Hair comb and dual comb hair accessory having same

An improved hair comb for a hair accessory having strands of material that attach to and extend from the hair comb, said hair comb comprising

• a laterally extending spine having a top side, an underside, a leading edge, a trailing edge, said spine further having a raised portion along its length which forms a raised cavity region on the underside of said spine into which strand connections, such as strand knots or attachment mechanisms, can be tucked,
• a plurality of strand openings provided along the length of said spine and through which strands of material can be threaded, and
• a plurality of teeth extending longitudinally from the leading edge of said spine.

An improved hair comb for a hair accessory having strands of material that attach to and extend from the hair comb, said hair comb comprising

• a laterally extending spine having a raised front edge wall that extends upwardly from the spine, a top wall portion extending rearward from said raised front edge, and a trailing edge wall extending downwardly from the top wall portion, said front edge wall, top wall portion and trailing edge wall forming a raised portion that provides a raised cavity region on the underside of said spine into which strand connections, such as strand knots or attachment mechanisms, can be tucked,
• a plurality of strand openings provided along the length of said spine and through which strands of material can be threaded, said strand openings being provided, at least in part, in the raised front edge wall of the raised portion of said spine, and
• a plurality of teeth extending longitudinally from the said spine.

A dual comb hair accessory comprising

• dual combs, each of said dual combs being comprised of a spine having a raised portion and an underside, at least one strand opening in the raised portion of the spine, and a plurality of teeth extending from said spine, and
• at least one strand connecting the spines of the dual comb through the at least one strand opening in the raised portion of the spines of the dual combs to form strand connections on the raised portion of the spine, such that the spines of the combs oppose each other and such that the combs can be stretched apart and rotated about the strand connections on the raised portion of the spine under the at least one strand for insertion into the wearer's hair.

A dual comb hair accessory comprising

• dual combs, each of said dual combs being comprised of a spine having a raised portion, the raised portion of the spines of said combs being formed at least in part by a raised front edge wall that extends upwardly from the spine and a top wall portion extending rearward from said raised front edge, said front edge wall and top wall portion forming a raised cavity region on the underside of said spine,
• a plurality of strand openings in the raised portion of the spine, and a plurality of teeth extending from said spine, and
• at least one elastic strand connecting the spines of the dual comb through the at least one strand opening in the raised portion of the spines of the dual combs, such that the spines of the combs oppose each other and such that the combs can stretched apart and rotated under the at least one strand for insertion into the wearer's hair, the terminations or connections of the elastic strand being made on the underside of the spine of the combs such that they can be tucked into the spine's raised cavity region.