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US 12,708,185 B2Granted
Methods and systems for a hair lengthening device
OwnerChloe Ellyse Fosterinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for lengthening curly or coily hair with a hair lengthening device. The hair lengthening device includes a mesh structure, a first flexible wire arranged at a top edge, a second flexible wire arranged at a bottom edge, and a plurality of hooks along a side edge configured to engage with the mesh structure. The method includes wrapping the hair lengthening device around a section of hair, engaging the plurality of hooks with the mesh structure, and removing the hair lengthening device after a period of time.
Claims11
A method of drying a section of hair in a stretched position, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a hair lengthening device comprising a mesh structure extending between a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge next to the section of hair when the section of hair is wet or damp, wherein a top side of the hair lengthening device is positioned close to a scalp and has a flexible wire configured to hold its shape extending along the top side, and wherein the mesh structure comprises a mesh fabric with a smoother texture on a first face than on a second, opposing face and having a plurality of openings configured to permit airflow therethrough;
- wrapping the top side of the hair lengthening device around the section of hair near the scalp to secure the top side in place, wherein wrapping the top side of the hair lengthening device around the section of hair comprises rolling the second longitudinal edge toward the first longitudinal edge such that the first face of the mesh fabric contacts the section of hair;
- securing fasteners positioned along the first longitudinal edge of the hair lengthening device to the mesh structure, wherein securing the fasteners to the mesh structure comprises engaging hook elements with the mesh structure, and wherein the hook elements are configured to selectively interlock with any of the plurality of openings of the mesh structure along a width direction, adjustably securing the hook elements within the mesh structure to control a tightness of the hair lengthening device around the section of hair;
- rolling a bottom side of the hair lengthening device one or more times toward the top side until a distal end of the section of hair extends beyond the hair lengthening device;
- after wrapping the top side of the hair lengthening device around the section of hair, wrapping the rolled bottom side of the hair lengthening device near ends of the section of hair around the section of hair to secure the bottom side in place, the bottom side having a second flexible wire configured to hold its shape extending along the bottom side, wherein wrapping the bottom side comprises bending the second flexible wire around the distal end of the section of hair to maintain the section of hair in a stretched position;
- drying the section of hair while the hair lengthening device is secured around the section of hair;
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- removing the hair lengthening device after a period of time, wherein removing the hair lengthening device comprises unwrapping the bottom side, unhooking the hook elements from the mesh structure, unrolling the second longitudinal edge from the first longitudinal edge, and unwrapping the top side from around the section of hair.
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