extending outwardly, said needle further includes a flap hingedly attached to the needle, wherein said flap is proximal to said harpoon, said flap being larger in length than the harpoon-shaped tip to entirely cover a gap between the harpoon-shaped tip and the flap when in a closed configuration, when in an open configuration said harpoon-shaped tip is configured to engage threads of hair, the harpoon tip has a curved portion extending diagonally upwards from the uppermost end thereof and a bottom cutout, flap, when in the opened configuration, extends diagonally from one of the sides of the needle;
- b) a handle having a frustoconical shape, a narrow top end of the handle includes a threaded hole to receive said threaded bottom end of said needle therein, said handle being hollow, wherein the handle has a meshed textured outer surface;
- c) a knife assembly for splitting threads including a dull knife perpendicularly attached to a flat surface of a base, said base further includes four flexible prongs extending downwardly at an outward angle from a bottom surface of the base, said four prongs are disposed opposite to said knife, said four prongs compressed, and inserted into an opening of a spool of thread housed in the handle, thereby attaching the knife assembly to said spool of thread, and wherein said dull knife has a tapered geometry.
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